The St. Joseph Missouri School District

Public schools

The St. Joseph School District operates three public high schools, four public middle schools and 16 public elementary schools in St. Joseph. There are three private grade schools, a private high school and a private K-12 Christian school. Two new elementary schools (Oak Grove and Carden Park) have been constructed, and both opened by the 2014–15 academic year. In addition, there is an active home education community that serves the city and surrounding areas. In higher education, St. Joseph is the home of a regional public university as well as a public university outreach center, a public technical school and a private technical school.

Public elementary schools Carden Park Elementary School — (K-06) Coleman Elementary School — (K-06) Edison Elementary School — (PK-06) Ellison Elementary School — (K-06) Eugene Field Elementary School — (K-06) Hosea Elementary School — (PK-06) Humboldt Elementary School — (PK-06) Hyde Elementary School — (K-06) Lake Contrary Elementary School — (PK-06) Lindbergh Elementary School — (PK-06) Mark Twain Elementary School — (PK-06) Oak Grove Elementary School — (K-06) Parkway Elementary School — (PK-06) Pershing Elementary School — (K-06) Pickett Elementary School — (PK-06) Skaith Elementary School — (PK-06)

Public middle schools Bode Middle School — (07-08) Robidoux Middle School — (07-08) Spring Garden Middle School — (07-08) Truman Middle School — (07-08) Public high schools Central High School — (09-12) Benton High School — (09-12) Lafayette High School — (09-12)

Private schools

• Bishop LeBlond High School


• Cathedral Grade School


• St. Francis Xavier Grade School


• St. James Grade School


• St. Joseph Christian School


• St. Paul Lutheran School


• Prescott Seventh-Day Adventist School

Colleges and universities[edit]

• Missouri Western State University^[18]

Special focus institutions[edit]

• Vatterott College^[19]


• American College of Technology^[20]


• Hillyard Technical Center


• Colgan Alternative Resource Center^[21]


• Webster Learning Center

The St. Joseph Missouri School District