<p>What elementary schools best prepare your child to attend Delbarton?</p>
<p>The Peck School</p>
<p>Also, [Far</a> Hills Country Day School](<a href=“http://www.fhcds.org%5DFar”>www.fhcds.org)</p>
<p>And many of the excellent public schools in the area.</p>
<p>Personally looked at several area schools.</p>
<p>Based on success rate with Delbarton, tuition & overall management, family atmosphere - my top choice would be St. Vincent Martyr in Madison, NJ.</p>
<p>My order would be:</p>
<p>1) Saint Vincent Martyr in Madison
2) Peck School
3) St. Patricks in Chatham</p>
<p>Why did I choose SVMS ?</p>
<p>Where would you find an elementary catholic school in today in NJ ( with all the school closings & HUGE DECLINE in catholic enrollments) - of having to TURN DOWN families wanting to enroll in grades 2,3,4,5? In fact, there has been a lot of appeal & pressure to find a way to Expand & build new classroms in the lower grades because their is a huge demand. ( they have 3 classes now up to 3rd grade, & 2 classes for 4th, 5th & 6th)</p>
<p>Success rate- Very strong feeder school for Delbarton & Villa Walsh Academy ( with very strong acceptances as well in Oratory Prep & Oak Knoll )</p>
<p>In last 2 years alone, a total 8 boys were accepted into Delbarton for 7th grade (SVMS is having their 1st batch of their new middle school of 8th grade class graduating this year with boy members & is widely expected to produce several Delbarton acceptances as well. )</p>
<p>I am not even including the boys & girls who were accepted in Oratory Prep, Oak Knoll, Newark Academy, Kent Place & Academy of St. Elizabeth.</p>
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<li>There’s a reason every year, you see children of multiple CEO’s, a ESPN Analyst, several NY Jets families, a family of a Current Top Coach for a Professional NJ Sports team, a family of an Asst. GM of a current NY Pro sports team, multiple Wall Street Executives & multiple Lawyers & Physicians within the Saint Vincent student community.</li>
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<p>It is not unusual to see 2,3 & even 4 siblings all get into Delbarton or Villa Walsh on consecutive years.</p>
<p>Financial - You get much more for your money. SVMS’s tuition is the LOWEST compared to Peck & St. Elizabeth. For the money you pay, you son or daughter who has good grades has a better shot at these top schools because of the SVMS reputation but for Less Money.</p>
<p>They are accepting students for 6th, 7th & 8th grade( may likely have openings for even 5th grade)</p>
<p>Community- hands down. The best Principal & Parish Priest combination I’ve even seen. If you are an active catholic, You Know how RARE it is today to Truly Find BOTH Children & Parents BOTH REALLY Like ( Love) a Principal & even the Parish Priest.</p>
<p>How often today do you see the overwhelming majority of parents really cheer, smile & applaud a principal after a speech. How many schools do you see today that has young students really liking & bonding with their parish priests.</p>
<p>How often do you see elementary catholic school students today very comfortably approach a principal & chat on a given day. </p>
<p>That’s one of the strengths of the school - it has VERY LITTLE negativity from parents or teachers ( as oppose to unfortunately many catholic schools today). You hear VERY LITTLE whining or complaining when talking privately or publicly. </p>
<p>When you consider that the SVMS community has about 400 families, that’s even more amazing that you see a positive environment in today’s world.</p>
<p>Nothing is perfect but I believe its a very good overall atmosphere.</p>
<p>Last year, about 12 families moved to SVMS from St. Patricks.</p>
<p>This year, I believe 2 or 3 new families moved in to SVMS from Peck School. </p>
<p>You should visit the Open house.</p>
<p>Good luck & hope this helps.</p>
<p>BTW, it also gives you some peace of mind in terms of a school closing due to declining enrollment.</p>
<p>That was the issue I saw with two other neighboring catholic schools in both East Hanover & Florham Park. Both schools had serious issues with a declining student enrollment.</p>
<p>With SVMS, they had a totally opposite issue. They had too many very interested families that they had to put on a waiting list .</p>