Last month, our 7th graders partnered with our kindergarten classes for a fun fall science experiment: apple volcanoes!

Our Fall 2026 results show school wide achievement scores meeting and exceeding the national average in all three categories, with Reading and Language performing above the national midpoint.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Birmingham expands its Mathematics Department with Mrs. Ann Bettis as Mathematics Coordinator & Advanced Math Teacher.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School is thrilled to welcome Sr. Rachel Mariana, SCJTM, as our new Faith & Family Formation Coordinator!

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.

“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 (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.