St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge)

School in Baton Rouge, , Louisiana, United States

St. Joseph's Academy
Address

3015 Broussard Street Baton Rouge, (East Baton Rouge Parish), Louisiana 70808 United States
Coordinates	30°26′11″N 91°9′25″W / 30.43639°N 91.15694°W / 30.43639; -91.15694
Information
Type	Private College Preparatory
Motto	Sanctity, Joy, and Action
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. Joseph
Established	1868
Founder	Congregation of St. Joseph
Oversight	Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
President	Jan Rhorer Breen '69
Principal	Stacia Andricain
Teaching staff	85.4 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Gender	All-Female
Number of students	1,121 (2021–22)
Student to teacher ratio	13.1
Color(s)	Red and White
Athletics	Louisiana High School Athletic Association
Athletics conference	District 5-5A
Mascot	Redsticker
Nickname	SJA
Team name	Redstickers
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper	Student Prints
Yearbook	Shield
Tuition	$12, 600
Website	http://www.sjabr.org

St. Joseph's Academy (SJA) is an all-girls Catholic school established in 1868 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille. St. Joseph's Academy (SJA) is the oldest high school in Baton Rouge. It is the sister school of the all-boys Catholic High School, only three-tenths of a mile to the north. It is located on a live oak shaded campus in Mid-City Baton Rouge, Louisiana, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge.

History

SJA has been recognized four times (in 1991, 1996, 2002, and 2016) as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2002, the Academy was recognized as a school of technology excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only three in the nation.

The Broussard Street campus is the third for the school. The original orphanage and school were located on what is now Seventh Street, and the school moved to its second campus on what is now Fourth and Florida Streets. In 1941, the campus relocated to Broussard Street, its current location.

In 2022, SJA requested approval from the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning Commission to convert three residential lots on the south side of Broussard Street, across the street from the main campus, into parking lots. The proposal met with "stiff opposition from neighbors of the school," who cited concerns about traffic, noise, drainage, and the school's stated plans to continue acquiring property in the neighborhood for its use. In 2009, SJA had withdrawn a previous request to convert the residential lots into parking lots in consideration of similar complaints from neighbors. This time, the school received approval and opened the parking lots in 2023, with the result that some neighbors "now live just inches away from the parking lot, only separated by a tan fence," and others "even live right across the street from where cars will exit the parking lot."

Athletics

SJA competes in the highest classification (Class 5A) in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The team is known as the Redstickers in a nod to its host city, Baton Rouge. The school's colors are red and white, with navy blue used as an accent color.

SJA competes in Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor), and Volleyball. SJA also has a Competitive Cheerleading team. Though cheerleading is classified as a club at SJA, they are still athletes who compete and bring home titles.

State Championships and Runners-Up

The Academy has been very successful in many sports with sixty-six state championships, sixty-two state runners-up titles, and three national titles in competitive cheerleading.

Bowling:

Two state runners-up (2007 and 2008).

Cross country:

Fourteen state championships (1983, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, with seven in a row from 2016 to 2022).

Thirteen state runners-up (1980, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2015).

Competitive Cheerleading:

Three Super Varsity National Champions titles (2018, 2021, and 2022). Two Large Varsity National Champion Titles (2023 and 2024).

Golf:

Three state championships (2000, 2007, and 2008).

Ten state runners-up (1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017).

Gymnastics:

Eight state championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2019, and 2021, with five in a row from 2006 to 2010).

Five state runners-up (2003, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015).

Soccer:

A state championship (2023).

A state runners-up (2022).

Swimming:

Seventeen state championships (1994, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, with twelve in a row from 2011 to 2022).

Nine state runners-up (1988, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010).

Tennis:

Nine state championships (1984, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022).

Nine state runners-up (1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019).

Outdoor Track and Field:

Two state championships (2019 and 2021).

Indoor Track and Field:

Two state championships (2020 and 2021).

Three state runners-up (2019, 2022, 2023).

Volleyball:

Ten state championships (1986, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2013, including four in a row from 2001 to 2004).

Ten state runners-up (1963, 1966, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021).

Clubs and Activities

SJA has forty+ clubs, including American Sign Language Club, Art Club, Beta Club, CHS Bruinettes, CHS Cheerleaders, CHS Marching Band, Classical Club, Cooking and Crafts Club, Creative Writers Club, Criminal Justice Club, Diversity Club, Drama Club (The Black Box Company), eSports Team, Film Club, French I Club, French II Club, French III/IV Club, Future Business Leaders of America Club, Games Club, Girls Who Code Club, Historical and Geographical Society, Latin Club, Literary Ladies Society, Liturgy Committee, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Praise and Worship Band, Red Steppers, Respect Life Club, Robotics Team, Science Club, Self-Defense Club, SJABR TV, Spanish Club, Student Ambassadors, Student Council, Student Ministry, Video Games Club, Yoga Club, and Youth & Government Club.

SJA also has intramural sports including volleyball, ping pong, lacrosse, badminton, archery, dodge ball, pickleball, flag football, rock climbing, Ultimate Frisbee and more.

Notable alumni

Lindy Boggs, politician

References

^ St. Joseph's Academy Mission and Philosophy
^ "St Joseph's Academy". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
St. Joseph's Academy Financial Information
^ St. Joseph's Academy Handbook
SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
^ "History". St. Joseph's Academy. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
"Previous NBRS Awardees". National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ writer, PAUL COBLER | Staff (April 18, 2022). "Planning commission approves St. Joseph's parking lot despite opposition from schools' neighbors". The Advocate. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
"St. Joseph's Academy parking lot built after contentious fight with neighbors". WBRZ. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
"St. Joseph's Academy Website Athletics Page".
"St. Joseph's Academy Website Clubs and Activities Page".

External links

City of Baton Rouge

History

Areas

Scotlandville

Education

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Points of interest(**)

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(*) Some schools are in unincorporated areas outside of the city limits, including Woodlawn HS and St. Michael HS
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v t e Education in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools
Zoned 7-12 schools	Northeast HS
Zoned high schools	Belaire Broadmoor Capitol Glen Oaks Istrouma McKinley Scotlandville Tara Woodlawn
Magnet high schools	Arlington Prep. Acad. Baton Rouge Magnet Baton Rouge Prep. Acad. Northdale Acad. Liberty Magnet East Baton Rouge Lab. Acad.
Other public schools
Districts and high schools	Baker Baker HS Central Central HS Zachary Zachary HS School for the Deaf School for the Visually Impaired LSU Lab School SU Lab School
Private schools
Secular schools	Central Private School Mentorship Academy of Digital Arts
Religious schools	Catholic HS The Dunham School Episcopal HS Parkview Baptist HS St. Joseph's Acad. St. Michael the Archangel HS
Closed	Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School Redemptorist HS
Tertiary
Universities	Louisiana State University template Southern University template
Community colleges	Baton Rouge Community College
Libraries
State library	State Library of Louisiana
Public libraries	East Baton Rouge Parish Library
This list is incomplete.

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
Ordinaries	Bishops Robert Emmet Tracy Joseph Vincent Sullivan Stanley Joseph Ott Alfred Clifton Hughes Robert William Muench Michael Duca
Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge Parish churches St. Gabriel Church, St. Gabriel
Education	Ascension Parish schools Ascension Catholic Diocesan High School, Donaldsonville East Baton Rouge Parish schools Catholic High School, Baton Rouge St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge St. Michael the Archangel Diocesan Regional High School, Shenandoah Iberville Parish schools St. John the Evangelist Interparochial High School, Plaquemine Pointe Coupee Parish schools Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee, New Roads Tangipahoa Parish schools Saint Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Regional High School, Hammond Closed schools Redemptorist High School, Baton Rouge
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Single-gender schools in Louisiana

Public boys' schools

Closed	Miller-McCoy Academy (New Orleans) Alcée Fortier High School (New Orleans; became a coed school for many years)
Became coed	Alfred Bonnabel High School East Jefferson High School Warren Easton High School (New Orleans) Chalmette High School (Chalmette; opened as a coed school; all-boys 1966-88)

Public girls' schools

Became coed	Grace King High School (Metairie, later closed) Eleanor McMain Secondary School (New Orleans) Riverdale High School Andrew Jackson High School (Chalmette; all-girls 1966-88; closed as a high school in 2005 and re-opened as a coed middle school in 2006)

Private boys' schools

New Orleans area	Brother Martin High School (New Orleans) Holy Cross School (New Orleans) Jesuit High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Rummel High School (Metairie) Archbishop Shaw High School (Marrero) St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) St. Paul's School (Covington)
Baton Rouge area	Catholic High School (Baton Rouge)
Grand Coteau	Berchmans Academy of the Sacred Heart
Became coed	De La Salle High School (New Orleans; opened 1949; became coed 1992)

Private girls' schools

New Orleans area	Academy of Our Lady (Marrero) Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Orleans) Cabrini High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Chapelle High School (Metairie) McGehee School (New Orleans) Mount Carmel Academy (New Orleans) St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (New Orleans) St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans; coed primary and girls'-only secondary) St. Mary's Dominican High School (New Orleans) St. Scholastica Academy (Covington) Ursuline Academy (New Orleans)
Baton Rouge area	St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge)
Grand Coteau	Academy of the Sacred Heart
Closed	Xavier University Preparatory School (New Orleans)

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