Rosati-Kain Academy

Rosati-Kain Academy (Formerly Rosati-Kain High School) is an all-girls Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. Rosati-Kain is accredited as a college preparatory school by Cognia. History Rosati-Kain was originally two distinct educational institutions - the Rosati Center run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and the Kain Center run by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. These two centers were named after the first two Archbishops of St. Louis, Joseph Rosati and John Joseph Kain. In 1911, the two centers merged to form one school - Rosati-Kain High School, the first Archdiocesan high school in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. Between the years of 1911 and 1920, the nuns served as faculty and taught without being paid. They supported the operational expenses of the school with subsidies from their motherhouses and by selling needlework and teaching music. By 1919, the school had outgrown its original building at the St. Vincent Seminary site at Lucas and Grand Avenues. The school moved to the Hayes Mansion at the corner of Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Avenue. In 1921, the Hayes Mansion was moved to make room to build a new larger structure designed by architect Henry P. Hess. This structure was completed in 1922 and remains the main building for present-day Rosati-Kain Academy. In 1941, the gymnasium, cafeteria, and music room were added to the property with funding raised by the Rosati-Kain Alumnae Association. By the mid-1940s, more than 1,000 students attended Rosati-Kain in two separate shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Rosati-Kain became the first high school in the St. Louis area to integrate, enrolling five African-American students in 1947. The 2011-12 school year marked the 100th anniversary of Rosati-Kain, and the institution held a year-long Centennial Celebration. During this time, funds were raised to renovate the 1922 building and build a 12,000 square foot addition, which was completed in 2015. A new school song was written specifically for the Centennial Celebration by faculty members Luanne Murphy and Laura Govero-Yann. On September 28, 2022, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the Archdiocese of Saint Louis planned to close Rosati-Kain along with St. Mary's High School at the end of the 2022-2023 school year as part of the archdioceses' "All Things New Plan," which closed dozens of parishes and grade schools. In December 2022, it was announced that the school would remain open as an independent school under a new name, Rosati-Kain Academy, sponsored by St. Joseph Educational Ministries and with support from its alumnae and community. As of July 2025, Rosati-Kain signed a 25-year lease with the Archdiocese of Saint Louis to remain in its 1922 school building. Awards In 2009, BusinessWeek Magazine and GreatSchools.net named Rosati-Kain the Top Parents' Choice Private High School in the state of Missouri. Campus Located in St. Louis' historic Central West End, Rosati-Kain is located just east of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Students Rosati-Kain is a geographically diverse girls high school in the St. Louis metropolitan area, with students representing 47 zip codes throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area, including St. Louis City and St. Louis County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County and Illinois (64 zip codes and 118 elementary schools). Admission is based on standardized test scores and grade school records. To be accepted into Rosati-Kain, an applicant should meet the following criteria: an A/B average for grades 6, 7 and 8; standardized test scores in the 70th percentile or above for grades 6, 7 and 8; and a good conduct and attendance record for grades 6, 7 and 8. Notable alumnae Jasmine Crockett, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 30th district Morgan DeBaun, founder of Blavity Ellen Foley, actress/singer Irene Hannon, author Ann Leckie, author Robin Ransom, first African-American woman appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court Sources Hafertepe, Sr. Joseph Andre (1997), The History of Rosati-Kain - Rosati-Kain Official Archives, St. Louis: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Ness, Angela (2006), "Happy Birthday Rosati-Kain" - R-K Today Alumnae Publication, St. Louis: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Fallenger, S. Alvera (1949), The History and Development of Rosati-Kain High School, St. Louis: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) The Rosati-Kain Alumnae Association Golden Jubilee Booklet, St. Louis, 1965: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Wildt, Sister Carol Marie (2006), Rosati-Kain High School Illustrates Many Firsts, St. Louis: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) History and Mission of Rosati-Kain - Rosati-Kain Official Archives, St. Louis, 1997: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Notes and references External links Rosati-Kain Academy