Academics
How We Learn
We are privileged to create a robust curriculum and engaging environment that truly educate the whole child, and our beliefs about how children learn and how they thrive—including through partnerships with the whole family and using a PreK-8 model—guide us each day.
What Sets Us Apart
At St. Giles School, we leverage our small size and dedicated staff to create a curriculum that reaches all students. We know that developing certain skills, such as showing empathy, working with others and having a growth mindset, is critical to students’ overall well-being and ability to meet their full potential. So we prioritize programs and supports that go beyond core academics.
St. Giles School emphasizes the social emotional well-being of our students because if students aren’t feeling well, feeling safe, and feeling supported, how can they learn? Led by our director of counseling and academic interventions, students are explicitly taught evidence-based social emotional skills and practice them so they become routine and accessible.

St. Giles School ranks in the top 15% nationally of all K-8 schools based on 2024 test scores.
SCHOOL Test Scores
Top 15% Nationally
i-Ready Diagnostic testing provides teachers with information about students' performance in math and reading from grades K-8. These assessments help teachers set goals for student growth, monitor student progress, and connect instructional tools to those goals. The Diagnostic is given three times per year, with 12-18 weeks of instruction between each assessment.
No Limits for our Lions
St. Giles students consistently score in the top quartile on national achievement tests. Our graduates are frequent recipients of academic scholarships and awards, and many test into honors and advanced placement classes in high school. They are admitted to the best public and private high schools including Saint Ignatius, Saint Patrick, Fenwick, Trinity, OPRF, North Side Prep, Jones College Prep and Lane Tech and then continue on to some of the best colleges and universities in the country.
98%
of the Class of 2020 currently attend a 4-year college or university.

Preschool Unit: PreK2, PreK3 + PreK4
The St. Giles Preschool Goedert Family Center gives students a positive first experience with school: one that emphasizes play and socialization to teach the important lessons of independence, collaboration, kindness and confidence.
Primary Unit
Students in our primary unit experience daily opportunities for growth in their academic abilities,
in their faith and in the development of their
God-given gifts. This foundation prepares students
for success at St. Giles School and beyond.


Intermediate Unit
Our intermediate unit builds upon the skills and knowledge developed during the early years, challenging students to take things further: applying what they know to solve problems, to develop a deeper understanding of important concepts and to work both independently and collaboratively to get things done.
Middle School Unit
Not your typical middle school, our unit treats students as the leaders they are. We challenge our sixth, seventh and eighth graders to take ownership over their learning, to apply their own gifts and skills to the problems they face and to take action in their learning and in their world.

STEM
At St. Giles School, we aim to prepare students to be engaged and successful citizens in an ever-changing society. The future for children of today will be shaped by artificial intelligence and automation. Per McKinsey and Company, “the demand for high-skilled workers will rise, particularly in healthcare and STEM-related professions.” To foster critical thinking skills, creativity, innovation, teamwork and collaboration we have integrated multiple STEM programs into our curriculum.
Student Support Services
St. Giles School strives to meet the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction, collaboration with parents and support services. Support services at St. Giles include push-in and pull-out academic assistance led by our Student Support Team, who partners with public school districts to coordinate specific services like speech therapy.
Specials
We commit to providing an enriching, well-rounded education for our students and that includes exposure to courses outside of the core curriculum. While some schools cut these programs, St. Giles School prioritizes opportunities for creativity, expression and growth. Our instructors foster a lifelong appreciation for physical activity, different cultures and the arts.




