Ready for high school, grounded in faith. At St. Mark's, students in 6th through 8th grade take on real responsibility, deepen their faith, and build the academic foundation that carries them into high school ready to succeed.
Ready for High School, Grounded in Faith
At St. Mark's, students in 6th through 8th grade take on real responsibility, deepen their faith, and build the academic foundation that carries them into high school ready to succeed.
The Middle School Experience
In these years, students grow academically while stepping into leadership, service, and a faith they are increasingly making their own. Here's what that looks like at St. Mark's.
High School Readiness
Students study reading and writing through StudySync, supported by NWEA assessment data to strengthen literacy, critical thinking, and academic confidence.
Biblical Understanding & Spiritual Growth
Middle schoolers study Christian Living in classes taught by pastors from St. Mark's, opening the door to real conversations, biblical understanding, and spiritual growth.
Faith Put Into Action
Through mission trips and service experiences, students serve others and develop compassion, independence, leadership, and practical life skills that prepare them for adulthood.
Leadership & Passion Projects
Students are trusted to explore their interests and turn them into projects that make an impact. They create clubs, build solutions that serve the school community, and use their talents in areas like news broadcasting, event planning, technology, and service.
Leaders in Faith Families
At weekly chapel, middle schoolers take on greater leadership within Faith Families, the multi-age groups spanning 3-year-olds through 8th grade. As some of the oldest students in the school, they mentor and encourage younger children.
Memorable momentsalong the way.
Middle school gives students chances to learn, serve, and spend time together beyond the classroom. Highlights include:
Mission trips
Service projects
Missouri Outdoor Education Camp
Camp Wartburg
Hear From a Middle School Parent
We love St. Mark’s Lutheran School because of the small class sizes and the individualized attention our children receive when they need a little extra help. We are so grateful for a school that incorporates God and faith into everyday learning while also building strong relationships with teachers and other families. St. Mark’s truly feels like a second family, and we feel incredibly blessed to be part of such a loving and faith-filled community.
Macii Prost
Ready for High School and Beyond
St. Mark's graduates are recognized by local high school counselors for their strong academic foundation and readiness for advanced learning, and standardized test scores here often exceed local and national norms. That preparation builds across the middle school years, as students strengthen their reading and writing, take on leadership, serve others, and deepen their biblical understanding.
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Come See a Day at St. Mark's
Between now and 8th grade graduation, your child will be asked to think harder, lead others, and decide what they actually believe. St. Mark's is built for these years. Come see it for yourself.
