St. Mel’s Catholic Academy fosters the spiritual, social, emotional, and academic growth of our students in a nurturing and Christ-centered environment.

• Small class sizes
• Early Drop-off Program starting at 7:00am
• Afterschool Program ending at 6:00pm
• Daily hot lunch delivered from our community vendors
• SETSS & Speech Teachers on site
• Full-time Certified NYC DOH Nurse on site
• Chromebooks & iPads for all grade levels
• Our Amenities include a science and STEM lab, library, computer lab, art studio, gym, music room. Our newly renovated, state of the art STEM LAB has a 3D Printer, three 50-inch TVs, and PAINT C.A.N. Art Studio.

Early Childhood Education 

• Pre-K3 (Nursery) – Half & Full Day
• Pre-K For All
• Age Appropriate Classrooms
• Center-Based Play
• Indoor Gross Motor Skills Room
• Socialization and Community

Extra-curricular Activities

• Soccer Club
• Chess Club
• Taekwondo
• Tiger Tennis
• Bakers and Shakers
• Paul Effman Band
• Girl Scouts
• Altar Servers
• Competitive CYO Sports Teams with championships in soccer, basketball,
  baseball and volleyball

Grades K through 8

• Full day Kindergarten through 8th Grade
• NYS Common Core Curriculum – English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies
• Faith and Service Based Religious Instruction along with Sacramental Preparation
• Yearly Service Projects
• Technology Integration – SMART Boards, Chromebooks, WIFI, iPads
• Art, Music, Physical Education, STEM, Library for Grades K to 8
• Spanish and Technology Across the Curriculum Classes for Grades 5-8
• Preparatory Instruction for TACHS and NYS ELA, Math, and Science Exams
• Living Environment Regents Class for 8th Graders