About Us

Mission Statement

Bishop John Carroll School is a diverse, Catholic community providing excellence in academic instruction and faith formation in a safe, faith-filled environment. Bishop John Carroll School is committed to building Faith, Family and a Community of life long learners.

Being students of Bishop John Carroll School, we will

Treat everyone with RESPECT remembering we are all God’s children.
Strive to REACH our dreams as students and members of a global community.
Take RESPONSIBILITY for our thoughts, words, and actions.

History of Bishop John Carroll School

Bishop John Carroll School opened in September 1919. The school was begun because the members of Our Lady’s Parish and the Sisters of Mercy were committed to the value of Catholic education. Throughout the years, that commitment has remained constant as the school continues to strive to meet the needs of each succeeding generation of students. The continued success of the educational mission of Bishop John Carroll School is highly dependent upon the recognition of responsibility by parents, pastor, principal, and faculty and their active involvement in fulfilling its mission.

Philosophy of Bishop John Carroll School

As part of the educational mission of the Church, Bishop John Carroll School exists to help students take on the mind and heart of Jesus Christ in order to follow His example of reforming and renewing the world with His values. These values include faith, hope, reconciliation, love, justice, courage, community, and service. We believe that the school is a unique Christian community that exists for children and that respects and celebrates the uniqueness of each child. Special care is taken to help children develop their potential for spiritual, moral, emotional, intellectual, physical and social growth.

We believe that an emphasis should be placed on living lives centered in Jesus Christ, with efforts directed toward integrating that faith with life.

We believe that, academically, students should be stimulated to be intellectually curious and increasingly responsible for their own learning. Emphasis is placed on the development of each child’s talents by providing a superior educational program, which integrates critical thinking and decision making skills.

We believe that Bishop John Carroll School should strive for excellence in its educational programs by providing curriculum programs current with educational theory and purpose, and by providing qualified faculty and staff.

We believe that open communication of adults and children in the school community should model understanding, acceptance, and sensitivity.

We believe that the children’s sense of beauty in nature and the arts and their own creativity should be awakened and nurtured.

We believe that the religious formation of children is accomplished through formal instruction and relevant religious experiences, which provide awareness and understanding about social justice, peace making, and respect for life.

We believe that children should be led to the gradual awareness of their role in the mission of Jesus Christ and His Church. To this end, the importance of the persons and the development of leadership must pervade the atmosphere and curriculum in the school