St. Patrick School

 

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Stephen I.

San Jose, CA

St Patrick School is one of the few Catholic schools still run by sisters.  The Daughters of Charity foundation.

The school opened in 1925 and is located just a few blocks from the new city hall.  The teacher to student ratio is among the best of all the Catholic schools we looked at, and there seems to be a good diversity of Catholics and non-catholic students.  

Tuition runs $4,800 to $5,400 per year, but financial aid is available to those that qualify (nice thing about Catholic schools).

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Anna S.

San Jose, CA

this school is in a not-great neighborhood in downtown SJ. my friends who went here called it st. raunchy. most of the students are minorities, especially Vietnamese and Mexican, many are members of the attached church. Compared to the local schools, which have lots of english learners, this is definitely a step up, yet it is still sub-par to the majority of catholic schools in the area. they do have a lawn, which is a big plus, but its pretty tiny and located along busy santa clara street.

as stephen mentioned, the class sizes are small. If you are trying to get your kids transferred into a catholic school, for example for middle school, this is a good bet, since many of the other schools have a waiting list.

Loaves and Fishes, a charity soup kitchen, operates out of the school, serving meals several evenings a week. this is a great operation, but maybe a tad dubious, because it means that there are a lot of homeless people hanging around, waiting to get dinner.

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