About St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School was founded in 1977 and is administered and staffed by the religious community of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and a lay faculty. It serves over 510 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and three Arlington Diocese parishes: Our Lady of Angels, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Sacred Heart. It has a diverse student body with over 20 percent of the students speaking one of 17 secondary languages.
 
The dedicated Aquinas faculty and staff have developed several programs that enrich the curriculum such as a unique Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program in partnership with the John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, an Advanced Language Arts Program, Spanish Heritage Program, English for Language Learners (ELL) and Resource Support Program, as well as performing arts programs in both music and drama.
 
Our School at a Glance

• Pre-K 4 through 8th grade
• Average enrollment of 500 students
• 21% of families are either active duty or retired military
• 89% acceptance rate into Catholic High Schools
• 97% pass rate on the Spanish I high school placement test
• Advanced Language Arts Courses
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Program
• Spanish language courses twice a week for grades 1-5, daily for grades 6-8
• Heritage Spanish Program for native speakers in Grades 7 and 8
• Special Education Support Services
• Award-winning band and chorus, and Strings program
• Middle School Sports program
• Standardized Test Scores in the top 15% Nationwide
• More than half the faculty holds advanced degrees