We are a K-8 Catholic School in Mentor, Ohio

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Why Choose SMA?


Steeped in tradition, St. Mary of the Assumption School is home to many legacy students whose parents’ love of the St. Mary’s experience has brought forth a new generation of Knights.

When asked what our community loves about St. Mary’s, you’ll almost always hear the same response from parents, students, teachers, administrators and parishioners alike - that our school feels like a family. 
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​St. Mary’s has exceptional and loving teachers, who care deeply about our students at every level and who make themselves available for additional help before and after school. Small class sizes mean your child will have more personal attention and all the advantages of a tight-knit community.

While our technology is part of the everyday curriculum, we believe that technology should enhance the learning experience, not take the place of hands-on teaching.
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Our students consistently test at some of the highest rates in the diocese and leave St. Mary’s prepared for high school and beyond, academically, emotionally and spiritually – helping us fulfill our school’s mission.  A large number of our graduates also secure scholarships to their chosen schools.
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With 100 percent participation in religious activities, our students share mass together weekly, participate in an annual all-school retreat, and have many opportunities for faith-building and service activities all year long. Christ is at the center of everything we do.

Thank you for considering our school; we would love to welcome you into our community.  
We’ve been awarded the “Parent Choice Award” for 2023-24 by ParentPulse, a third-party service provider that administers parent surveys for private and independent schools! Our Net Promoter Score (a universal measure of parents’ overall satisfaction) during the past school year was among the highest in the country!

We look forward to continuing to serve our families well!

important updates

There is a change in reporting absences to the school this year. If your child will be absent for the day, please email the school at [email protected] before 8:30 a.m. Please be sure to include your child’s full name, grade level, teacher, and the reason for absence. If you know your child will be absent for more than 1 day, please state that in your email. Otherwise, an email is required for each day your child is absent.

Tardies and changes to PM transportation should still be reported by calling the school. 
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St. Mary of the Assumption School has a long history of success and merit dating back to the fall of 1952 when four Ursuline nuns started the school.  Since the beginning, our school has grown in both size and population to include over 40 staff members and more than 300 students.  St. Mary of the Assumption School continues to be a model of excellence and virtue to the children of Northeast Ohio.

St. Mary of the Assumption 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, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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