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Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School

SchoolsSt. ThomasTutu and Anna's RetreatPublic schoolLast verified October 30, 2026

Visit the website Call (340) 775-4490

Around Tutu and Anna's Retreat

Junction of Routes 38 and 384 in Anna's Retreat, with palm trees, a gas station and homes climbing the green hillside behind

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Anna's Retreat, St. Thomas
A white and blue VITRAN public bus crossing a Route 38 intersection in Anna's Retreat, with a pharmacy building and green hills behind

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Anna's Retreat, St. Thomas
The covered entrance of Tutu Park Mall on St. Thomas, with its green sign and yellow bollards

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Tutu, St. Thomas

Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School is a public PreK-5 school in Anna's Retreat, in the Tutu area of St. Thomas, part of the St. Thomas-St. John District of the Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE). Long known as Tutu Elementary School, it was named in 1970 for Joseph A. Gomez, a longtime Public Works employee and legislator who sponsored funding for school construction. Classes run from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., breakfast is served from 7:15 to 8 a.m., and the school asks that children not be dropped off before 7 a.m., when supervision starts. To enroll, complete VIDE's online pre-registration form, then a parent or guardian brings the child and original documents, including proof of address and a Department of Health clearance, to the district registration office, weekdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-K children must be 4 by December 31.

Services

  • Grades PreK-5
  • Promotion requires an average of at least 70 percent in the core subjects
  • Progress reports after the first five weeks of each quarter; report cards each quarter, picked up by a parent or guardian
  • 492 students in 2024-25 (U.S. Department of Education data)

How we checked

Last verified on October 30, 2026. The business has not reviewed this listing.

Source: School website, https://gom.vide.vi/about (history), https://gom.vide.vi/about/contact-us (phone), https://gom.vide.vi/students/academics (promotion and reports) and https://gom.vide.vi/students/school-schedule/bell-schedule (hours, breakfast, wait areas from Pre K to Grade 5); VIDE school registration page, https://www.vide.vi/families/school-registration; National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) school record (phone, 2024-25 enrollment), https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=780003000019; all accessed 2026-10-30. The site footer and VIDE's contact directory show (340) 775-2000 and (340) 775-4357, but the school's contact page and NCES both give (340) 775-4490.

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