History
St. Joseph School (K-8) serves students from diverse backgrounds and from broad geographic areas. The school has been an established part of the Redding community since 1946, when the Sisters of Mercy held the first classes in the church basement on Court Street. At the time, enrollment was only 35 students. Four years later, that number of students had grown to 192. By 1953, a new school was completed on Gold Street and a year later the first commencement exercise for St. Joseph School was held. During the 1990s, St. Joseph expanded its facilities by adding a music/science wing and a library/computer lab. These additions kept in line with our mission of educating the whole child. In 1996, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. St. Joseph is an outstanding educational facility due to the dreams, hard work, support and cooperation of many people led by the inspiring Sisters of Mercy as well as past and present pastors of St. Joseph Parish. The ultimate goal of our school has always
Specialties
St. Joseph School, located in Redding California, is a college preparatory school that provides education to students in grades K-8 while incorporating teachings of the Roman Catholic faith. At St. Joseph, we foster the growth of each student as a sacred individual, in a safe environment that promotes Gospel values, Catholic traditions and academic excellence.