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St. John is continually striving to give its students the highest quality education. Business First has ranked St. John highly for several consecutive years, most recently in the 2024 school edition as an A+ school in all of Western New York, private and public. The curriculum at St. John reflects the requirements of the State of New York. The faculty has all received bachelor’s degrees in education with most of them earning a master’s degree. Of highest priority in Lutheran Schools is teaching the Christian faith. Many of our teachers graduated from Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod colleges and exceeded the standards set for public education by adding religion courses necessary to teach the faith. Teachers are encouraged to continue their education through conferences, workshops, seminars, and continuing education classes.

Kindergarten – 5th grade classrooms are primarily self-contained. Teachers assess students on a regular basis to differentiate instruction to support and enrich learning for their students. Departmentalization is included in the curriculum of Grades 6-8. These arrangements allow for the child to interact with several teachers. Students in Grades 6, 7 and 8 take Spanish as their foreign language. A Spanish Proficiency exam is given to graduating 8th grade students to determine high school placement. Advanced 8th grade math students receive instruction in Algebra I, a high school course. All 8th graders receive instruction in Living Environments, a high school regent’s course.