Saint Francis Xavier Catholic School

Discover Our Extraordinary Preschool – Grade 8 Education

| Gettysburg, PA |

DISTINCTIVE. FAITH-FILLED. INSPIRING.

A Christ-Centered, Parent-Partnered
Approach to Education

Welcome! We are so glad that you are considering St. Francis Xavier Catholic School for your child’s education. Our school opened its first academic year in a wooden framed, one-room building behind the Church rectory in 1877. Our mission is to pass on the Gospel values and rich heritage of the Catholic faith, to assist parents in the spiritual, moral, and academic education of their children, and to prepare our students to be faith-filled members of the Church, community, and nation.

As our school prepares for its 150th anniversary in 2027, we will continue to strive for an authentically Catholic and academically excellent educational program and school community.

What’s New?

Over the past few months, we have been building a Makerspace and incorporating a robotics & coding program into some of our curriculum. Here is an exciting video of our middle school students learning how to code their ozobots!

What is an Ozobot? Ozobots are a fun way to engage kids in all levels to learn how to code.  The younger kids can draw out different patterns for the Ozobot to follow using pre-designed patterns.  In the upper grades, student use computers to code how the Ozobot will move.  We are even learning how to code the Ozobot to perform our school song! Both ways are fun and provide STEM learning in our school.

We’ve also been working on learning how to code our LEGO Spike Prime kits. This one is learning some new dance moves! Volume up for this one - Way to go!

“St. Francis Xavier Catholic School is a community grounded in faith and emphasizes moral development in addition to a balanced curriculum, which is very important to us. We value their approach in forming each student - physically, intellectually, and spiritually - into the person God has called them to be.”

— St. Francis Xavier Parent

  • Three children in school uniforms smiling and posing with a structure made of candy pumpkins and toothpicks in a classroom setting.

    Faith Based & Community

    We begin EVERY day with prayers (English & Spanish).

    We say the National Anthem & Pledge of Allegiance.

    Prayers & Pastries events

    Community Service

    Prayer Partners

    Seminarian visits

    Service Club

    Altar Servers

  • Group of children in a classroom holding science project bottles with a whiteboard behind them displaying "Science Explorers: Magical Mixtures - Matter Monsters."

    Extra Curricular Science Activities

    STREAM Camp (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math)

    K’Nex Challenge

    Envirothon Competition

    Invention Convention

    Science Explorers

  • Group of five people, including four children and a man in religious attire, standing next to a small cabinet-like structure with a sign reading "Bronze Award 2023." The setting appears to be outdoors in front of a building with large columns.

    After School Activities

    Basketball

    Volleyball

    Student Council

    Girl Scouts

    Chess Club

  • Collage of school event photos featuring students and teachers in maroon uniforms. Top left shows Veterans Day ceremony programs. Various groups of students and a band performing under banners for military branches. Teachers and staff are posed and smiling.

    Art & Music

    Piano Lessons

    Band

    Choir

    Apple Harvest Festival Art Projects

  • Student working on a school project using a balance scale with yellow and red trays, writing on a worksheet at a classroom desk.

    Diocesan Wide Competitions

    Forensics Competition

    Spelling Bee

    Geography Bee

    Catholic Faith Bee

  • Classroom maker space with a pegboard holding craft supplies like tape, scissors, and baskets. Educational posters decorate the walls, featuring keywords like "imagine," "create," and "improve." Tables are set up for projects.

    Special Events

    STREAM Night (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math)

    Race for Education

    Veterans Day Assembly

    Annual Christmas Program

    Advancing Science Program

    Italian Dinner

Gymnast performing a cartwheel on a mat in a gymnasium.
Text reading "We Are Raiders" with a distressed texture, "We Are" in gray and "Raiders" in red.
Group of children in a gymnasium holding colorful foam hockey sticks with a U.S. flag in the background.

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Before our Easter vacation PreK had fun with a letter match Easter egg hunt!
In celebration of Earth Day, our 4th-8th grade students participated in Environmental Day today. Students rotated through a variety of stations that celebrated the wonder of God’s creation. 🌎 terrariums 🌍 bees 🌏 rocks 🌎 seismograph 🌍 p
It was a windy day, but we had a lot of fun at our annual Race for Education! Thank you to all of our volunteers who made this event possible. Runners: If you still have sponsorship money to turn in, do that ASAP! We are only about $1,000 away fr
Kindergarten and 2nd grade students had a fantastic time on their trip to Jobo Holstein Farm!

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