Academic Overview

Saints Simon and Jude School offers a strong academic curriculum as well as support on an individualized basis. The school is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and operates under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  

Saints Simon and Jude incorporates the Common Core Standards for Math and English Language Arts (ELA).  Core subjects include Religion, Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies.  The GoMath series is utilized for kindergarten through 2nd grade and Progress in Math for 3rd to 8th grades. Wonders is the reading series used for kindergarten through 5th grade and Progress in ELA for 6th to 8th grades. Honors Math is offered for fourth through eighth grades and an excelerate 3rd grade math class. SSJ offers specials which include Technology, Spanish, Library, Music, Art, and Physical Education for all grades.  

Academic Success
For three consecutive years, in 2021, 2022, and 2023, Saints Simon and Jude School was named a School of Distinguished Instruction by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. We were named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Just 50 private schools in the nation receive this honor each school year for their academic excellence.

In the past few years, Saints Simon and Jude eighth graders were awarded scholarships to the following high schools: Bishop Shanahan, Villa Maria Academy, Sacred Heart, Academy of Notre Dame, Malvern Prep, Salesianum, and Saint Joseph Prep. Saints Simon and Jude students have been the recipients of the esteemed Neumann Scholarship, the Saint Ignatius Scholarship from Saint Joseph Prep, and the Presidential Scholarship from Malvern Prep.

Curriculum Guidelines from Archdiocese of Philadelphia