Middle School

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Valley Catholic Middle School has limited openings for the 2010-11 school year. If interested please contact Jennifer Gfroerer at jgfroerer@valleycatholic.org or (503) 520-4703.

Valley Catholic Middle School provides a quality Catholic education that affords students many opportunities to excel in scholarship, leadership, character development and service.

Valley Catholic offers a progressive education to prepare young men and women to be lifelong learners and leaders in the 21st century. With an education that speaks to the whole person, Valley Catholic promotes a strong academic tradition of critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and active social responsibility.

For an introduction to the middle school program, click here.

Curriculum Guide:

2010-11 Tuition

The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon and the faculty and staff of Valley Catholic School, in partnership with our parents, provide excellent, affordable Catholic values-based education to students in the Portland metropolitan area.

Valley Catholic Middle School spends $10,280 on each student in grades 7 and 8. This figure is called the “True Cost of Education.” Tuition pays just a portion of that amount. To help bridge the gap between tuition and the true cost of education, we ask families to make a tax-deductible donation to the Annual Fund, to support the Valley Catholic Auction and to contribute to school-sponsored fundraisers.

For 2010-11, the following rates will apply. Please notice that Valley Catholic charges very few fees in addition to tuition.
Tuition for Grades 7 & 8
Tuition/Cost of Education per student
$7,900
Registration
$  150

Multiple child discount: Deduct $250 for each sibling, grades K-12, enrolled in a school on the Valley Catholic campus.

Financial aid is available to current and prospective Valley Catholic Middle School students. Families are encouraged to inquire. For more information, please contact Middle School Dean Jennifer Gfroerer at (503) 520-4703.

NOTE: In grades K-8, we do not board or host students traveling here to study.

Valley Catholic Middle School admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships, financial aid, loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Admissions for the 2010-11 School Year

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Valley Catholic Middle School’s formal admission process begins on Thursday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. with the Parent Information Night. Please note that there is no tour available in January. If you would like to tour the facility and meet the staff, please contact Jennifer Gfroerer at JGfroerer@valleycatholic.org or 503-520-4703.

Admissions Dates to Remember for 2010

Thursday, January 21

Middle School Parent Information Night 7 p.m.

Thursday, January 28

Round One Admissions Ends

Friday, March 12

Notification of Acceptance

Download the Middle School Application Form here.

Valley Catholic High School is the winner of 2009 Siemens AP Award for Oregon

Valley Catholic Middle School won the Intel and OMSI Outstanding Research School of the Year in 2008
and was a finalist in 2009

Please Note: Within the Round One admissions (and all subsequent rounds for admissions), we will follow the SSMO admissions policy as follows: "Once it has been determined that a student meets Valley Catholic School’s academic and behavioral standards, as assessed by placement test scores as well as grades and teacher recommendations from current school, admission will be granted according to the following priorities while considering factors such as class size, gender balance, and academic strengths:

  • Current students from Valley Catholic Elementary School
  • Siblings of current students attending Valley Catholic Elementary School, Valley Catholic Middle School, Valley Catholic High School
  • Child of SSMO employee
  • Child of alumna/us
  • Child from practicing Catholic family
  • Child from non- Catholic or non-practicing Catholic family

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jennifer Gfroerer at (503) 520–4703 or e-mail jgfroerer@valleycatholic.org. We look forward to meeting you and your student!