From the moment of our Visiting Team arrived, we felt the warm and caring environment of the Saint Agnes community. Everyone was friendly, inviting, and cooperative.  The students are engaged, respectful, excited, and happy to be a part of this school community.
— From the 2007 Reaccreditation Summary

Testing and Accreditation

Saint Agnes Catholic School is accredited by the Virginia Catholic Education Association with most recent re-accreditation in 2007  (read the Reaccreditation Summary). All teachers are certified and the majority have advanced degrees.

Saint Agnes administers the following standardized tests:

• TerraNova tests to assess knowledge of specific subjects (grades 2-7)
• Development Reading Assessment to assess reading (grades K-3)
• Brigance Inventory of Early Development to assess readiness for Kindergarten
• Phonological Awareness and Literacy Screening (PALS) to evaluate progress in spring of Kindergarten

The TerraNova standardized tests, published by McGraw Hill, are administered each spring in grades 2-8 to assess achievement in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, vocabulary, spelling, and other areas. TerraNova helps teachers assess student performance as a means of planning relevant instruction to support the established curriculum. Saint Agnes consistently scores well above the national and Diocesan averages on the TerraNova tests.