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Rooted in Faith 
Formed 
for Life

Where every child is known by name, formed in the Faith, and empowered to become the saint God created them to be.

✝ Catholic Identity  |  📖Academic Excellence  | 🙏 Mass & Daily Prayer  | ❤️Community & Family  | ⭐Small Class Advantage
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Why Choose Us                   

Catholic Education That
Transforms Lives

At St. Peter Catholic School, your child doesn't just receive an education; they receive a formation. In our close-knit community, every student is seen, known, and cherished as a child of God. Our combined classrooms foster collaboration, mentorship, and a genuine family atmosphere that large schools simply cannot offer.

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Authentically Catholic

Daily prayer, weekly Mass, sacramental preparation, and a curriculum that integrates faith into every subject.

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True Family Community

Small enrollment means your family is never a number. Our teachers know every student by heart and so do their classmates.

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Academic Rigor with Heart

Combined classrooms build independence, peer mentoring, and accelerated learning in a nurturing environment.

Virtue-Centered Formation

Forming compassionate, courageous, leaders anchored in the truth 

          Our Catholic Identity           

Faith is Not Just What We
Teach ~
 It Is Who We Are

- Proverbs 22:6

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."

Sacramental Life

We prepare students for First Communion and Reconciliation, attend weekly Mass as a school family, and celebrate the liturgical year with joy and reverence.

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Prayer & Devotion

Each day begins and ends in prayer. We teach the Rosary, Liturgy of the Hours, and classical Catholic devotions that ground students in a lifetime of faith.

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Integrated Faith

Theology is not a subject, it is woven through every lesson in history, literature, science, and art. Truth is one, and we teach it in its unity.

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Saints & Heroes

Our students learn to love the saints as personal friends, heroes, and intercessors, and models of virtue and every walk of life.

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Service & Mission

Faith in action: our students serve the parish, the community, and their neighbor. Students learn that Faith is lived with hands and feet, not just hearts.

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Partnership with Parents

You are the primary educators of your children. We walk with you, supporting and deepening the faith you build at home every single day.

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Stages of Learning

We provide a nurturing, faith-filled environment tailored to each developmental milestone, ensuring your child grows in wisdom, virtue, and knowledge.

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Early Years

Preschool & Kindergarten

A playful introduction to faith, friendship, and learning, focusing on social development and foundational discovery in a gentle setting.

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Foundations

1st –3rd Grade

Building core academic skills and deepening spiritual formation through sacred stories and community participation.

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Leadership

4th–6th Grade

Empowering students to take ownership of their education and faith, fostering critical thinking and leadership through service.

70+

YEARS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION

12:1

STUDENT–TEACHER RATIO

10

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

100%

FAMILIES KNOWN BY NAME

          FAMILIES SAY          

Hear From Our School Community

★★★★★

“St. Peter has been a blessing for our family. The combined classrooms allowed our daughter to excel academically while being mentored by older students. The faith formation is authentic.”

C. Miller

Parent of 3rd Grade Student

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“The small class sizes mean my children are truly known by name. We searched for a school that prioritized Catholic identity without compromising on rigor, and we found it here.”

S. Thompson

Mom of a 4th Grade Student

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“Seeing my son serve at the altar and lead morning prayer has been transformative. St. Peter doesn't just teach the faith; they help students live it every day. The teachers care.”

James and Rachel Novak

Parents and 1996 Alumni

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SCHEDULE A TOUR

See our school, meet our teachers, and feel the difference.

BEGIN YOUR CHILD’S CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY

We would be honored to welcome your family to be a part of our family.

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APPLY ONLINE

Our enrollment process is simple, warm, and welcoming.

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FINANCIAL AID

Tuition assistance is available — no family turned away for finances.

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CALL US TODAY

(507) 223-7729 — we’d love to talk about your child.

Upcoming Events

  • 1st Day of School
    1st Day of School
    Tue, Sep 08
    St. Peter's Catholic School
    Sep 08, 2026, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    St. Peter's Catholic School, 410 Ring Ave N, Canby, MN 56220, USA
    Welcome Back to School

Join our school and parish community for these upcoming gatherings.

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