Academics at Cathedral
At Cathedral, our students benefit from a faith-filled, talented, experienced, well-qualified and committed staff.
- Our teachers have an average of 12+ years in Catholic school teaching experience.
- Eleven of our 17 teachers have more than five years of experience.
- Nine of the 17 have 10+ years of experience.
- Four of our teachers have more than 25 years of experience.
Our school has a proven record of success. Forty percent of our current fifth-grade class and 35 percent of our current seventh-grade class scored at or above the 95th percentile in core subject areas, thus qualifying them for the Duke University Talented and Gifted Student Program.
Forty percent of our current eighth-grade class studies at advanced levels of algebra.
Our local Catholic high school, Bishop LeBlond, has had four students appointed to the different U.S. military academies since 1993. All four are Cathedral graduates.
Cathedral is the first Missouri C.L.A.S.S. school. C.L.A.S.S. is a 10-state consortium of schools implementing the brain-compatible model of instruction. This model focuses on the importance of literacy across the curriculum. It also emphasizes a healthy and safe learning environment and community. Twelve Cathedral teachers attended the week-long national C.L.A.S.S. conference in Indianapolis last summer.
Cathedral provides its students a unique combination of opportunities. We are the only parochial school in St. Joseph whose students participate in the "Rainbows" gifted program. Cathedral is also the city's only parochial school that participates in the Title III ESOL program. We can also boast being the only parochial and elementary school in St. Joseph with its own full-fledged spring musical!