Saint Thomas More Catholic School

Nestled on the border of downtown Decatur, Georgia

Active Catholic Students pay $10,000; Non-Catholic students pay $13,850

The Archdiocese of Atlanta and Saint Thomas More Catholic School offer financial aid for qualifying families based on documented need. This year, nineteen percent of our students receive tuition assistance.

Saint Thomas More Catholic School models the Jesuit traditions of the development of the whole child: intellectual, emotional, physical, moral, social, spiritual and sacramental. The faculty and staff at Saint Thomas More work together to help every child achieve to their fullest potential. Teachers use a variety of teaching strategies and differentiate their instructional approaches to meet the diverse needs of all students and to ignite a lifelong love of learning.

3 Resource teachers and Student Success Team (SST)

Technology at Saint Thomas More School goes beyond a computer lab. All our buildings are networked, and each classroom is equipped with a variety of technology tools, including Clear Touch Interactive boards. The campus-wide wireless network enables students to use iPads and Chromebooks. All students participate in a 1:1 device program. K-2nd grade students are provided with a school issued iPad, and 3rd-8th grade students are provided with a school issued Chromebook.

Debate Club – 4th grade
LOVE Leaders – 4th through 8th grade
National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) – 8th grade
Office Assistants - 5th through 8th grade
Safety Patrol – 5th grade
Spiritual Leaders – 6th through 8th grade
TNN Broadcast Studio – 6th through 8th grade

There is ample parking.

All students wear a uniform. Uniforms must be purchased from Flynn O'Hara Uniforms or Land’s End. The STM emblem must be on all shirts, blouses, jumpers, sweaters, PE Uniforms, and jackets.

Teacher recommendations and transcript. STM screens for math and reading.

Saint Thomas More School is a joyful learning community reaching out to the world as the hands of Christ. We use an integrated educational approach, along with the principles of Catholic teaching, to bring together faith and technology, body and mind, creativity and reason, science and religion. As we impart our lessons with kindness and high expectations, we nurture students into confident, life-long learners who can serve God and make moral decisions based on Gospel values.

Catholic
With Catholic beliefs as our creed, the message of the Gospels nurtures our students’ spirituality.
Excellence
Each and every student can realize her or his own level of brilliance. Saint Thomas More School uses a rigorous curriculum and a holistic approach that guides our students to reach their goals.
Encouragement
Children are a gift from God. At Saint Thomas More School, students feel loved and supported as they learn to their fullest potential, about Christ, about the world, and about life.
Responsibility
Our students are regularly called to work for and witness God through prayer, service and activities in our parish and throughout the wider community.
Whole Child Approach
God blesses each person with unique abilities. We help students discover their strengths and develop a base of self-assurance on which to build success.
Home and School Union
Education and faith begin at home. Saint Thomas More School serves as a collaborative partner with parents to help children foster a life filled with learning and growth. Our students take with them the lessons they’ve learned and the friendships they’ve forged.
Inclusive Sanctuary
We are an open, caring community, in partnership with families and parishes, where everyone is welcomed. We celebrate diversity, embracing people of all cultures and faith traditions with kindness and respect. Our learning environment is a place where students feel accepted, safe, and secure.
Our Jesuit Identity
We are the parish school for St. Thomas More Catholic Church which is sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). We share the society’s mission to spread God’s love with others. As a school, we are committed to the Jesuit traditions of academic excellence, the service of faith, and the promotion of justice.
Saint Thomas More School is an important ministry of St. Thomas More parish, focused on educating students within the tenets of Jesuit traditions and Ignatian spirituality. These traditions include academic excellence, critical thinking, social action, the development of moral character and the presupposition of goodness in others. The hallmark of Jesuit education is its focus on educating the whole child: mind, body and spirit.

Affectionately called "STM", Saint Thomas More Catholic School is and has provided an education combining academic excellence and Gospel values to children in Decatur, Georgia and the surrounding communities for over seven decades. Our highly qualified teachers and staff, parents, and students have formed a tightly-knit community we call our "STM family."

Saint Thomas More Catholic School opened on September 1, 1950, with approximately 140 children in grades 1-5. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur staffed the school. Grades 6, 7, and 8 were added in successive years.

In 1955, the lower school building was constructed. This facility relieved some overcrowding and provided space for a kindergarten. By the end of the 1980’s, the number of students again created a need for expanded facilities. In June 2000, the last of the teaching sisters of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur retired. The convent building was renovated to house parish offices, meeting spaces, and additional classrooms.

In 2002, St. Thomas More constructed the Notre Dame de Namur Center, a multipurpose building with a full-sized gymnasium, stage, and music and band rooms.

In early 2016, Archbishop Wilton Gregory invited priests of the Society of Jesus to staff Saint Thomas More parish. With their arrival, the parish school took on the characteristics of a school in the tradition of the Jesuits, although still governed by the policies set by the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

In 2024, we began our most substantial campus work to date: a new two-story, 12-classroom building for kindergarten through 5th Grade which will be followed by renovation of some existing school space.

From the moment you step on to our campus at Saint Thomas More Catholic School, you can feel the difference. Joy is abundant! Our happy students are engaged in learning from our dedicated and highly qualified faculty in an academically challenging, innovative, faith-filled, and rewarding learning environment.

As a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence serving Pre-K4 - 8th grade students, we provide an academically challenging and engaging education. We are a Catholic school inspired by the Jesuits to seek God in all things. In developing both our students' minds and souls to the fullest, they are prepared to use their talents when reaching out compassionately in service for others.

While academic success and building a faith foundation are at the center of our school life, clubs and leadership opportunities, extracurricular activities, and athletics enrich our joyful learning community. Plus, they just make school life more fun! Providing technological resources and skills help prepare our students for the future, and supporting their academic, social, and emotional needs helps them to achieve their full potential and be successful in school. Please see our website at stmga.org for more information.