Middle School (6 - 8)

Curious about what middle school is like

at St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School?


Take a behind-the-scenes look —led by our own students!


This student-shot video highlights the unique experiences that make our middle school both academically strong and spiritually enriching.

Whether you're a prospective family or just interested in seeing what sets us apart, we invite you to discover how St. Gabriel is preparing future leaders with faith, knowledge, and compassion.



Click the link below to view and download the Archdiocese Curriculum Guide


Characteristics of Middle School Students

  • are young teens entering or about to enter puberty
  • experience physical growth that can vary greatly from child to child
  • have more developed abstract reasoning
  • are developing a capacity for critical reflection
  • have an increased attention span
  • have great diversity of ability as new skills develop
  • experience a stronger sense of peer influence
  • still retain respect for parents and other adults
  • find it very important that they are accepted for the unique persons they are
  • have an increased conscience formation
  • seek freedom, but still need structure
  • challenge and question beliefs and norms of the community
  • are able to be more reflective of themselves and their experiences
  • place importance on faith tradition as an anchor and support when everything else is in flux
  • need their questions welcomed, and need to be encouraged in their self-expression