Below you will find a list of our most Frequently Asked Questions... and just as many answers. If your question is not on our list, or our answers doesn't fully resolve your question, then please contact our administration office for any additional inofrmation you may seek.
1. Is Our Savior's Lutheran School accredited?
Yes, Our Savior's Lutheran School is a fully accredited preschool and elementary school.
2. What are the class sizes and teacher to student ratios at Our Savior's?
In preschool our maximum limit is eighteen students per class. In elementary school our kindergarten and first grade classes have a twenty-student limt, and our third, fourth and fifth grade classes are cut off at twenty-seven students. Our current average class size is fifteen students per preschool class and seventeen students per elementary school class.
All of our preschool classes have one full-time teacher and one teaching assistant. Elementary classes have one full-time teacher, plus one teaching assistant for classes with over twenty students.
3. Are the teachers at Our Savior's Lutheran School credentialed?
All of our full-time classroom teachers are fully credentialed. Unlike the public schools who have many emergency credentialed teachers, Our Savior’s has teachers with clear and lifetime credentials from the State of California. Our enrichment teachers hold degrees in their fields.
4. Does Our Savior's Lutheran School partake in standardized student testing? How do Our Savior's students perform?
Our Savior's Lutheran School uses the Stanford 10 and the Otis Lennon. Students in grades 1 through 5 are tested in the spring of each year. Our Savior’s Lutheran School consistently scores in the top 10% of the nation. We were awarded the National Blue Ribbon School of excellence by the U.S. Department of Education in 2004. Only private schools scoring in the top 10% are given this award.
5. Is there a Hot Lunch program at Our Savior's Lutheran School?
Yes! Our Savior's Lutheran School's lunch program is Choice Lunch which offers quality, wholesome lunches at an affordable price. Parents register online and can choose from 12 tasty entrées daily. Students then pick up their pre-ordered lunch at the lunch counter and have an additional choice of drinks, a snack and fruit.
6. Does Our Savior's Lutheran School offer after school programs?
We offer after-school preschool daycare until 4:00 PM and elementary daycare until 6:00 PM. Preschool daycare includes our Lunch Bunch program. Elementary daycare includes study hall. In addition we periodically host several after-school programs such as KIDART, Advanced Math class for fifth graders, Mad Science, Academic Chess, plus Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Our music teacher also conducts private lessons from 3-7:00 PM on weekdays (excluding Wednesdays). On Wednesday evenings, the church offers pizza dinner and a wide variety of programs for children of all ages, and adults.
7. Since Our Savior's Lutheran School is an elementary school only, where do your graduated students attend middle school?
About half of Our Savior's Lutheran School's parents choose to continue with private school for their children's education following graduation from Our Savior's. The other half of our parents choose public school as their middle school choice following Our Savior's. Of the 50% of our graduated students whose parents do choose public school, approximately 20% of these students usually qualify for GATE. You will find OSLS alumni at all three public middle schools in San Clemente. We have worked hard to establish a good relationship with area middle schools, be it private or public, and have succeeded in doing so. Our Savior’s has an excellent reputation in the community. Every October we send out a middle school packet with information about both private and public schools in the area to all of our fifth grade families. This helps each family find a middle school that fits their child's needs, and their child.