Another year of growth
For the second straight year, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis have grown enrollment by more than 1,200 students. It’s been 40 years since the archdiocese…
Catholic Schools Center of Excellence
On A Mission
Catholic schools matter.
Our mission at the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (CSCOE) is to enhance excellence and increase enrollment in the 78 preschool-8th grade Catholic schools in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
We do this by sharing innovative ideas, sound business practices, proven strategies and financial resources to help meet each school's individual goals.
We invite you to join us.
How We Do It
Our Impact
Believe and Read
Learn about the incredible results from this literacy program!
The Latest
We invite you to learn more about CSCOE and our partner schools!
Below you will find the latest CSCOE magazine, news stories and upcoming events.
Discover More 2022 CSCOE Bash
Thanks to everyone who helped make the CSCOE Bash a smashing success! We were honored and humbled to have so many Catholic school supporters join us to celebrate and make…
2021 Impact Report
Catholic schools have a tremendous impact on their communities, and CSCOE strives to have a tremendous impact on Catholic schools. Together, our work has resulted in enhanced excellence and increased…
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The Catholic School Community
The community at a Catholic school or preschool cannot be found anywhere else.
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The Catholic School Principal
Catholic schools form the lives of young people in every dimension of their being, and our principals are key leaders in this. At the 2019 CSCOE Bash, we honored our principals with the Legacy of Greatness Award.
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Called to Greatness
We believe every person is called to greatness. Our Catholic schools beautifully walk with each student on that journey.
Believe & Read
In its pilot year, every student was reading at or above grade level, after having started out with 50% of students at risk for reading difficulties. CSCOE is looking to expand this program to all of our 79 schools.
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