• Currently all students grades 4-12 have Chromebooks that they are able to use at school and take home so they can do their school work with all the advantages of modern technology. 
  • Starting in the fall of 2021 students K-3 will also have Chromebook tablets making Pacelli a 1:1 technology school K-12
• Every 3 years these devices are updated so our students are working with the latest technology.
• This 1:1 K-12 Technology Program is made possible with a generous grant given to Pacelli from our friends at the Hormel Foundation. 

Yes! - Pacelli students are able to take the bus to school. 

• Like the public school, all bussing goes through the Palmer Bus Company of Austin.
• Generally, children must live two miles or more from their assigned school before they qualify for bussing.  
  • It is a local school board decision on whether to transport children who live less than two miles from school.

No!
While many of our students are, you do not have to be of the Catholic faith to attend Pacelli Catholic Schools.  
While you don't have to be Catholic to attend, Pacelli is a faith based school and all students, regardless of religious tradition, must attend weekly school Masses. The level of participation may vary for different people, but everyone who is a student of Pacelli should participate with reverent presence.  
All students at Pacelli are also expected to demonstrate Christian and ethical behavior by making positive contributions to the school. Students are expected to comply with school policies and be respectful of individual students, staff and teachers.

Many parents have to be at work before school starts in the morning or stay until after school hours in the afternoon. Pacelli offers great felxible, and affordable childcare options right on our school campus!
Shamrock Zone offers childcare from 6:30am-6:00pm.  We have dropoff child care rates for those who don't have a set schedule as well as monthly contracted rates for those who know what dates and times they'll need a month in advance.  Our dedicated staff will walk your child to and from Shamrock Zone to their classes at the correct time.  They also offer breakfast and snacks!

Pacelli offers many opportunites for both young men and women to participate in fall, winter, and spring sports.  Pacelli has sports that we offer on our own and we also partner with Lyle Public Schools as well as Austin Public Schools so that no sport is off limit to our students.  On our Sports Page we have a list of athetic opportunities for our students.  If you don't see a sport that your student would like to participate in please reach out to the office.  We have a great relationship with our friends at Austin Public Schools and work with them to set up opportunities for our students to participate on their sports teams.  

Pacelli values small class sizes so we can give your child individualized attention and meet them where they're at in their learning. 

• Preschool is 10:1 child to teacher/para ratio; Montessori is a max of 20 kids per class with one teacher and one para.
• K-6th is an average of 19:1 child to teacher ratio with a max of 23 per class.
• 7th-12th is an average of 16:1 child to teacher ratio with a max of 18 per class.