St. Francis High School

Young people thrive here. The St. Francis High School educational experience is exceptional; our uniquely supportive learning environment cultivates faith and character development along with intellectual growth. Students engage in the learning process with teachers who are as passionate about their students’ welfare as they are about their subject matter. Students are known by name among their peers and their teachers. Students from more than 50 regional grade schools become friends with each other.

We partner with families to help nurture our students’ spiritual growth, the heart of Catholic education. And jointly, we strive to guide our students toward living the Gospel values which will make a difference in their world. St. Francis High School is a Catholic, college preparatory learning community that promotes spiritual, academic, physical, and social development in the daily presence of Jesus Christ.

Rooted in the Roman Catholic tradition and the charisms of St. Francis of Assisi, the people of the St. Francis High School community seek to live as disciples of Jesus Christ through the cultivation of our faith by loving God and serving others.

St. Francis High School advances the educational ministry of the Roman Catholic Church. We are faithful to Christ, and the spiritual teachers who represent Him on earth, the Pope, and the Bishops. St. Francis High School exists to promote the values of the Gospel of Christ, each member of the faculty and staff has a responsibility to foster a disciplined, caring, and Christ-filled environment.

St. Francis High School partners with parents in the promotion of the spiritual, academic, physical and social development of each student entrusted to the school. St. Francis High School strives to assist each student to achieve his or her spiritual, intellectual, and social potential. St. Francis High School welcomes all regardless of their race, gender, religious affiliation, physical disability, national or ethnic origin.

St. Francis High School prepares students to be critical thinkers and faith-filled, responsible adults. Our teachers adapt to various instructional methodologies, assist students beyond class hours, engage students through mobile learning, and promote student achievement. 100% of our students graduate and are college-bound, earning acceptances at more than 350 colleges and universities throughout the last five years.

The choice of where to attend high school is an important one for every family. At St. Francis High School, we understand that your final decision involves many factors including the academic program, co-curricular opportunities, size of school, Catholic formation, cost, and the program of discipline.

Our vision is to develop persons of integrity in becoming faith-filled, responsible respectful citizens of the world committed to Christian service. We believe St. Francis High School is an outstanding choice for the right student and family that appreciate our profound challenge of education today which is meeting the spiritual, academic, physical and social development of young adults. As a Catholic college preparatory, secondary school, St. Francis High School prepares students as a learning community to become critical thinkers and faith-filled, responsible adults.

Our teachers work hard to meet the demanding needs of our students. This work requires each teacher to be adaptable to various instructional methodologies, to be available for student assistance beyond the regular class hours, and to be promoters of student achievement. The class room teachers accept the challenge of working with colleagues, parents, and students to affect the Christian formation and academic education of their students.

The St. Francis High School experience is unlike any other. Here, we balance academic excellence with a warm, dynamic environment where people know your name and want to help one another. The size of our high school is ideal, encouraging students to engage academically and to lead through participation. We respect that young men and women learn in many ways. And we cultivate character as well as classroom success.

Rooted in the Roman Catholic tradition and the charisms of St. Francis of Assisi, we are committed to helping students understand who they are as young Catholic men and women. We offer Communion daily, pray together in class, celebrate mass, and extend ourselves through retreats, campus ministry, and service. In fact, each St. Francis High School student completes 60 hours of Christian service, as we strive to build habits of serving those in need and pursuing spiritual growth and truth.

St. Francis High School graduates well-rounded, socially responsible young adults. Academically focused and confident, they earn placement at excellent colleges and universities. And when they return, our alumni say St. Francis High School fortified them to succeed in college and as leaders in our culture.