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Atlanta School Spotlight

A curated list of Atlanta Independent Schools. We aim to be a one-stop shop for parents navigating Atlanta’s private school landscape.

Spotlight On: St. Martin's Episcopal School

St. Martin's Episcopal School - Dunwoody

3110-A Ashford Dunwoody Road

Atlanta, GA 30319

(404) 237-4260

https://www.stmartinschool.org

Mission Statement:

St. Martin’s Episcopal School is dedicated to providing a quality education of the whole person in a loving, Christian atmosphere, which fosters lifelong learning.


Students

  • Total 656

  • Early Childhood (2-year-olds – K) 174

  • Elementary School (1st-5th grades) 296

  • Middle School (6th-8th grades) 186

  • Average class size, grades 1-5 20

  • Average class size, grades 6-8 17

  • Student: teacher ratio, Beginners – Kindergarten 8:1

  • Minority enrollment 18%

Faculty

  • Full-Time Teachers/Staff 106

  • Part-Time/Assistant Teachers 33

  • Total 139









Tuition:

Kindergarten 5-day program - $22,050

1st - 3rd Grades  - $23,200

4th - 5th Grades  - $23,330

6th - 8th** Grades  - $24,350



STEAM at St. Martin's

  • STEAM@SMES is designed to encourage, educate, and prepare students to understand the importance of STEAM curricular areas. 

  • Progressing from the broad to the specific,the STEAM@SMES curriculum is centered around student creativity and an understanding of relational learning, rather than rote memorization and knowledge.

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Support Services provide:

  • Informal assessments and observations as requested by a teacher or parent.

  • All students in grades 1-3 are assessed 3 times a year to measure reading progress. 

Additional support for students as needed through in-school or after-school tutoring:

  • During school hours, students may receive one-on-one or small group support by our learning specialist in academic areas or Orton-Gillingham tutoring by our Certified Level Orton-Gillingham teacher.  Students approved for this must have an evaluation on file.  

  • After-school tutoring is coordinated through Support Services. St. Martin’s tutors are part of our teaching staff, ensuring open communication between the tutor and the student’s teacher.

Dyslexia Support Program

The Kairos Learning Center at St. Martin's

Kairos

  • St. Martin's Episcopal School (SMES) offers a unique learning environment for students who have language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia that affect their ability to learn in large classes utilizing traditional teaching methods. "Kairos," in ancient Greek, refers to the right, critical or opportune moment in time.  

  • At St. Martin's we honor this idea by offering this 'school within a school' approach allowing identified students in first through eighth grade to receive the additional support they need to succeed balanced with immersion in the educational experience, extracurricular opportunities and overall culture offered at St. Martin's Episcopal School.





Athletics:

  • Each year, St. Martin's fields teams in 9 different sports. 

  • More than two-thirds of all Middle School students (6th-8th grades) participate on these teams, while others (1st-5th grades) play on intramural teams where they are introduced to new sports or work to polish their skills.

 

Arts:

  • Communication Arts

  • Visual Arts

  • Performing Arts

Spiritual Life:

  • Morning Devotion

  • Weekly Chapel Service

  • Monthly Eucharist

  • Religion Class

  • SOLVE (Serving Others through Leadership, Volunteerism and Education): This program is St. Martin’s school-wide community service program. 

  • Warrior Wings - A parent-led program that helps school families at times of major illness, births/adoptions, or death of immediate family members by providing and delivering meals.




Rebekka Whitehead