St. Robert Catholic School

What St. Robert Catholic School does

St. Robert Catholic School is a non-profit, parish-affiliated Catholic elementary school operated under the Diocese of Grand Rapids and located in Ada, Michigan. Founded in 2018 as the first new Catholic school opened by the diocese in more than 50 years, the school serves preschool through sixth-grade students with a STREAM-integrated curriculum (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) that combines classical Catholic formation with project-oriented STEM and arts instruction.

The school operates a single campus and an integrated athletics program delivered through a partnership with GRACEAC, allowing it to extend extracurricular offerings without building standalone athletic infrastructure. In July 2023, governance was restructured to formal parish-school status under a Board of Directors, deepening institutional ties to the parish and diocese. The school is currently extending its grade band to include seventh and eighth grades by the 2026-2027 academic year and has announced a building addition to support the expanded program and continued enrollment growth from 42 students at founding to 105 students by Fall 2022.

The business model is a tuition-and-donation hybrid typical of parish Catholic schools: families pay per-student tuition, the parish and diocese provide operational subsidies, and a fundraising program (including a capital campaign tied to the planned building addition) supplements recurring revenue. The customer base is local K-6 Catholic families in the Ada and greater Grand Rapids area, with articulation partnerships to local Catholic high schools supporting a continuous K-12 faith-based pathway.

Name

St. Robert Catholic School

Legal name

St. Robert Catholic School

Website

https://strobertschoolada.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Robert Catholic School is a non-profit, parish-affiliated Catholic elementary school in Ada, Michigan, serving preschool through sixth-grade students with a STREAM-integrated curriculum under the Diocese of Grand Rapids.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF), Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH)

Keywords

• Catholic elementary education
• STREAM curriculum
• Preschool programs
• Faith-based schooling
• K-8 education

Headquarters

HQ city

Ada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St. Robert Catholic School provides faith-integrated STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math) education for children from preschool through 8th grade. The school delivers daily Catholic faith formation, weekly Mass, sacramental preparation, and project-based learning following Diocese of Grand Rapids curriculum standards, currently serving preschool through 6th grade with planned expansion to 8th grade by the 2026-2027 school year.

Product overview

St. Robert Catholic School is a faith-based educational institution offering a comprehensive STREAM-integrated Catholic education program. The school provides a unified educational offering spanning preschool through 8th grade, organized into distinct grade-level programs: 3 and 4 year-old Preschool, Young 5s transitional kindergarten, Elementary (K-5th grade), and expanding Middle School (6th-8th). The STREAM Curriculum serves as the core academic framework, supplemented by Specials Classes (PE, Art, Music, Guitar, Orchestra, Spanish, Library). The school also offers ancillary services including Athletics through GRACEAC, Before and After School Care, and a Hot Lunch Program. A School Mobile App powered by Appazur provides families with notifications and information access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preschool Program Play-based preschool program for 3 and 4 year-old students, offered on varying schedules from 8:05-11:00am.
• Young 5s Program
• Elementary Education (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
• Specials Classes
• Athletics Program
• Before and After School Care
• School Mobile App
• Hot Lunch Program
• STREAM Curriculum A faith-based STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math) curriculum integrated with Catholic formation, enabling students to identify real-world problems and develop solutions through project-based learning.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GRACEACcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGRACEAC oversees athletic programs for Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school participates in GRACEAC athletic leagues with communication through Team Snap.
• Diocese of Grand RapidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Grand Rapids provides oversight, curriculum standards, and educational requirements. St. Robert is the first new school to open in the Diocese in more than 50 years.
• St. Robert of Newminster ParishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Parish community welcomed the school as a parish school on July 1, 2023. The school is located at the parish in Ada, Michigan. Fr. Tony Russo serves as Pastor.
• Catholic Central High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the Catholic high schools where students will transition to continue their faith-filled educational journey in fall 2026.
• West Catholic High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the Catholic high schools where students will transition to continue their faith-filled educational journey in fall 2026.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Catholic Education Foundation: Financial partner and scholarship administrator for Catholic schools in West Michigan; not a direct competitor but a directly relevant ecosystem participant for St. Robert's donor pipeline.

Direct peers

• St. Patrick School (Grand Rapids): Parish-affiliated Catholic elementary school in the Diocese of Grand Rapids competing for the same Catholic families in the greater Grand Rapids area.
• Holy Trinity Catholic School (Diocese of Grand Rapids): Parish-based Catholic K-8 school within the Diocese of Grand Rapids, governed under the same Diocesan curriculum and sacramental preparation standards as St. Robert.
• All Saints Academy (Diocese of Grand Rapids): Catholic elementary school within the Diocese of Grand Rapids offering preschool through 8th grade, the same Diocesan curriculum framework, and the same GRACEAC athletics league that St. Robert participates in.
• Ada Christian School: Faith-based K-8 school located in the same Ada, Michigan community, competing for the same local family demographic with an alternative faith-based curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• West Catholic High School: Grand Rapids Diocesan Catholic high school that is a stated secondary destination for St. Robert students; comparable faith-based educational brand in the same regional market.
• Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools (Diocesan system): The Diocese of Grand Rapids oversees the broader Catholic school network; while St. Robert is one school within it, the Diocesan system is the institutional incumbent that defines curriculum, governance, and feeder pathways.
• Catholic Central High School: Diocesan Catholic high school that St. Robert students feed into; operates as a downstream feeder and broader institutional incumbent in the same Diocesan education ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Potters House Christian Academy: Faith-based K-12 private academy in Grand Rapids offering an integrated curriculum in a smaller setting, comparable in mission orientation and regional market overlap.
• Hanley International Academy: Private K-8 school in the Grand Rapids area pursuing a comparable small-school, integrated-curriculum model with a faith-aligned or alternative pedagogical focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/strobertada
• Facebookfacebook.com/Saint-Robert-Catholic-School-1840133382945246
• Instagraminstagram.com/strobertschoolada
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-robert-catholic-school

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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