Welcome to St. Anthony Elementary!
The main goal of New Ulm Area Catholic Schools is to educate our students in a Christian environment and to teach the Catholic faith.
St. Anthony Elementary School opened in 1999 and is home to approximately 200 students in grades P-6. The building is located on the New Ulm Area Catholic Schools campus, which also includes Cathedral High School, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Church, and the Holy Trinity Convent.
Students consistently excel on standardized tests, scoring well above national averages in all curriculum areas.
Elementary students focus on a strong core curriculum academic program with additional opportunities in physical education, music, art, and computer skills.
St. Anthony Elementary students have current technology available. New Ulm Area Catholic Schools are 1:1 with Chromebooks!
Extracurricular activities available to our students include the following: Writers and Artists Conference, Student Council, Safety Patrol, Spelling Bee, RoboHounds, Math Masters, NewsHounds, Super Hoopers, and Super Spikers.
All faiths are welcome!
Grades P-12 on one campus
Academics at St. Anthony Elementary
St. Anthony Elementary provides:
Religion Class Everyday
A strong core curriculum
Outcome-based curriculum
1:1 technology program
Art, choir, band, and technology classes
Music and physical education classes
Band for grades 5 and 6
School-based counselor
Accelerated Reading Program
Junior Achievement
Art Adventure Program
The students at St. Anthony Elementary School in grades 1-6 take the NWEA Maps Skills Tests three times per year. These assessments measure achievement in several important content areas including reading, mathematics, and language arts.
The group results showed that the St. Anthony Elementary students scored above the national average in each core area.
Faith Life at St. Anthony Elementary
Students are guided in their faith through daily religion classes. The students also partake in living out their faith through many different activities including:
Daily prayer
Weekly Mass
Seasonal church celebrations
Prayer services
Sacramental preparation - 2nd grade
Reconciliation - 2nd - 6th grade
Stations of the Cross
Eucharistic Adoration - 3rd – 6th grade
Adopt-a-Child project (Advent)
Dimes for Guatemala project (January)
Food Shelf project (Lent)