Academic Excellence at St. Joe's

How Are We Unique? 

Saint Joseph Junior High School provides a unique educational experience on a state-of-the-art campus shared with Trinity High School. We provide our students with a strong foundation in faith, character, and scholarship, while also providing them with the skills and experiences that will set them apart as they transition to Trinity High School.  St. Joe's is the only Manchester Catholic school focused exclusively on 7th and 8th-grade students' education.

A Holistic Experience: 

Students are encouraged to explore their interests within a structured curriculum designed to help our students develop in heart, mind, body, and soul. St. Joe's students build a solid foundation in academic teaching organization, personal responsibility, and study skills. We know parents and families are their first teachers, so we also provide support and resources for parental development, such as videos, articles, weekly newsletters, a principal's blog, and personal conversations with trained teachers and expert administrators.

A Rigorous Experience: 

At St. Joe's, we define rigor in the following ways:

• Students are learning intellectually stimulating, relevant content.
• Students are learning intellectually complex and necessary content and processes.
• Students are accountable for high-quality work.
• Students are learning to be flexible, creative thinkers.
• Students are learning to examine and reflect on over-arching questions.
• Students are learning to read, write, think, solve, question, evaluate, analyze and act on behalf of their knowledge.
• Students are learning to plan, prioritize and organize time, materials, and energy.
• Students are learning to advocate for themselves and others.