School
St. John's School
- A+Overall Grade
- Private
- K-12
- Houston, TX
- 71 reviews
- AcademicsA+
- DiversityB
- TeachersA+
- College PrepA+
- Clubs & ActivitiesA+
- SportsA-
Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$27,545
Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Received Financial Aid
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Average Financial Aid
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Academics
Culture & Safety
Poll
- 100%
- of students agree that they feel safe at their school.15 responses
Poll
- 73%
- of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there.15 responses
Students
Diversity
B
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
1,258
- 89%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive.19 responses
- 63%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy.19 responses
- 89%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic.19 responses
Teachers
Poll
- 90%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students.21 responses
Poll
- 86%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom.21 responses
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
A+
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
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Boys Athletic Participation
—
- 100%
- of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in.5 responses
- 80%
- of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need.5 responses
- 100%
- of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations.5 responses
- Crime & SafetyC-
- DiversityA+
- Cost of LivingB
- Good for FamiliesA-
Area Feel
Suburban
Median Household Income
$47,010
National
$55,322Median Rent
$898
National
$949Median Home Value
$140,300
National
$184,700St. John's School Reviews
71 reviews
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St. John's faculty are super engaged, hands on, and truly passionate about what they are teaching. They seem to genuinely care about every student. They are available to simply talk to whether you need help to understand a concept or are having a bad day. Similarly, the students are almost all just as engaged and interested in what they are learning. I do have some comments/complaints. The school and the students at the school have A LOT of money that is used for the most boujee things imaginable. 10 thousand dollars on cookie cake? Yes. Getting too lazy to water the grass so they spray paint the lawn green? Of course! Building a new baseball field, realizing it faces the wrong way, and then rebuilding it again to make it face the other way? Yep. The school is constantly under construction building many often unnecessary buildings and fields.
The quality and expertise of the teachers is by far the biggest advantage St. John's holds over other schools. The teachers are also friendly, caring, and always willing to help. They greatly contribute to the school culture as well, regularly attending athletic events and fine arts performances. Academically, most are very knowledgeable about their respective subjects; of course, there are a few outliers here! When it comes to teaching styles and grading, however, I have found that some teachers are not always consistent from grade-to-grade, especially in the history department. Overall, though, the teachers are what make St. John's.
The Lower School at SJS is a safe place for mostly wealthy children to feel like they are academically succeeding because of a lack of grades and very little academic challenge. Any meaningful academic differentiation has been removed from the curriculum and high achieving students are stuck waiting for their peers to catch up. Students with high test scores are often passed up in favor of big donor children and legacies. A handful of very bright and well-rounded children are admitted each year, and it doesn’t take long for these families to wonder why there is no academic rigor. The perception of SJS as a school of extreme academic challenge may be accurate for some classes in the Upper School, but the Lower School is actually less challenging than the HISD G/T curriculum. I speak from firsthand experience.