Our school system excels in nurturing our students' natural curiosity to learn. We strive to help every student feel important and loved as Jesus taught. Our recognized academic curriculum utilizes the latest teaching strategies and technology.

CSSC offers a variety of programs for children with additional needs including the "BIG" Talented and Gifted program, English as a Second Language, accelerated reading and math programs, tutoring, student mentoring and area education agency services.

CSSC Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) and Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) scores are consistently above the Sioux City, state and national averages. Students in the 2003-04 freshman and junior classes scored in the 99 percentile and 94 percentile respectively on the ITED. These higher test scores led to an average 90% of Bishop Heelan graduates going on to attend college with an average ACT score of 23.5.