St. Francis Xavier Catholic School has launched a new three-to-five-year Strategic Plan focused on advancing faith, academic excellence, and community vitality. The plan, developed with input from parishioners, parents, and diocesan leaders, will guide the school’s mission of uniting faith and reason through classical education.

On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV has named St. John Henry Newman the new co-patron of Catholic schools alongside St. Thomas Aquinas. Newman’s profound reflections on faith, reason, and education continue to shape Catholic learning today. Explore five key lessons from his writings that inspire our mission at St. Francis Xavier School to unite wonder, wisdom, and faith in the pursuit of truth.

“The history of salvation is being accomplished in the midst of the history of the world,” wrote St. Pope Paul VI in March 1971. In other words: human history is salvation history. St. Francis Xavier Catholic School students know.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School students begin every weekend with prayer. On Fridays before dismissal, our scholars gather in their respective classrooms, calmly quiet down, and pray the Rosary together.

Teachers at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School have a special tool in their tool belts when teaching students to read and write well. 

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School was established in 1954 as the first mission of the St. Francis Xavier Parish. Since then, we have served hundreds of families in the community by providing their children with a Christ-focused education rooted in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. 

Our soccer teams are open to both students and parishioners. Players compete with other Catholic parishes in the Birmingham area through the Birmingham United Soccer Association (BUSA). 

St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School 1st through 7th grade students closed out the 2023-2024 school year on Friday, May 24, with a special Mass. 

Mrs. Emily Holt’s Kindergarten class learned about various community service roles during their field trip to Homewood on Friday.

St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School 8th Graders graduated on Tuesday after a special Mass at SFX Catholic Church.