About

"When my family moved to London as I started 6th grade, I was worried about starting at a new school and making new friends.  My class at St. Pat's was like a little family!  The education I received from St. Patrick's made my transition to high school at Bishop Ready very easy because it gave me a good foundation.  Now, ten years later, I have my Bachelor's from OSU Main Campus and am halfway through the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine."

 - Marina Sweet
   St. Patrick School Alumnus, Class of 2010

St. Patrick Elementary School was founded in 1874 and has operated continuously since its inception. Located in London, Ohio, St. Patrick School is an educational mission of St. Patrick Church, a member of the Diocese of Columbus. Its educational programming encompasses a pre-school, kindergarten, and grades one through eight. St. Patrick School is fully accredited by the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association (OCSAA) and the State of Ohio Department of Education (SDOE). All faculty members are properly certificated/licensed by the SDOE. 

Students are tested annually at grades 2-8 with the Diocesan required CAT/TerraNova. This test is a national, standardized battery of achievement tests. St. Patrick students consistently perform well above national average on these tests. In addition, their performance is on a par or better when compared to other Diocesan elementary schools.

A dedicated faculty requires students to be active learners. They use a variety of instructional approaches to accommodate differences in students’ learning styles. Assessments of student progress are varied as well to assure students have a variety of opportunities to demonstrate their achievement. 

St. Patrick School offers a family feel and an excellent student to teacher ratio.  The school maintains a full time teacher’s aide in Kindergarten, a full time librarian/teacher aide, a speech therapist, and an intervention specialist. The school also offers high school Algebra, year-round classes for every student in art, music, physical education, technology, and Spanish.  Grades 5-8 Band is available as well. Each classroom is equipped with a LiteTouch interactive television, Apple TV, and there are class sets of Ipads for grades K-8 as well as Chromebooks in grades 6-8.

The learning environment at St. Patrick School is excellent. Students are taught to be people of integrity, to respect others, to show compassion, to build community, to be of service to others and to be people of hope. The religious education program emphasizes these gospel values and others as well. Daily religious instruction, daily chapel service, and Wednesday Mass also emphasize these gospel values. Importantly, the faculty and staff manifest these values as they interact with children on a daily basis.

Call (740) 852-0161 to schedule a tour to see our school firsthand.