2022 and 2016 Winner of the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award

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Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi provides broad yet deep education, built upon a mission of service, faith and academics. Our maximum enrollment is 265, which creates an intimate, safe, and creative atmosphere that makes it possible to truly know every student. The school has remained the same size since it was built –it is intentionally small to enable individualized education.

With one year building upon the next, our nine-year curriculum helps students grow academically, spiritually, emotionally, physically, and socially. Students leave SFA as moral young adults, grounded in their Catholic Faith, with an exceptional foundation for future study, for their career choice, and for success in a technological society. 

Our graduates attend the area’s top high schools and are consistently competitive with elementary students at the local, regional, and even national levels. For example, SFA students’ scores on the MAP tests have been above the Archdiocese average as well as in the top 15 percent nationwide for the past several years. 

Mission

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School is a welcoming community connected in Christ. Through worship, service, and academic excellence, we form young people to become instruments of peace and love in the world.

History

For nearly 150 years, Saint Francis of Assisi School has served the Louisville community by providing a quality Catholic elementary and middle school education, engaging generations of students and their families in a full and rich academic and extracurricular experience.

SFA parish opened its first school in 1886 under the auspices of the Bishop of Louisville and Rev. B. H. Westerman. The Mercy Sisters taught the first classes of farm children for the next 25 years. In 1911, at the request of the Rev. Henry Rothheut, the Community of Ursuline Sisters, located on Lexington Road, began staffing the school. By 1918, SFA grew to 150 students in grades 1-8, with one teacher for each grade.

On January 12, 1925, the SFA community broke ground on a new school building to accommodate its significant growth and success. The project was completed on July 4, 1926, resulting in the handsome structure we know today. The building is renovated regularly to meet current programming needs.