St. Joseph Catholic Academy, previously named St. Joseph High School, is a Catholic Preschool-12 school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. The school was begun on July 1, 2010 as a result of combining three schools: St. Mark Elementary School, St. Joseph Interparish Jr. High, and St. Joseph High School. St. Joseph Catholic Academy is a preschool through high school system.AccreditationAccreditation is through AdvancED, which consists of North Central Association Commission on Acccreditation and School Improvement, Northwest Accreditation Commission and Southern Association of Colleges and School Council on Accreditation and School Improvement .Archdiocesan and Parish AffiliationsSt. Joseph Catholic Academy is operated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and supported by all Kenosha area parishes. The school receives support from all 10 Catholic parishes in Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii, St. Anne Catholic Church, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, St. James the Apostle, St. Mary Catholic Church, St. Mark the Evangelist, St. Peter Parish, and St. Therese of Lisieux.MiscellaneousReferences: St. Joseph Catholic Academy, SJCA, St. Joe’sFounded: July 1, 2010Colors: Blue and YellowMascot: LancerStudent BodySJCA has over 800 students from the southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois regions.Advanced PlacementAlong with many Honors classes, nine Advanced Placement classes are offered. AP classes allow students to acquire skills that will help them be successful in college. More than 90% of four-year colleges in the U.S. give students credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of AP Exam scores.
