CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OUTCOMES

At Diocese of Des Moines Catholic Schools, excellence is relentlessly pursued in academics by instilling a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and growth. As a result, our schools challenge all students to aim higher academically, spiritually and personally.

All of our students work toward the following outcomes:

• Apply technology competently.
• Think critically and creatively.
• Solve problems independently and cooperatively.
• Reason scientifically, mathematically and historically.
• Accept Church, civic and personal responsibility.
• Anticipate and constructively react to change.
• Communicate ideas and emotions effectively.
• Demonstrate global awareness, cross-cultural understanding and social justice principles.
• Cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the arts.

Our students have achieved the following:

• 100% of our students graduate
• 96% of our students go to college
• See how our students stack up to their peers statewide