Over 100 years of learning and growing in St. Louis.
Announcements
Advent Service Project
We are collecting winter clothing items to decorate our Advent Giving Tree in the School Cafeteria throughout the month of December as part of our school-wide Advent Service Project. The items will be distributed by the Immigrant & Refugee Ministry.
Advent Service Project
Faculty & Staff Christmas Gift Fund
For anyone planning to spread a little extra holiday cheer to the hardworking people who make SMOS magical, this fund is the easiest (and jolliest!) way to do it.
Faculty & Staff Christmas Gift Fund
Guide To Communications
Click the link below for your guide to knowing where to find all of the school information for St. Margaret’s School for the 2025-2026 school year.
2025-2026 GUIDE TO SMOS SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS
There you’ll find full details about all of the SMOS communications services, including links to each platform, how-to videos, and info about the varying sites and social media channels available to parents.
Guide To Communications
News
Dear Maggie – December 11, 2025
Yule never guess what this parent is asking Maggie about this cold, mid-December day? It’s the age-old SMOS question that comes around each year as often as ugly holiday sweaters – what the heck is a Christmas Gift Fund, and more importantly, is it worth my paying attention to the answer? Well, fear not, weary shoppers and perk up your ears – Maggie has not one… but ten reasons why it’s the best present you can give your favorite SMOS person this holiday season!
Christmas Dress Down Day 2025
The last day of school before Christmas break, Friday, December 19th is not only a half-day (don’t forget about the…
Message From Mr. Holley
Principal’s Message 12-04-25
Just a few reminders as we enter the weekend – about the mid-year survey and the school and parish Advent service projects.
Principal’s Message 11-20-25
The first event up for the season – our annual Saint Margaret Holiday Market – is tomorrow night. This is a fun and festive occasion where we raise money for our SMOS Library.
Our Mission
St. Margaret of Scotland Parish School is a diverse, urban, vibrant, and inclusive Catholic community. We are committed to providing an outstanding learning environment for children, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, in which they are challenged to meet their academic potential and recognize their giftedness in body, mind, and spirit. Our students embody the example of our patron saint by becoming responsible leaders and caretakers of our community through the works of service and social justice.
St. Margaret of Scotland School By the Numbers
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Years of excellence in Catholic education and stronger than ever
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Students enrolled from more than 25 ZIP codes in St. Louis metro area
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Technology for students in Grades K-8, including classroom SMART Boards
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Brand-new middle school – the first free-standing Catholic school built in the city since 1950
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Graduates accepted into their first-choice high school
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Year awarded National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Our Dynamic Community
Academics
The St. Margaret of Scotland School curricula drives the teaching and learning that happens in the classroom from day to day, from grade to grade, from subject to subject. We have developed our curricula collaboratively through research and a shared belief guided by our school mission to provide a challenging learning environment for children, prekindergarten through eighth grade, in which they realize their academic potential and giftedness in body, mind, and spirit.
Academics
Faith Formation
Faith formation is at the center of all that we do at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish School. From the moment the children enter school to the moment the last child leaves – we call upon God’s Holy Spirit to be present in all that we do and say.
Faith Formation
Student Life
St. Margaret of Scotland students engage daily in those subject areas offered in all schools: language arts, math, science, and social studies. What truly sets us apart, however, are the vast number of enrichment and extracurricular activities that shape our student’s learning experiences. Our welcoming community teaches students important lessons about friendships, life, traditions, and faith.
Student Life
Parents
Education is a family-school partnership. Our parents are invited to share their time and talents as volunteers whether during the school day, in the evenings or on the weekends.
Parents
Questions?
Have a question or comment about the St. Margaret of Scotland school community? We’d love to hear from you!