Our Lady Of Hope Catholic School

It’s hard to beat OLOH’s mix of incredibly talented, caring, super-dedicated yet fun-loving staff, their traditions (including chick-hatchings, Colonial Day, international day, the father-daughter dance, Shakespearian plays, teacher/8th grade water balloon fights, science fairs, Christmas pageants and the blessing of the school), and their incredible ratings (98 pass rate in reading and 95 in math compared with 80/74 for the local county schools, respectively.) Most of our kids’ teachers have gotten to know our kids before they were their students, poured an incredible amount of energy and care into them in their classrooms and continued to look after our kids long after they have moved on. The other families are amazing too - one showed up at our door this evening to “boo” our kids with a bucket of Halloween treats (another OLOH tradition) our kids have made lifelong friends here. I can’t say it better then a line from one of our favorite teachers: “the best part of OLOH is it’s a community, not just a school.”

For the past 8 years, OLOH hasn’t only been our kids’ school, it’s been our extended family. The teachers and staff are very caring and supportive and its small size lends itself to creating special bonds among students, staff, and families. Most importantly, it weaves the tenets of the Catholic faith throughout the curriculum and daily activities in a genuine effort to form faithful, compassionate, well-rounded and virtuous members of society. I love the school’s continuous drive to improve and its receptivity to feedback/input. OLOH is an incredible blessing for our family.

Strong test scores, spirtually enriching, lovely teachers who deeply care about their students. Students seem really happy all the time and the grounds are beautiful.