A Catholic school that is
actually Catholic.
Weekly Mass. Confession at school. The Catechism taught, not mentioned. Come spend a day with us and see the difference for yourself.
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Three things that set this school apart.
Not a longer list of programs. Three things you can verify the day you walk in.
Faith that is lived, not scheduled
Weekly Mass. Confession offered at school. Prayer at morning, at lunch, and at the end of the day. Every classroom dedicated to a title of Our Lady and four saints.
Small enough to know every child
An average class of 18. Classes split by ability for math, science, and reading. Many students working an academic curriculum outside their grade level.
More time, taught well
8:00 to 3:15, 185 days a year, no half days. Built on the assumption that if your child is here, you are probably working.
The numbers.
In their words.
"I can't tell you the number of times I was sitting in a class listening to what was being taught and thinking, I wish my kids had heard that. And it's not that they hadn't learned the faith — they were at a Catholic school. But the fullness of the faith that is taught here is what has kept me here."Mrs. KavanaughNoonan teacher, 14 years · Critical Thinking
"If you are my child, you're my grandchild. How would I want someone to teach you? How would I want someone to draw the best out of you?"Mrs. KavanaughNoonan teacher, 14 years
"Your child will grow here — academically, spiritually, in confidence. I've had three graduate from Noonan and I have three still here. Each one taking, I think, what they needed."JennyNoonan teacher, 11 years · Noonan parent of six, 9 years
What your child actually learns.
A classical curriculum, heavier on the liberal arts. Subjects most schools have folded into something else are still taught here as their own class, with their own grade.
Religion · English · Literature and Novel Reading · Phonics · Spelling · Vocabulary · Social Studies · Math · Science · Computer Science · Music · Art · Character Development · Physical Education
Latin · Spanish · Speech · Drama · Critical Thinking
Boys and girls basketball and volleyball · Beginner sports for K–4 · Drama · Chess program · Academic bowl · After-school clubs · Nearly 20 teams and organizations in all
Math help and science help after school, every day. Classes split into A and B groups by ability for math, science, and reading. In the primary building, students are taught individually or in small groups by reading level.
Students gain ground every year they are here.
Median grade equivalent on the Stanford Achievement Test, measured against the student's actual grade level.
Years above grade level
The gap widens the longer a student stays.
Source: 2026 Spring Stanford 10 Complete Battery, school group report. Median grade equivalent.
What a shadow day is. Draft
Your child spends a real school day here — in class, at lunch, with students their own age. You see the school as it actually runs, not as a tour.
Arrive in the morning
Drop off at the usual start of the school day. Your child is paired with a student in their grade.
A full day of classes
They attend real classes, eat lunch with the other students, and take part in the day as it happens.
Parents tour the school
While your child is in class, you walk the building and meet the principal.
No obligation
There is nothing to sign and no commitment. Come see whether it fits your family.
Book a shadow day.
Tell us a little about your family and someone from the office will be in touch.
Noonan Academy · Mokena, Illinois
Pre-K through 8th grade
Accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education. Fully recognized by the Catholic Schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet and the National Catholic Education Association. Member of the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools.