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St. Joseph Catholic School is fully accredited by Cognia. The Archdiocese of Atlanta employs a district-wide accreditation model for the schools within the Archdiocese.  
All teaching staff are state-certified in the areas in which they are instructing, with a large percentage of the teaching staff holding advanced degrees.  In addition, SJCS hold the honorable distinction of being a twice-recognized National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.  That means SJCS students perform in the top 15% nationally, in language arts and mathematics in standardized tests scores (Iowa Assessments).
 
Cognia is the largest community of education professionals in the world and a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of a variety of educational institutions and systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. 
 
Twice recognized in 2003 & 2016
 
National Catholic Educational Association
 
Atlanta Area Association of Independent Schools
 
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development