St. Joseph High School (Conway, Arkansas)
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St. Joseph High School is a private
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, Roman Catholic high school
High school
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 in Conway, Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 58,908 at the 2010 census, making Conway the seventh most populous city in Arkansas. It is a principal city of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area which had...

. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock is a Roman Catholic diocese in Arkansas. It was founded on November 28, 1843.-History:A dozen Catholic priests accompanied Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto down the Mississippi River in 1541 to a Quapaw Indian village near present-day Helena-West Helena,...

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For 125 years St. Joseph School has been a part of the Conway community dedicated to quality, affordable Catholic education for every student.

A population of approximately 500 students is housed on three campuses. The primary campus is on the corner of Harkrider and Second Streets. This facility contains St. Joseph preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1-3.

The elementary school, grades 4-6, is located on College Street and the junior high and high school building is on Front Street.

St. Joseph primary and elementary students continue to score, on average, in the proficient range on the Stanford Achievement Test, ninth edition (SAT9). ACT averages are well above state and national averages.

More than 90% of St. Joseph graduates pursue higher education at universities nationwide and through specialized training institutes in various industries.

St. Joseph School provides students with strong, core academic courses; many electives; a diverse athletic program; extracurricular activities; state-of-the art educational technology experiences (almost every classroom consisting of a smart board; and computer labs in the elementary and high school) ; and modern science labs. In addition primary and elementary students receive specialized instruction in music, physical education, library skills (has its own library), and art.

St. Joseph School is fully accredited through ANSAA (AR Nonpublic School Accrediting Assn.) and is a member of the National Catholic Education Assn. The curriculum follows the guidelines established through the Diocese of Little Rock, ANSAA, and the AR State Frameworks.

Background

St. Joseph Catholic School was founded in 1898 by the Holy Ghost Fathers
Holy Ghost Fathers
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and since Vatican II, lay associates...

 and the Sisters of Notre Dame
Sisters of Notre Dame
Sisters of Notre Dame may refer to:*Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal*School Sisters of Notre Dame*Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur*Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld...

. The St. Joe mascot is the Bulldog. The school offers soccer, softball, baseball, basketball, swimming, bowling, volleyball, chess, and golfing.
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