Saint Andrew Catholic School

Go here to feel closer to my Lord! I love my family and we need God in our lives. We are a Catholic household.

Lets face it you have so many choices in Pasadena when it comes to private schools, both religious and non; we toured all of them, some of them twice! Our son started in TK and is now in 1^st grade and we are glad we made the decision to send him to SAS. The teachers and the Pricipal Dr. Foersch are really dialed in to the students and their families. We love that the older kids make an effort to say hello to the young ones, everyone knows each other and looks out for each other. Like in any school there is always room for improvement but we like where St. A is going. They make a big effort for families to get together and meet each other, this is good for everyone. We also like that if we have a concern you can openly address it with either the teachers or Principal.

I absolutely love St. Andrew School! The principle, Dr. Foersch is excellent. He knows each student and parent by name. He does everything he says he will do. He’s very open to suggestions and has made many improvements to the school in the few years he has been there. My son is in Kindergarten. I love Ms. Maria (the teacher) and his 3 aides. The student teacher ratio in TK & K is 10:1. I email the teacher often and she always replies the same day. The curriculum is fun and challenging. The other parents are also very friendly. The school also has many family events. Our favorite are the movie nights. I absolutely love this school and highly recommend it to anyone looking to give their children a quality catholic education.

As an alum of Saint Andrew, I can comfortably say that it provides a world class education to its diverse student population. Monthly trips to the Armory Arts Center for arts and crafts, the Pasadena Public Library for story time, and performances from the Pasadena Chamber Orchestra – at the time, I didn’t realize how much exposure to culture and arts this wonderful school was providing to me.
After graduating, however, I realized how lucky I was to have attended this school. My mother worked hard to send my sister and me here and we never once took that for granted. I matriculated to Loyola High school and pursued higher education. Based on my experience, I highly recommend looking into St. Andrew Grammar school.

Hi, I am a graduate with in the las two years so this info is fairly current. The school is broke. The church refuses to help much. First problem this school is tiny. Ridiculously small. Which I realize is why most parents send their kids here. The problem with small schools? Your kids don’t really develop social skills. They can talk to their classmates, but are not used to really meeting new people. Also, because it is so small there are no personalized classes. There is only an honors option in math (years 6 – 8). Choices are very limited. With a school that small there really can’t be culture. Seriously the kids you meet there are for the most part you type A just random, normal in every way kid. There really is no diversity. The kids are also very obsessed with cliches (true for most classes). People become friends more out of necessity to avoid certain other people than because of common interests or because they genuinely like the person. Also there is a a mild drug subculuture going on with the older kids. I can think of at least around 9 people out of 32 who weren’t using. There are probably 6 kids out of 32 who view drugs as wrong. The kids play in a cement parking lot. I swear. There are two parking lots that the kids play in. One belonging to the Church, where tools: hammers, wrenches, etc. are left around. It is also insanely cracked and led my mom to sprain her ankle when walking to our car one evening. I have only had some of the teachers so I can only review those. The kindergarten teacher is decent most students claim to hate her, but I remember no problem with her. The third grade teacher yells at children regularly. I never had her, but she weighed herself in front of her class and is very close-​minded. THe fourth grade teacher is a good teacher and woman but is uncomfortable around adults. She behaves very strangely around them. The fifth grade teacher is getting a bit old and senile, but is a great teacher. The sixth grade teacher has been pregnant off and on for the past two years and is often very hormonal. She is very close-​minded and religious. This is great if you are strict Catholic, but if not will DESTROY your nerves and patience, a very stereotypical straight by the bible woman. THe seventh grade teacher is great in every way except that most of my peers (now in high school) are completely behind in english (what she teaches). Very supportive and kind. The eighth grade teacher is often reported as creepy. However he is a good teacher although not entirely fair in punishment. One more time, the school is broke. The music program is underfunded (and the teacher is terrible, honestly should not be near children let alone attempting to teach). The p.e. teacher is actually really good. He prepares you for high school yet does not make it unbearable although I did hate p.e. my nine years there. If you are not Catholic it’s not the most excepting I remember my peers being forced to pray and not allowed to ask questions about gay marriage. I also remember a fellow student asking ‘Wait you actually know a gay?! What are they like?’ However I made some very good friends and memories there. Honestly I would really like to never talk to most of those kids ever again (let alone visit the school). However I made some my best friends who continue to talk every day even though most live at least an hour away. This school is not full of oppurtunities, but the work load is small enough that you can spend four hours a day living a normal life. It is okay, but don’t believe that it is better just because it is small.