St. Catherine Labouré Elementary School

What St. Catherine Labouré Elementary School does

St. Catherine Labouré Elementary School is a private Catholic K-8 school located in Torrance, California, founded in 1952 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny and operating under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as a non-profit institution. The school serves approximately 400+ students across preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, and grades K-8, with a staff of approximately 40-50. Its mission is rooted in Catholic faith-based education delivered to parish families and the broader Torrance community.

The school generates revenue primarily through tuition and ancillary fees. TK-8 tuition is $698 per month per student for a 10-month academic year, with preschool options ranging from $780-$950 per month. Additional revenue streams include a $385 registration fee per student, capital improvement fees, technology fees, mandatory fundraising contributions, and extended daycare services. Recent additions include preschool (2009) and Transitional Kindergarten (2011), which extend the early-childhood pipeline and feed the K-8 grades.

From a technology and operational standpoint, the school integrates iPads in classrooms, maintains a dedicated Technology Learning Center for coding and digital literacy, and uses Gradelink as its student information/grade management platform. Operations are tuition-driven with enrollment-based admissions managed through scheduled Information Nights for the 2026-2027 academic year. The school does not have external parent-company ownership, private equity backing, or public funding, and operates within the parish and Archdiocese ecosystem of the Los Angeles Catholic school system.

Name

St. Catherine Labouré Elementary School

Legal name

St. Catherine Labouré School

Website

https://stcat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Catherine Labouré Elementary School is a private Catholic K-8 school in Torrance, CA, founded in 1952, serving approximately 400+ students through tuition-based preschool, TK, and elementary programs under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

Keywords

• Catholic elementary education
• Private K-8 schooling
• Faith-based education
• Preschool programs
• Extended daycare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition (TK-8th Grade): Monthly tuition payments for students in Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade, with discounts for siblings and registered parishioners. Payment models include subscription recurring revenue collected monthly over 10 months (August-June).
2. Preschool Tuition: Full-time and part-time preschool programs with monthly tuition payments. Extended daycare available at hourly rates.
3. Extended Day Care Program: Before and after school daycare from 7:00am until 6:00pm daily, charged at hourly rates or included in monthly preschool tuition.
4. Summer Day Camp Program: Summer daycare program conducted like a day camp with academic portion in morning and fun activities after lunch.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. Catherine Labouré School is a private Catholic elementary/middle school offering faith-based education from Preschool through 8th grade, including Transitional Kindergarten. The school delivers rigorous academics integrated with Catholic values, enrichment classes (Spanish, Art, Technology, PE), before/after school extended daycare, athletics, and extracurricular programs. It operates as a non-profit within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic school system, serving over 400 students.

Product overview

St. Catherine Labouré School offers a comprehensive Catholic educational program spanning preschool through 8th grade. The core offerings include the Preschool Program (established 2009) for ages 3-4, Transitional Kindergarten (est. 2011) for 4-year-olds, and a full K-8 elementary/middle school program. Supporting services include the Extended Daycare Program for before and after school care, Homework Club for peer tutoring, and an Athletics Program with seasonal sports. The school also provides Extracurricular Activities such as Altar Serving, Choir, Student Council, Academic Junior High Decathlon, Chess Club, Dance/Pom/Cheer, Keyboard Class, and STEM/Robotics Club. All offerings are integrated with the school's faith-based mission and academic curriculum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preschool Program Licensed early childhood education program for children ages 3-4, providing age-appropriate curriculum in a faith-centered environment that nurtures a love for learning. Offers full-time and part-time schedules with extended daycare available.
• Transitional Kindergarten Full-day program for children who are 4 years of age by September 1, designed as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten with emphasis on social and physical readiness.
• Elementary School (K-8) TK through 8th grade Catholic educational program with core subjects including Religion, Reading/Literature, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Spelling/Handwriting, plus enrichment classes in Spanish, Art, Technology, and Physical Education.
• Extended Daycare Program Before and after school daycare available from 7:00 AM until 6:00 PM daily, with separate programs for Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten students and students Grade 1 and older; charged at hourly rates or included in monthly preschool tuition.
• Homework Club On-campus peer homework help program staffed by recent outstanding SCL graduates, meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. from September through May.
• Extracurricular Activities After-school programs including Altar Serving, Choir, Student Council, Yearbook, Academic Junior High Decathlon, Chess Club, Dance and Pom/Cheer, Keyboard Class, STEM/Robotics Club, and Boy/Girl Scouts.
• Athletics Program After-school sports program for students in 3rd through 8th grade offering seasonal sports including Flag Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Soccer, Track & Field, Golf, Bowling, Cross Country, and Ping Pong, delivered via CYO and FIYA leagues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates succeed in high school and college, excelling academically, spiritually, and socially

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Local professionals in engineering, science, and academiaminorOthersIndustry experts partner with the school for the annual Invention Convention, mentoring students in STEM concepts through design thinking and problem-solving.
• Missionary Childhood AssociationminorOthersStudents support this organization as part of faith and service opportunities.
• Heifer InternationalminorOthersStudents support this organization as part of faith and service opportunities.
• St. Vincent De Paul SocietyminorOthersStudents support parish food drives organized through this society as part of service learning.
• Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAthletic league providing competitive sports programs. Some sports and requirements may change based on available coaches/volunteers and other teams in the Catholic Youth Organization.
• FIYA League (Girls Flag Football)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGirls Flag Football league providing competitive athletic opportunities for female students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vistamar School: Independent, nonsectarian K-12 private school in El Segundo serving South Bay families seeking rigorous college-preparatory academics - directly comparable in target market and tuition positioning though faith-neutral rather than Catholic.
• St. Lawrence Martyr School: Catholic K-8 school located in Redondo Beach within the same South Bay catchment area, offering comparable Archdiocesan-aligned curriculum, faith formation, and college-prep feeder pathways.
• Riviera Hall Lutheran School: Faith-based private K-8 school in Redondo Beach, also serving South Bay families seeking values-integrated elementary education - directly comparable in mission and customer base, though Lutheran rather than Catholic.
• St. Mary Star of the Sea School: Catholic K-8 school in San Pedro within the same South Bay coastal corridor - competes for similar parish-anchored, faith-seeking families and operates under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
• Nativity Catholic School: Catholic K-8 school in Torrance, CA serving families seeking parish-integrated education with similar academic, faith, and extracurricular programming - a head-to-head competitor for the same South Bay Catholic families.
• St. James Catholic School: Faith-based Catholic K-8 school also serving Torrance, CA under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with a similar parish-anchored identity and mission - directly comparable in product offering, customer base, and tuition structure.
• St. Anthony School: Catholic K-8 school serving families in a Southern California coastal community - comparable in faith-based curriculum, parish affiliation, and feeder relationship to local Catholic high schools.

Broad incumbents

• Chadwick School: Larger, well-established K-12 private day school on the Palos Verdes Peninsula - competes for the same aspirational South Bay families seeking premium independent education, but with broader programming and a much larger endowment.
• Bishop Montgomery High School: Catholic college-preparatory high school in Torrance and a documented feeder destination for St. Catherine Labouré graduates - operates in the same Archdiocesan ecosystem and signals the academic positioning to which the elementary school aspires.

Others

• South Bay Faith & Academics Network: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Department of Catholic Schools operates as the governing body providing curriculum standards, accreditation, and tuition assistance frameworks (e.g., Catholic Education Foundation) - an enabling/oversight entity whose policies directly shape St. Catherine Labouré's operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stcat

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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