Why Saint Agatha?

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Why Saint Agatha?

Our mission is to promote academic excellence and foster spiritual growth and social responsibility.
In partnership with parents, the Church, and the community, we nurture enthusiasm for learning and love of God.
Admissions Information
The Saint Agatha Difference
- Our Stats
  
  Celebrating Our Success
  We are a proud three-time National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award recipient. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes and celebrates the best American schools. The National Blue Ribbon School Award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging content.
  
  Advancing Testing Scores
  Saint Agatha students consistently perform highly on national standardized assessment tests. They also score well in the Columbus Diocese and local public schools annually.
  
  Lower Ratios. Higher Impact
  For the 2024-25 school year, the teacher-to-student ratio for grades K-5 is 1:17, and for grades 6-8, it is 1:14.
  
  Increasing Enrollment
  Saint Agatha School has 242 students enrolled in Preschool through 8th grade as of April 16th, 2025. We are adding an additional first and second grade class for the 2025-26 school year.
  
  Our Student Experience
- Our Family
  
  Creating Opportunities
  We give our children the world by always looking for ways to bring new programs into our school, as well as opportunities to teach our children about the world beyond our walls.
  
  Reinforcing Values
  We don’t just talk about our faith; we live it by reinforcing the same values that our families teach at home: love of God, kindness, respect, helping others, patience, loving one another, empathy, and hard work.
  
  Fostering Community
  We believe in the power of community in that we cherish and nurture a consistent partnership between family and school to ensure the best learning and growing environment for our children.
  
  Building Faith & Excellence
  Saint Agatha School is committed to educating the whole child and focuses on our Catholic Faith and Academic Excellence.
  
  Our Catholic Identity
- Our Future
  
  Inspiring Greatness
  Graduates of Saint Agatha are kind individuals, faithful stewards of the Catholic faith, honorable members of their local communities, and ethical citizens of the broader world. They are well-prepared for high school and beyond, with many receiving substantial scholarship funds for both high school and college.
  
  Creating Pathways
  Saint Agatha School is a feeder school to Bishop Watterson High School. In addition, our male graduates have the option to attend St. Charles Preparatory School. We also have students who feed into Upper Arlington and other local public high schools.
  
  Maintaining Relationships
  Saint Agatha is proud to have had more than 2000 graduates since its inception in 1941.
  
  Beyond Saint Agatha
- Accreditation
  
  We are fully accredited by the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association (OCSAA), which aims to strengthen Catholic school identity and mission while engaging Catholic schools in the ongoing improvement of student performance.
- Non-Discrimination Policy
  
  St. Agatha School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.