St Stanislaus Catholic School

Without a doubt the best elementary/middle school we found after checking out many throughout the Central Valley. No better example could be given than how they handled the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most other schools around us were closed entirely for weeks and months in order to figure out what to do, St. Stan's was up within a week. They organized a socially-distanced textbook pickup and had all teachers operating in Zoom classrooms as though they'd practiced for this potential disaster for years. Long-tenured teachers, a principal who apparently never sleeps, and a community of families dedicated to Catholic education make this a no-brainer for any family who has higher aspirations foentheir children.

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