Pulling together highlights about our commitments, community, and accomplishments in a single page, our 2015 school profile gives our current and prospective families, faculty, and friends a quick snapshot of what is happening at Providence today. To God be the glory!
Our school in a sentence…
Providence is a fully-accredited, Christ-centered K-12 community in St Louis, MO which uses the time-proven classical model to equip students for a life of wisdom, virtue, and eloquence to the glory of God through rich encounters with great books, history, theology, classical languages, logic, mathematics, arts and sciences, and quality extracurriculars. (Find our Vision Statement in full at www.providencestl.org.)
Faith
Drawn from 45 area churches, our community is founded upon our common commitment to the good news of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone to the glory of God alone in accordance with Scripture alone.
Accreditation & Memberships
- North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, a division of AdvancED
- Association of Classical and Christian Schools
- American Classical League
Administration
Headmaster: Mr. Jonathan Mattull
MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary
Appointed 2012
Upper School Dean: Dr. Patrick Egan
PhD, University of St. Andrews
Appointed 2014
Grammar School Dean: Mrs. Keri Stoner
BA, Missouri State University
Appointed 2015
Faculty
Full time: 17
Part time: 7
Advanced degrees: 8 (+2 in progress)
Students
Providence draws 136 students from 31 zip codes across the St. Louis region:
- 86 students in K-6 (average class size: 12)
- 50 students in 7-12 (average class size: 8)
Classical, Christian Academics
A classical education equips whole persons to pursue excellence not only in what they do, but in who they are. We seek to nourish souls on the classical ideals of the True, Good, and Beautiful, recognizing that these ultimately and most fully are found in Christ. Each subject is taught as part of an integrated whole with the Scriptures at the center. As our curriculum builds incrementally from kindergarten to high school, we desire our Christian liberal arts education to produce far more than excellent test scores, but not less.
K-8 Standardized Test Results
Relative to National Median
College Entrance Exam
10 Year Averages
- ACT: 27.6
- SAT: 1983
- PSAT: 179.8
Key Community Features
- Faithful Teachers: Our teachers exhibit a heartfelt faith in Jesus and committed to excellence in their craft.
- K-12 Community: Our single-campus, K-12 structure advances academic goals, cultivates a strong community, and serves families.
- Small Size: Intentionally limiting our size to one excellent, vibrant classroom per grade level safeguards effective teaching and learning.
- Affordable Tuition: Rates are set at less than half the national average for independent schools, and scholarships are available.
- Quality Extracurriculars: Each activity is in keeping with our classical, Christian vision and pursued with excellence.
- Involved Families: We partner with families in their God-given role of teaching and training students; their involvement is vital for success.
Athletics Programs and Awards
- Cross Country: K-12 boys and girls, competing with top public & private schools
- Volleyball: 7-12 girls
- Basketball: 5-12 boys and girls
- MCSAA 2015 state tournament 2nd place (girls basketball); 3rd place (boys basketball)
- MCSAA 2014 state tournament Sportsmanship Award (girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball)
Activities and the Arts
- Art Club
- Student Newspaper
- Chess Club
- Theater
- Rifle Club
- Dulcis Cantus Choir
- Student Council
- House System
- Yearbook
- Literature Festivals
- History Festivals
- Holiday Festivals
- 6th Gr. Virginia Trip
- Jr.-Sr. Europe Trip
Graduates
One hundred percent of Providence’s 2015 graduating class was accepted to one or more colleges.
Colleges attended by 2012-15 graduates include:
- Biola University
- Covenant College
- Hillsdale College
- Liberty University
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- St. John’s College – Annapolis, MD
- St. Louis University
- St. Olaf College
- Truman University
- Union University
- University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Wheaton College
Join us in bringing intellectual and spiritual renewal to our culture through supporting the resurgence of classical Christian education!
