This is a list of schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines.
Tertiary
- Mercy College of Health Sciences
K-12 schools
| School | Location | Mascot |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Albert Catholic Schools | Council Bluffs | Falcons |
High schools
| School | Location | Mascot |
|---|---|---|
| Dowling Catholic High School | West Des Moines | Maroons |
K-8 schools
- St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School (Ankeny)
- St. Malachy School (Creston)
- Des Moines Christ the King School; Holy Trinity School; St. Anthony School; St. Augustin School; St. Joseph School; St. Theresa School
- St. Patrick School (Perry) The school was dedicated on February 21, 1921.[1]
- St. Pius X School (Urbandale) It opened with an initial 120 students in September 1956. Initially its facility was one story tall and had eight classrooms, but an additional eight classrooms were added after construction began on another section on May 1, 1962. That section had two stories.[2] The area Catholic high school is Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines.
- West Des Moines Sacred Heart School; St. Francis of Assisi School - Opened in fall 2000[3]
Elementary schools
- Shelby County Catholic School (Harlan)
Former schools
| School | Location | Mascot | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption | Granger | Tigers | Absorbed by Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines in 1966 |
| St. Joseph's | Dunlap | Shamrocks/Royals | Closed in 1961 |
| SS Peter and Paul | Defiance | Trojans | Closed in 1967 |
| St. Boniface | Westphalia | Trotters | Merged with St. Paul's, Defiance, becoming SS Peter and Paul, Defiance in 1964 |
| St. Joseph's | Earling | Eagles | Closed in 1967 |
| St. Joseph's | Neola | Rockets | Consolidated with St. Francis, Council Bluffs to form St. Albert's, Council Bluffs in 1964 |
| St. Mary's, Panama-Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Knights | Closed in 1967 |
| St. Patrick Academy | Imogene | Shamrocks | Closed in 1969 |
| St. Patrick's | Perry | Knights | Closed in 1966 |
- Assumption School (Granger)[3] - Circa 2013 it had about 82-92 students. In 2016 that was down to 62. In addition to the enrollment drop, the school's expenses grew. The school closed in 2016.[4]
- Holy Family School (Des Moines)[3]
References
- 1.O'Malley, George. "The Founding Of St. Patrick's School". St. Patrick School. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- 2."History". St. Pius X Catholic School. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- 3.[3.2][3.3]"Catholic Educational Facilities in Greater Des Moines". Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines. February 6, 2004. Archived from the original on February 6, 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- 4.Ta, Linh (March 25, 2016). "Catholic school in Granger to close". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 25, 2021.