About Us
On
average, there are 13 students in each class at SHS. Small classroom
settings allow teachers to foster hands-on learning experiences with the
students. With a 7:1 Student/Faculty Ratio, teachers can focus on the
needs of individual students, thus creating more opportunities for every
child to succeed and grow.
Sacred Heart School is accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Virginia Catholic
Education Association. All full-time faculty are certified by the
State of Virginia. For more information on SACS
click here.
Enrollment
Currently,
there are 223 students enrolled at SHS. The student body represents a
myriad of faith practices, ethnicities, and income levels; thus teaching
students about diversity and acceptance.
As a result of the premium education that students receive at SHS, students do extremely well on standardized tests. SHS students rank in the top 10% in nation. See the below chart for a breakdown of scores over the past six years.
|
Reading |
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|
Grade |
‘04 |
‘05 |
‘06 |
‘07 |
‘08 |
‘09 |
|
1 |
96 |
93 |
93 |
88 |
94 |
81 |
|
3 |
84 |
87 |
87 |
85 |
83 |
88 |
|
5 |
88 |
87 |
88 |
90 |
88 |
86 |
|
7 |
86 |
77 |
86 |
80 |
84 |
89 |
|
9 |
|
|
90 |
|
91 |
84 |
|
Language |
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|
Grade |
‘04 |
‘05 |
‘06 |
‘07 |
‘08 |
‘09 |
|
1 |
95 |
95 |
94 |
93 |
93 |
|
|
3 |
80 |
91 |
86 |
88 |
88 |
94 |
|
5 |
84 |
85 |
90 |
93 |
86 |
82 |
|
7 |
90 |
82 |
88 |
83 |
86 |
81 |
|
9 |
|
|
88 |
|
89 |
82 |
|
Math |
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|
Grade |
‘04 |
‘05 |
‘06 |
‘07 |
‘08 |
‘09 |
|
1 |
95 |
93 |
89 |
86 |
89 |
83 |
|
3 |
85 |
93 |
79 |
80 |
80 |
88 |
|
5 |
75 |
72 |
84 |
91 |
84 |
74 |
|
7 |
81 |
75 |
72 |
67 |
76 |
75 |
|
9 |
|
|
86 |
|
80 |
80 |
|
Total Score |
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|
Grade |
‘04 |
‘05 |
‘06 |
‘07 |
‘08 |
‘09 |
|
1 |
97 |
95 |
94 |
91 |
94 |
87 |
|
3 |
85 |
92 |
85 |
86 |
86 |
91 |
|
5 |
84 |
83 |
89 |
93 |
87 |
85 |
|
7 |
87 |
79 |
84 |
78 |
83 |
89 |
|
9 |
|
|
90 |
|
90 |
82 |
Helpful Links
Planning Ahead
January
Martin Luther King Day
1/18 No School
Catholic Schools Week Begins
1/30-1/31
February
Catholic Schools Week
2/1-2/5
Fine Arts Evening
2/4
Homecoming
2/5
Young at Heart Tea
2/10
Presidents' Day (No School)
2/15
Ash Wednesday Liturgy
2/17 (8:30 am)
March
Spring Book Fair
3/8-3/11
Winter Holiday
3/12
Third Quarter Ends
3/18
12:30 Dismissal (TWD)
3/19
Standardized Testing
3/18-19, 21-26
Report Cards
3/24
SHS is guided by several boards including:
School Board
Finance Council
Development Committee
Endowment Committee
Enrollment Committee
All students wear
uniforms. Boys wear black pants or mid-thigh walking shorts and white
shirts or turtlenecks. Girls may choose to wear jumpers, skirts, skorts, black
shorts or black pants and white blouses. A complete dress code is in the
school handbook.
Students
travel to and from school in private cars.