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Year Founded

1905

Campus Size

10 acres

Student Body

Total Students

382 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

State avg.: 16%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

15 students

Number of AP Courses

5 courses

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$4,000

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Application URL

Online Application

Endowment Size

$50 million

School Notes

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School utilize an active partnership between home and school to educate the whole child: spiritually, academically, emotionally, socially, culturally, and physically, within a Catholic values-based program.

School Motto: Cultivating the full potential of each individual through the pursuit of academic, spiritual, and personal excellence.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School utilize an active partnership between home and school to educate the whole child: spiritually, academically, emotionally, socially, culturally, and physically, within a Catholic values-based program.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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St. Francis Xavier Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Iowa for: Least expensive tuition, Largest student body, Oldest founding date and Largest endowments.

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