St Agatha Catholic School

Very faith and community oriented. Every child was welcomed and accepted. It was a pleasure to see that they focused on community building with the parish in addition to academics. However, its strength is also a weakness, as it tends to focus more on religious activities than academia. The younger grades seem to be doing great. However, as your child gets older, academics and organization is lacking, with students learning basic grammar usually taught in fourth or fifth grades when they're in the sixth and seventh grade at St. Agatha. Most of the subjects are like that, and there is a recently added Spanish mandatory foreign language study which none of the students respect or listen to and no student-made clubs, which is a part of the quintessential middle school experience. The Spanish was a nice addition, but the students hold little no respect for the cultural/ethnic background of the language and almost refuse to listen in the classroom. They are either a year behind or moving at a very slow pace with some of their curriculum compared to other catholic and public schools in the area. However, most of Oregon's schools are like that. Your child may have to do some "catch-up" over the summer. Overall, it is a fine school devoted to building faithful students who are leaders and give back to their community, but requires more communication between the students, parents, and school faculty about the academia.
3 7 years ago (06-04-2018)

This is my families first year at St. Agatha School and 2 months in we could not be more pleased. I have a preschooler and a kindergartner attending. The entire staff has been so warm and welcoming. We feel like part of a community in such a short amount of time. I have been so impressed with how attentive the teachers are to my kids particular needs. And most importantly, they love school!
5 7 years ago (09-11-2017)

Interesting that the teachers give the school the best reviews. I guess they're singing for their supper. I was not impressed by the cliquish nature of the middle school teachers, and their submissive administration. Sadly, they're looking for perfect children and not God's children. If kids aren't perfect, the faculty will bully them until they leave. Very disappointing.
1 7 years ago (22-01-2018)

Small community based school with emphasis on educating kids to be academically strong and active participants in creating a better world. We love that our daughter is in a Kindergarten class of 17 kids and is not getting lost in the masses. Our experience with the teachers and administration is that they have been fabulous communicators and we have not had any issues with organizational hiccups that one finds at larger institutions. Our family highly recommends St. Agatha!
5 7 years ago (08-11-2017)

Have been a parent with 1 or more children at St. Agatha for past 15 years- amazing! My kids have been very well prepared for high school by the incredible teachers. Small class sizes, plus music , PE, and sports programs that aren’t constantly on budget chopping block! Wonderful community!
5 7 years ago (07-11-2017)