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Joseph Sibilly Elementary School

SchoolsSt. ThomasNorthsidePublic schoolLast verified October 30, 2026

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Hull Bay on the north side of St. Thomas seen from the hills, with boats in the turquoise bay, homes on a point and an island offshore

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Hull Bay, St. Thomas
Calm, clear water along Magens Bay beach facing the wooded slopes of Peterborg

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Magens Bay, St. Thomas
Small boats moored in the turquoise water of Hull Bay, with homes on the hillside above the rocky point and a cay offshore

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Hull Bay, St. Thomas

Joseph Sibilly Elementary School is a public PreK-5 school in Estate Elizabeth, on the north side of St. Thomas near the Mother of Perpetual Help Church in Mafolie, part of the St. Thomas-St. John District of the Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE). It opened in 1938 as the Robert Herrick School on land donated by Joseph Sibilly, took his name in 1973, and is also the North Side's official hurricane shelter and a voting precinct. The pre-kindergarten class meets in the James Monroe Annex. Breakfast runs from 7:30 to 8:10 a.m., classes start at 8:30 and end at 3 p.m., and children should be picked up by 3:30 p.m. Teachers and parents keep in touch through ClassDojo. To enroll, complete VIDE's online pre-registration form, then a parent or guardian brings the child and original documents to the district registration office, weekdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Services

  • Grades PreK-5
  • ClassDojo access through the main office, extension 4200
  • PBIS positive behavior program with a school store
  • Music and band
  • 235 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://sib.vide.vi/about (history, annex, shelter), https://sib.vide.vi/about/contact-us (phone, email, office hours, ClassDojo), https://sib.vide.vi/students/bell-schedule, https://sib.vide.vi/students/academics and https://sib.vide.vi/about/a-message-from-the-principal (2026-2027 school year); VIDE school registration page, https://www.vide.vi/families/school-registration; National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) school record (grades PK-5, 2024-25 enrollment), https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=780003000020; all accessed 2026-10-30. Area set from Estate Elizabeth, which the site's Northside area includes.

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