Information Booklet Kindergarten - 12th Grade College Prep At Its Best College counseling at Saint Thomas’ Episcopal School begins in 9th grade and is personalized to each student and his or her family. 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Austin State at Lincoln Institute University University of California, Santa Barbara University of New Hampshire Xavier University of Louisiana Stevens Institute of Yale University Technology University of California, University of North Carolina, Santa Cruz Asheville Suffolk University University of Central University of North Texas SUNY Buffalo Arkansas College Acceptances Since 2016 3 Accolades Award-Winning Coach Chris Twine, athletic director and men’s basketball coach, was named an outstanding coach and Don Coleman Award winner by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Nationally TAPPS State Recognized Appearance Yearbook Our men’s swim team placed 2nd STE’s yearbook, the Belltower, and our women’s team placed 3rd at won a Pacemaker award, a the 2020 TAPPS* state meet prestigious national honor Creativity Soccer Champions Recognized Nine of our students were The varsity men’s soccer team named finalists for Best won the 2020 TAPPS State of Show at the Houston Championship. Both men and women Livestock Show and won the 2019 State Championship Rodeo Art Contest The class of 2020 was accepted to universities all over the nation, including Cornell, Georgetown, Rice, Colorado School of Mines, Fordham, University of California San Diego, UT, and Texas A&M. 4 Middle School Cross Country Champs Boys placed 1st at GHAC** Championship for the fifth year in a row Junior Classical League Our novice, intermediate, and World-Renowned advanced certamen teams all placed Pipe Band 2nd at the Area A convention Our band is ranked 4th in the world among juvenile pipe bands National Exposure Our choir performed in the Sacred Choral Music Festival at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Quiz Bowl at Nationals State Drum Line High School Quiz Bowl team Championship qualified for the National Championship The STE drum corps are TAPPS State Drum Line Champions for the third year in a row *Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools **Greater Houston Athletic Conference 5 STE at a Glance Since 1955, Saint Thomas’ Episcopal School has formed honorable men and women through a classical education grounded in a Christ-centered worldview. K through 12 7 to 1 ratio Grades Offered Student to Faculty 550 TAPPS 4A August – May Coed Student Enrollment Athletic Conference School Year School Type 1st – 8th Grade 45 min. periods Single gender core Seven class periods academic classes per day, plus Chapel 100% College Acceptance Rate 26 604 600 Average ACT Score, SAT – EBRW (Evidence-based SAT – Math, 2019 Reading & Writing), 2019 2019 Office Hours: 7:15 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday when school is in session. See calendar on stes.org for holiday hours. Accredited by the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES) Our Campus Master Plan STE church and school leadership recently created a campus master plan with both short- and long-term goals. The short-term goals for academic space include a new three-story Middle and Upper School building with state- of-the-art STEM and robotics classrooms, which is now under construction. A reconfigured Lower School (currently the Upper School building) will follow shortly thereafter. STE is working with Merriman Holt Powell Architects on making STE’s short- and long-term goals for the campus a reality. 6 Virtual and In-Person Tours Offered most weekdays when school is in session. To schedule, go to stes.org/visit-us or call 713.666.3111. 7 Guidance and Assessment Standardized Testing College Counseling • Each spring 1st – 8th grade students take the ERB CTP 5. We are uniquely positioned to offer 1-on-1 college counseling This exam measures student yearly progress with regard from a full-time counselor. Our program helps students and to quantitative and qualitative skills and specific concepts their families navigate the complexities of college admissions therein (including grade level specific mathematics,problem and select a college that matches the student’s academic solving, grammar, reading, and writing). background and interests. • All 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students take the PSAT College Night (Preliminary SAT) in October. The PSAT measures students’ In September, 9th, 10th, and 11th graders and their parents skills in writing, critical reading, and mathematics. can attend College Night. These informational sessions • Qualification for the National Merit Scholarship program is provide families with a grade-specific overview of the college based upon 11th grade PSAT scores. search process.