Im leaving another review because now I have a daughter in 8th and 4 th grade. You womt find another school like St Dominics where your daughter will receive such a good sound Catholic education and formation for life. 6th grade was the turning point where classes and school become more difficult. Because the sisters dont use internet or computers and media as most people do nowadays communication is definitely much slower than one would expect in our day and age. This is in part because the sisters do all the teaching and caring for school grounds etc and they dont hire someone to be secretarty they take turns doing that too so this keeps the cost of the school very affordable. My older daughter seems happy there but she is at the age where the grass is greener on the other side and school is hard. This is normal at this age. I remember going through it as well. She gets along w some of the teachers better than others. Again. Normal. Is the school perfect? No. Are the kids who go their perfect or teachers perfect? No. Theyre human. Most definitely the school is a blessing however challenging it is. Our children nowadays need to learn that they "can do hard things". I wish someone had taken the trouble to teach me this before i became a Mother. read more

hi so i been sent to this school for about 8-9 years and most of my experience was pretty well ish but 8th grade was a turning point for me socially but i suffered a lot of mental health issues and was pressured to get good grades and i was so burned out and tired and all of that but its beautiful here and the people here are genuinely kind but i always got humiliated in my class by my math teacher and it actually sucked i basically got called stupid. but i had to get counseling and i broke down every night wanting to be better. overall it was a okay experience. but i dropped out read more

Very cliquish. They have a good curriculum but have horrible social interactions. We have moved around a lot for work and have had daughter/ granddaughter in three different Catholic schools and This experience has been horrible. We pulled her out and are now homeschooling as long as we are in this area. This school is very cliquish and if a girl doesn't fit their ideal she will not be given any graces or mercy. They allow bulling and actual physical attacks between students. read more

I have legitimate health records of the therapy I had to go to because of this school. My family was not wealthy and the amount in tuition they forced my family to pay was incredibly ridiculous. They didn't care about bullying, in fact they ignored it or encouraged it. Several of the nuns and teachers would single me out as being stupid or lazy when in reality I was suffering from both PTSD and Depression both which were diagnosed by a liscenced therapist. It was very cult like and emotionally and mentally abusive, used the students to clean and work the property every lunch break and up to the day of graduation I was treated like I wasn't worth their time. Aside from the overwhelming amount of homework given to the students the culture is poor as is the school itself. Constant sewer issues, the hill was a sheet of ice that students fell down in the winter because of poor property care, and the nuns fed themselves well while giving the borders expired food, milk and overall poor quality nutrition. Most students didn't get enough sleep and borders were watched even as they were dressing in the morning and evenings. This place still gives me nightmares. This school treated my family so poorly even when they knew my mom was dying of cancer and they made home life worse when I tried to go to them for help because of domestic abuse. Catholic or no this place will destroy your daughters spirits and they are taught things that are not factual about people and history especially when it comes to racial, religious or political issues. read more

Beautiful location and landscape. The buildings and church are beautiful. The Sisters are friendly. We came for a tour and interview. The guest house accommodations was lovely. The Sisters were very gracious in letting us eat and stay here. Quiet surroundings. Wonderful place for an all girls school. read more

St. Dominic's give me Post Traumatic Stress Disorder! It was definitely a cultish experience( agreeing with the reviewer before me) I literally have nightmares abt going to school there and it was the worst experience of my life. Don't send your daughters there if you don't want her to be stressed and depressed af. The education gets a .5 out of 10. read more

Not sure why Yelp doesn't show the 8 other reviews this school has (school down this page for the link)...This is the 7th year we have had a daughter at this school, and all 3 of our girls attend. They all love this school and thrive there. These nuns completely dedicate their life to teaching girls and helping form them spiritually in their (traditional) Catholic faith. Being a parent to several children for 20 years now, I can tell you that you will get out of a school whatever you put in it. St. Dominic's has about 230 girls for grades K-12 and has had a waiting list for years...for a reason. Families continually flock here...for a reason. So thankful for them! read more

I attended this school for around 10 years. It was a very cult-like atmosphere. While the Catholic Church is supposed to be based around love and kindness, I was both bullied by the majority of my classmates for all the years I was there, as well as picked on by the Sisters. The classes were a mess, as the teachers had little to no control over the class. Many of the Sisters would throw F's around without any thought. For doing something so little as blowing my nose during the class I would be given a 0 in my gradebook. This very negatively affected my GPA. This school gave me so much trauma I suffer from severe PTSD. And physically I have scars on my arms from the scratches my fellow students gave me. If you truly love your children please, do not send them here. This school is an extremely toxic and close minded environment. If you did not fit into the teacher's ideal student, you were treated like absolute crap. No one deserves to go through what I went through here, and that is why I am puting this review up. Most of the people who read this review will most likely be very traditional Catholics, and that is why I am not saying much about the mental abuse I was forced to go through at this school. Most of you who read this are most likely in denial of the toxicity of this school, so writing this probably won't make much of an impact. I was constantly in fear that any little thing i might do wrong would send me to eternal torment in hell, and well, looking back, THAT was hell. Thank god I have come to realize what total BS that is. Knowing from a young age that I am in fact attracted to women was torture for me because I was taught that being that way would send me to, again, eternal torment in Hell. And not to mention how terrified I was that someone there would find out about my sexuality, NO child should ever be so mentally abused like that. I doubt those of you who read this will sympathize with the fact that as a lesbian I was mentally abused at a catholic School, because I mean It's a Catholic school of course it's not going to be a good place for anyone one who is a part of the LGBTQ+ community. But still, please take this review seriously. This school is NOT a safe or at all wholesome place for your children to spend their childhoods. No matter your beliefs and morals, I am begging you, PLEASE do not send your children here with the high risk of them coming out of that place as extremely mentally and emotionally damaged as I, and many of those around me there did. read more

This school is most likely the best traditional Catholic girls school in the United States. Why? Because it is run by a group of women who have left everything in order to devote their entire lives to prayer, learning, and teaching. Not only that, but the Dominican rite has specialized in teaching for centuries. These nuns have so much to pass on to the lucky girls who manage to make it past the waiting list and through the doors of the school. I attended this school in kindergarten and 1st grade. My family moved away for job reasons but then my parents moved us back to Idaho specifically so that my sister and I could attend this school. I then completed grades 5-12. Make no mistake, it certainly was tough, as the level of education is much higher than most schools. It would not be unreasonable to hand each girl an associates degree along with her high school diploma at graduation. More often than not, I found myself wishing that I could be a boarder and not a day student. I envied the structure of their day and the extra beautiful relationship they had with 'the Mothers,' as we called them, since the boarders lived with the nuns 24/7 under the same roof. I never struggled to complete my homework when I boarded for the occasional week here and there, as they had 2-3 hrs of distraction-free study hall every night. The food was also pretty tasty I thought. :) The curriculum focuses mostly on traditional Catholic doctrine and proper self expression through English composition--essays that are all hand written with fountain pens. Latin, French, and Greek are the languages taught. My favorite memories mostly come from the extra-curricular activities: --Our 2 week trip to France in 10th grade where the Mothers completely out-did themselves for us, --Writing letters in French to my pen pal who attended one of our sister schools in France. We started corresponding in 6th grade with the help of the nuns. --Thursday Night Choir where I sang tenor, --Playing Freddy in our My Fair Lady presentation in 11th grade, --Going sledding with the Mothers, --Dancing the Maypole dance with the 10th, 11th and 12th graders while my sister played the gorgeous accompaniment on the piano, --The annual 3-day retreats of prayer, silence and conferences from a priest who had flown in specifically for us. These started in 6th grade. --Singing Compline with the nuns in the chapel before heading to bed on retreat nights --Using dip-pens in 5th grade for all our written assignments, --Cleaning the chapel during my main recesses once a week in 9th grade --Being the bell-ringer in 8th grade... --One of my greatest treasures is the baptismal gown I made in sewing class in 10th grade. Both my little girls wore it on their special day. St Dominic's is a world of its own, hidden up on the mountains about a ten minute drive from downtown Post Falls. The entire campus radiates beauty and peace. Any girl who attends this school and gets to brush shoulders every day with saintly nuns who sacrifice everything for their students can consider herself highly privileged. read more

I attended this school it was terrible I attended from 2001-2004. The nuns yelled at me everyday for being unable to complete the 3 hours of homework that was sent home every night. A "lay" teacher called me a fat pig in front of my whole class. Most all the people I know who have graduated have sever health problems caused by stress or are just plain mean people. It is a horrid environment for a young girls self image and growing mind because if you question anything you are a terrible person who knows nothing. Please don't sent your child to this school. Especially if they are boarders! I knew the boarders they were fed horrible food like just chicken broth during lent. As a boarder you are forced to finish everything on your plate even the disgusting gristle. I sneaked a lot of food away in my lunch pail for the boarders. read more

I attended this school as a boarder from 1995-2005. Life was carefully balanced between studies, keeping active, and a huge variety of extra curricular activities ranging from gardening to book binding, singing and pottery to name just a few. The class sizes were small, so the community dynamic was excellent and there were plenty of teachers to go around. The expectations were consistent and fairly applied. Our teachers weren't satisfied with just pushing their students through to graduation but rather had high academic expectations that challenged each student to achieve their personal best. The classical education I received here, complete with the discipline instilled set me on a path to success. I found myself ready for the rigours of university and was inspired by my self-sacrificing and dedicated teachers to myself become a teacher. As regards boarding, sometime the long separation from family was difficult, and perhaps due to this it may not be the right choice for every child, but truly I was happy, and well taken care of for the duration of my stay there. I met lifelong friends and role-models and received what I believe was the best education available. Don't hesitate to consider this school if you want a child that grows up to be motivated and passionate with the discipline necessary to achieve success and happiness for themselves and those around them. I am proud to call this school my alma mater. read more

Arguably the best traditional Catholic school for girls in the United States. High standards of education that include multiple languages (ancient and modern), philosophy (7hrs/wk in senior year), fine arts and music, English and world literature and theater, etc. Strong humanities emphasis; small class sizes ensure students receive individualized attention. Catholic theology, history, and liturgy are interwoven into students' daily formation. The school is truly international, as students and teachers alike have hailed from all over the United States and Canada as well as from Mexico, France, Switzerland, Australia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and other countries. High school students also have the opportunity to take a guided two-week trip to France with classmates and teachers. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what St. Dominic School offers. The Dominican teaching sisters devote their lives to their students, and the results speak for themselves: nearly every graduating class has produced one or more religious vocations (many of them Dominican), and the many alumnae who are married are proud to send their children to school at their alma mater. Graduates have also gone on to give back to their communities through careers in elementary and secondary school teaching, higher education, medicine, law, politics, business, music and other arts, and much, much more. More notable than these accomplishments, however, is how alumnae consider St. Dominic's to be a second home and return frequently for events even 15+ years after graduation. The Dominican education challenges students to work hard, to think deeply, and to grow not merely in academic ability but--more importantly--in personal virtue, all in the company of mentors and friends who become like family. No participation trophies here, but an abundance of constructive feedback, guidance, encouragement, and charity. Those who are open to the challenge discover the immense joy that comes with this "education of the whole person," and are forever grateful for it. read more