Created by God to Learn, Serve, and Grow

About St. Anthony School

St. Anthony of Padua School opened its doors in 1954 to provide quality education for the children of Akron’s North Hill area. For over 50 years, the dedicated faculty and staff of St. Anthony of Padua School has been committed to teaching and bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to its students.

Mission Statement

Saint Anthony of Padua School is a community that represents the teachings of the Catholic Church, serves as Jesus taught, and encourages learning to the fullest potential.

Quick Facts

2025-2026 enrollment: 213 students
Fully accredited by the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association
Full-day Kindergarten
Student-to-teacher ratio of 23:1
K-8 state required classes and religion, music, art, and physical education
Gr. 4-6 STEM (in partnership with the Akron Zoo)
Supplemental math program
Daily prayers and weekly Mass
After school tutoring
Classroom equipped with Smartboards for interactive learning
iPads, Chromebooks, and printers available for students
Computer classes with a computer teacher
After School Care program
Hot lunch program five days a week
Speech and remedial tutoring services
All employees and volunteers who have contact with students undergo thorough screening, including background checks through the Ohio Bureau for Criminal Investigation & Identification (BCI&I). For complete information on screening policies, see the revised Policy for the Safety of Children in Matters of Sexual Abuse, section 1.2 (p.3).

Non-Discrimination Policy

St. Anthony of Padua School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Beliefs Statement
St. Anthony of Padua School:

We believe:

We believe the purpose of a Catholic school is to help children grow and learn within an integrated faith experience.

We believe that each student can learn and achieve his/her potential by being actively engaged in the learning process.

We believe teachers should be dedicated to increasing student performance while adapting to students’ individual academic needs and utilizing current teaching trends and technology.

We believe that teachers should relay standards and objectives for each course taught and implement formal assessment of student mastery for the core curriculum areas.

We believe intervention should result from formal assessment of student achievement and should be designed to correlate to specific student needs.

We believe continuous improvement should be a major goal of teachers in instructing students; administrators in setting the tone/path for the school; and, diocesan/district officials in over-seeing the school system.