About St. Luke's.
Since its founding in 1961, St. Luke’s Episcopal School has been a place where young people are known, challenged, and encouraged to discover who they are and who they are called to become. For more than six decades, St. Luke’s has provided students with the foundation, opportunities, and relationships that prepare them not only for college, but for lives of purpose, leadership, and service.
As we celebrate our 65th year in the Mobile community, we honor the generations of students, families, faculty, and alumni who have shaped the St. Luke’s experience and helped build the school we are today. Their legacy continues to inspire our commitment to excellence and our vision for the future.
Looking ahead, St. Luke’s is committed to preparing students for a world that is constantly changing. We believe the best education develops both the knowledge and the skills students need to navigate that world with confidence, curiosity, and purpose. Through the integration of STEM+M across the K2–12 experience—from the classroom and co-curricular activities to athletics and student life—we create opportunities for students to explore, innovate, collaborate, and apply what they learn in meaningful ways. Our goal is to graduate students who are prepared not simply to adapt to the future, but to help shape it.
St. Luke’s Episcopal School presents a college preparatory community developing young men and women of honor, faith and responsibility with character and intellect to thrive in college and life.
Change the way students experience the world through STEM+M.
Chip Menton
Head of School
With more than three decades of experience in education and educational leadership, Head of School Mr. Chip Menton is committed to cultivating a school community where every student is known, challenged, and inspired to thrive. A lifelong Mobile County resident, Mr. Menton began his career in education in 1996 and has served as a teacher, coach, athletic director, and administrator at several Mobile County schools, including Alba, B.C. Rain, Baker, Theodore, and MGM. His broad range of experience has shaped a leadership philosophy centered on relationships, service, and academic excellence.
Mr. Menton earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Alabama and a Master of Education in Educational Administration. Throughout his career, he has believed that successful schools are built through strong partnerships among students, families, faculty, and the surrounding community.
As Head of School, Mr. Menton is focused on advancing St. Luke's Episcopal School's mission while honoring its rich traditions. He is dedicated to fostering an environment where academic achievement, character development, faith, and service are woven into the student experience. Under his leadership, St. Luke's continues to prepare students not only for success in college, but also for lives of purpose, integrity, and meaningful impact within their communities.
About Episcopal Education.
Bless, O Lord, St. Luke’s School and send your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that we may be led into all goodness and truth through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
About Our School History.
Early in 1961, a group of dedicated parents and parishioners from the newly established St. Luke’s Episcopal Church investigated the possibility of starting a Christian school. Much study went into the school plan which was presented and accepted at the second annual parish meeting.
The school board was established as the governing body of the school under the authorization of the Trustees of the Mission, and their first meeting was held on February 12, 1961. The Rev. Lloyd Austin Clarke was vicar of the church and first headmaster of the school. Largely due to the efforts and contributions of Ann Carson, a founder, the school grew. The school originally named The Episcopal School, later adopted St. Luke’s Episcopal School as its formal name.
St. Luke’s Episcopal School was established on Christian principles and dedicated to the idea that each child be encouraged to progress at his or her best pace. The purpose of the school was to provide a sound preparation for further education from a Christian perspective. Based on the fundamental precepts of excellence in education in a Christian environment, supported by a loving, caring and highly qualified faculty, St. Luke’s has historically prepared students for the next level of their educational journey.
The school has historically been a kindergarten through 8th grade school. Its curriculum, while rooted in the basics, has served its students well. Recognizing the need to be progressive to meet the changing needs of families and students, the school began making plans to expand to include an upper school. In May of 2008, the school finalized its decision to expand its mission to include an upper school with the first freshman class to begin in the fall of 2009. Through the purchase of an additional 32-acre campus at 1400 University Boulevard South, St. Luke’s embarked upon its “two campuses, one mission” philosophy. Graduating its first “senior” class in 2013, St. Luke’s Episcopal School will continue to prepare students for the next level, the collegiate level, of their educational journey further understanding the importance of becoming life long learners.
Beneath the shade of Mother Oak
we take our stand for you.
For St. Luke’s School,
for Wildcat Pride
we hold our honor true.
Our home no matter where we go,
the star that guides our way.
The bright light of Truth,
of Knowledge deep
to St. Luke’s our love will stay.
Purpose, Philosophy, & Objectives.
The purpose of St. Luke’s Episcopal School is to provide a sound preparation for further education and the rest of life by providing quality mental and spiritual training. Regular worship experiences, extracurricular activities, and a desirable atmosphere with emphasis on such traits as honesty, courage, reverence, self-discipline, and service to others combine to provide an environment encouraging the growth of the whole person.
Our philosophy is that learning is a lifetime process. Growth in learning is unique to each child. Children learn through a variety of instructional methods and through the modeling of the behaviors of those who are important to them. They must learn to view success as well as disappointment as opportunities for growth rather than as measures of their worth.
The unique role of St. Luke’s Episcopal School is to prepare students in the context of a Christian community of love and concern, to achieve academically, to develop moral values, and to interact in a socially acceptable manner. St. Luke’s School has a responsibility to this community to provide properly trained and experienced teachers and staff who demonstrate genuine love and respect for children and who are flexible in using a variety of materials and methods in meeting the individual needs of those children.
The specific objectives of St. Luke’s Episcopal School are to provide a program and an atmosphere in which each student may develop the following:
- The academic and spiritual training needed for further education
- An interest in learning
- A positive self concept and a desire to perform to the best of his/her ability
- The ideals of physical fitness and sportsmanship
- High ethical values
