Welcome

Our mission for education is broad and deep. We believe that our highest priority is to provide strong academics. Our Core Values, Core Virtues and Code of Conduct are a guide to achieving our goals and growing as people. We believe that learning takes place in the classroom, in Chapel, on the playing fields and at home. Our Preschool through Eighth Grade structure emphasizes the crucial formative years where, if we do our work well, the benefits will last a lifetime. We believe in a strong partnership between home and school, and we work together with one goal in mind: what is best for your child. Please visit us on Darlington Road to experience first-hand the community of St. Edmund’s Academy.

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The St. Edmund’s Academy Profile

Type: Nonprofit, independent, coeducational, high school preparatory day school
Head of School: Dr. William L. Kindler, PhD.
School Founded: 1947
Early Childhood: Preschool, PreK & Kindergarten 
Lower School: Grades 1 - 4
Upper School: Grades 5 - 8
Average size of class: 15
Student/teacher ratio: 7:1
Total enrollment: 286
Boys: 141
Girls: 145
Minority enrollment: 29%
Total faculty: 44
Faculty with Masters: 56%
Religious Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Governance: Board of Trustees
Financial Aid: 43% of student population receive need based aid

Accreditation:

Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges

Memberships:

National Association of Independent Schools
Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools
Pittsburgh Area Independent School Teachers Association
Educational Records Bureau
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
Secondary School Admissions Test Board
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education