Elementary learning at St. Anthony of Padua happens in multi-age forms spanning 1st through 5th grade. Each form typically includes a spread of two to three grade levels and represents one or two years' worth of academic work aimed at mastery of the knowledge, skills, habits, and dispositions appropriate to that stage of formation.

Mixed-age forms allow us to set aside rigid assumptions about ages and grade levels and ensure every child stretches toward the highest expectations. Younger students build foundations and belonging; older students grow in leadership. All students deepen mastery, and there is no limit set in advance on what a child can encounter.