St. Joseph Elementary School vs. St. Augustin Catholic School

"St. Joseph Catholic School opened its doors in 1949. The Precious Blood Sisters were our first teachers, ministering 23 years.

In 1971, the Sisters of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary began their ministry to students which continued for the next 18 years.

Today we are extremely proud of our highly dedicated, spiritual, and talented teaching staff.

Our educational program includes Kindergarten through Eighth, in addition to an exceptional preschool program for three and four year olds.

We also offer an alternative to Kindergarten within the preschool program; Developmental Kindergarten.

This program is designed for those students who may miss the September 15th cut off date for Kindergarten enrollment, or for those families who simply elect to wait another year.

Our mission, as well as that of the Diocese of Des Moines Schools, is to provide a meaningful educational experience for our children and adolescents, in an environment integrated with Gospel values which nurture faith, community, prayer and service.

We believe that we provide a warm and caring environment for students and that they are challenged to learn the essential curriculum regardless of learning rate or style.

We teach the value of human dignity and the concepts of peace and justice, which therefore enable our students to become involved participants in our global society.".

St. Augustin Catholic School is a Nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School by the US Dept of Education.

St. Augustin School has been educating students since 1923. Today the enrollment is approximately 300 students, Pre-K through 8, and the commitment the Sisters of St. Dominic made to academic excellence in a catholic environment has not changed throughout the years.

St Augustin School strives to provide a program of Catholic religious studies and experiences while offering a second to none academic program which challenges students of all levels to excellence and fosters a life long love of learning.

Saint Augustin Catholic School is committed to the stardards for excellence in education we have set over generations.

We continue to be not only a superb school for academia, but a leader in the field for providing strong guidance, spiritual development and the discipline neccessary for our students to succeed in high school, college and well beyond.

The skills our students acquire in these early years of education inspire a life-long passion for learning and teach them to set expectations for themselves intellectually as well as fostering individuals to become caring, responsible and compassion members of our community.