Graduates of St. Thomas Aquinas include numerous professional athletes, thirteen Olympians, prominent state politicians, and award-winning authors and actors.

The upper school was added in 1936 and grew to a student body of 42 in four years, boasting nine graduates who comprised the Class of 1940.

Prospective students must submit their first semester 8th grade report card and two letters of recommendation from their current school.

Students are grouped by ability with course offerings at Advanced Placement, Honors and College-Preparatory levels[citation needed].

In 2005, St. Thomas Aquinas was recognized by Sports Illustrated as the third best high school athletic program in the nation.

[7] The criteria emphasized all-around excellence during the last 10 years and included state championships won and the number of college athletes produced.

[8] The Raiders have won 115 FHSAA state championships and have graduated such student athletes as Chris Evert, Michael Irvin and Sanya Richards-Ross.