St. Teresa's Academy is the key to your daughter's future. Numerous independent academic studies have shown that a single-sex secondary education for young women leads to higher levels of success both in college and career. The Academy has a 140-year track record of success with a rigorous college preparatory curriculum in a disciplined but caring environment.

Curriculum
The individualized scheduling at St. Teresa's is modeled after colleges and universities and better prepares the student for the road ahead. Students choose from a broad-based curriculum with over 130 course selections available, ranging from calculus and chemistry to graphic design and theater.

Size
St. Teresa's student body is purposely kept at a pre-determined size so that the students receive the individual attention they need. The faculty to student ratio remains steady at 12:1. The Academy provides its young women the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of extracurricular activities, to develop interpersonal skills, and to function as a member of a faith-based community.

Diversity
The St. Teresa's community reflects the pluralistic nature of society. The Academy intentionally pursues a student body of diverse cultural, economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds in order to better prepare its students for the real world.

Achievement
St. Teresa's students have consistently scored approximately 100 points higher on SAT verbal, math and writing tests compared to the national female average. By the end of a student's junior year, young women in single-sex schools surpass their peers in coed schools in reading, writing and science.

Leadership
In single-sex schools, girls fill all leadership positions, thus breaking through traditional stereotypical roles.

Extracurricular
Sports: basketball, cross country, drill team, golf, intramurals, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball
Fine Arts: art competitions, chorus, concerts, drama, forensics, plays
Clubs: Art, Campus Ministry, Care, French, Latin, Literature, SADD, SAGA, Science, Spanish, Spirit, SCO, Thespians, Book, Cooking, Community Service, Photography Other opportunities: National Honors Society, yearbook, newspaper, literary magazine

Service
Community service of 90 hours at agencies throughout the metropolitan area is required of every student.

Career Goals
Numerous academic studies indicate that women from single-sex schools have higher career goals, more Ph.D. degrees and more jobs in Fortune Five Hundred companies than their counterparts in coed schools.

Study Habits
Girls in single-sex schools watch less TV, do more homework, have better study habits, fewer discipline problems and more positive attitudes toward education than their coed peers.

Confidence
Girls participate 2 1/2 times more often when there are no males in the classroom with them.

Socialization
The socialization of girls in single-sex schools is equal to that of their coed peers. However, studies indicate that girls in single-sex schools have greater self-esteem.