Our School

In Spring 2026, 126 families participated in our annual Strengthening Our Mission Survey. Their responses provided an important reflection of our community's experience, affirming many of St. Theresa's greatest strengths while helping identify priorities for continued growth.

Teachers and staff were also frequently recognized, along with class size, enrichment opportunities, campus environment, and safety and security.

Thirty-two Tigers represented STCS at the PSIA (Private Schools Interscholastic Association) District Meet in San Antonio, competing in twelve academic events, including creative and ready writing, spelling, vocabulary, math, number sense, dictionary skills, maps/graphs/charts, listening skills, music memory, and on-site drawing. Nine advanced to the PSIA State Meet, where STCS earned two 1st-place finishes and one 5th-place finish. Congratulations to all of our Tigers for their hard work and outstanding representation of STCS!

St. Theresa students continued to demonstrate strong academic achievement and growth on the NWEA MAP assessments in 2025–26. Students in every grade level exceeded national and diocesan achievement averages across all subjects. Reading, Language Usage, and Science showed particularly strong results, with nearly all grade levels demonstrating both high achievement and high growth.

In mathematics, achievement remained high across all grade levels, while growth results identified opportunities for continued focus, particularly in grades 1 and 6–8. These results affirm the strength of our academic program while also helping us identify where continued attention can support even greater student growth.

The ever-growing Performing Arts program at STCS continues to shine bright! Students in grades 5-8 were encouraged to audition or run crew for our Mainstage Productions, and this year's season was a smashing success!

This year, projects have included making cards, selecting personalized Christmas gifts, and then hand-delivering them to residents of a nursing home (Kindergarten & 5th grade); making Rosary beads and praying for cancer patients (1st & 6th grade); and cleaning up the STCS campus (2nd & 7th grade).

Additionally, National Junior Honor Society members lead projects involving both our school and parish communities. We collaborate to maximize our impact. Our Thanksgiving Food Drive supplies diabetic-friendly foods, and our diaper drive with Catholic Charities supports hundreds of mothers in the Austin diocese. In addition to these projects, NJHS hosts Bake Sales during all lunch periods raises funds for groups like JPII Center, Austin Humane Society, Blood Cancer, and Big Love Cancer.

Middle School students participate in a variety of ministries: St. Elizabeth—visiting residents at area senior centers; Feeding the Flock—making sandwiches for our unhoused neighbors; and Liturgical Ministry—serving as lectors, altar servers, and hospitality at Mass.

This culture of service extends beyond our students, as parents also play an essential role in serving our school community and modeling the Little Way through their time and talents. Last year, our parent community contributed nearly 6,500 service hours serving our school and parish community.

Building on this foundation of service, St. Theresa continually strives to strengthen our Catholic identity. As part of this commitment, we are excited to implement Openlight Media’s Cultivating the Virtues program in all our classrooms next year. Through this program, students and teachers will grow together in the virtues Jesus taught and foster a campus rooted in faith, character, and Christ-centered living. The program will span the curriculum and include an at-home component for families to share.