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Class Size
3-year-olds: Class sizes of typically under 12 students
4-year-olds: Class sizes of typically under 16 students
Grades K-8: Class sizes of typically under 25 students
Catholic Requirement
It is not a requirements that school families are Catholic, but students attending St. Maria Goretti Catholic School must participate in Mass and other faith-based activities.
Families belonging to another parish are given consideration after St. Maria Goretti parishioners, as defined in our Admissions Policy.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Financial aid is available to qualifying families.
Visit our Tuition & Payments for more information.
Lunch Program
Saint Maria Goretti Catholic School partners with Culinary Creations school lunch program at the Catholic Multicultural Center to provide our students with fresh, healthy, and balanced meals. The lunch program is available for students in grades K-8.
Visit our Lunch Program page for more information.
Bus Information
The Madison Metropolitan Public School District provides bus service for the children in grades K-5, who live at least one and one-half miles from the school and are in the St. Maria Goretti Catholic School attendance area. Middle school families may ride the bus if there is room on the bus for them and they live in the attendance area.
The bus company serving St. Maria Goretti Catholic School is Badger Bus Company.
Parents and students must assume that school bus transportation is a privilege to the student, not a right. Students who misbehave may be denied the privilege of riding the bus.
Requests for variations in routes or stops are determined by the Madison Metropolitan School District and may not be granted.
Uniform Policy
Uniforms are available from Land’s End and SMG Gorettiwear is available year round in the school office. Uniform re-sale closet is available all year during school hours.
Visit our School Uniforms page for more information.
Athletics
The St. Maria Goretti athletic program strives to provide a healthy educational program of interscholastic sports for students in grades 5-8.
Visit our Athletics page for more information.
Band Program
The St. Maria Goretti Catholic School Band Program is provided through Overture Band. Students in grades 4-8 will have the opportunity to participate. Introductory information will be sent home with all students in grades 4-8. Returning band students will receive sign-up materials during the summer.
Music Program
The St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church Music Ministry is delighted to offer an array of opportunities for our students. From private voice and piano instruction, semi-private and group band instruction, musical literacy classes, unique performance opportunities, and so much more, the Music Program is committed to the musical and artistic development of each and every child!
Visit our Music Program page for more information.
Boy Scouts
St. Maria Goretti Catholic School sponsors Boy Scout Troop 102 and Cub Scout Pack 102. Troop 102 is a year-round program for boys ages 11 through 17. Pack 102 includes boys in the grades 1-5.
The purpose of both programs is to provide educational experiences to build character, develop a sense of citizenship, and promote physical fitness.
Accreditation
St. Maria Goretti Catholic School is accredited by the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation (WRISA) organization. Every seven years the school conducts a self-study based on the standards set by WRISA. After the Self-Study is complete, a Visiting Team of educators come to the school to confirm the findings of the Self-Study and make any additional suggestions. The information from the Self-Study is used to develop a Long Range Plan for the School. The Long Range Plan is reviewed and updated annually by St. Maria Goretti Catholic School and by WRISA.
Non-Discrimination Statement
St. Maria Goretti Catholic School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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