Fast Facts

  • All Girls - Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
  • Total Enrollment 2006-2007– 850
  • Student/Faculty Ratio – 7:1
  • Seventeen percent minorities represent St. Mary’s student body
  • St. Mary’s Christmas Pageant is the School's oldest tradition
  • Accreditation – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS); The Early Childhood Program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • The Class of 2006 earned over $8 million in merit-based scholarships
  • Mean SAT Scores (Mid 50% scores)
    • Class of 2005 V 610-690 M 590-670
    • Class of 2006 V 610-710 M 630-700
    • Class of 2007 V 620-740 M 600-690
  • Average Composite ACT Scores (Mid 50% range composite scores)
    • Class of 2005 25-29
    • Class of 2006 24-30
    • Class of 2007 27-32
  • The 60 Member Class of 2006 included:
    • 10 National Merit Finalists, 2 of whom are Presidential Scholars
    • 9 National Merit Commended Students
    • 2 National Achievement Semifinalists
    • Additional, the class of 2006 had two Presidental Scholars
  • Of the students taking Advanced Placement Exams in May 2005, 86% scored 3 or higher
  • St. Mary’s alumna, Brooke Morrow ’74, was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees last year; she is the School’s first alumna Board Chair
  • St. Mary’s has 9 alumnae on the Board of Trustees
  • St. Mary’s has 68 alumnae with 90 daughters enrolled at the School
  • St. Mary's has 2,460 alumnae living in 48 states and 18 countries
  • St. Mary’s has had six heads of school since the School's incorporation in 1958
  • St. Mary's Community Fund, founded in 1998, has granted more than $125,000 to local children's organizations
  • St. Mary’s affords more than 12.7 percent of its student body financial aid.