List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
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List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
In 2020 the primary and secondary schools of the archdiocese had about 30,000 students and numbered 112.[1]
Elementary-Age 22 schools
[edit]PK-12 schools
[edit]| School | Location | Religious order | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Notre Dame | Tyngsboro | Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur | 1854 |
| Lowell Catholic | Lowell | Xaverian Brothers | 1989 |
5-12 schools
[edit]| School | Location | Religious order | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Country Day School | Newton | Society of the Sacred Heart | 1880 |
6-12 schools
[edit]| School | Location | Religious order | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Preparatory School | Reading | Order of Saint Augustine | 1961 |
| St. John's Preparatory School | Danvers | Xaverian Brothers | 1907 |
| St. Mary's High School | Lynn | 1881 |
7-12 schools
[edit]High schools
[edit]In 2020 Sacred Heart Schools announced that its high school division would close.[2]
PK-9 schools
[edit]- Saint Agnes School (Arlington)
PK-8 schools
[edit]With former high school divisions:
| School | Location | Religious order | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Schools | Kingston | Congregation of Divine Providence | 1947 |
Other:
- Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsboro)
- Blessed Sacrament School (Walpole)
- Cheverus Catholic School (Malden)
- East Boston Central Catholic School (East Boston, Boston)
- Holy Name Parish School (West Roxbury)
- Immaculate Conception School (Lowell)
- Immaculate Conception School (Marlborough)
- Immaculate Conception School (Newburyport)
- Immaculate Conception School (Revere)
- Lawrence Catholic Academy (Lawrence)
- Our Lady of the Assumption School (Lynnfield)
- Our Lady's Academy (Waltham)
- Quincy Catholic Academy (Quincy)
- Sacred Heart Elementary School (Weymouth) - It is in Weymouth Landing. Merging in 2020 with St. Francis Xavier in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
- Sacred Heart School (Roslindale)
- Sacred Hearts School (Bradford)
- Saint Agatha School (Milton)
- Saint Anthony School (Everett)
- Saint Augustine School (Andover)
- Saint Bridget School (Abington)
- Saint Bridget School (Framingham)
- Saint Catherine of Siena School (Norwood)
- Saint Charles Elementary School (Woburn)
- Saint Columbkille Partnership School (Brighton)
- Saint Francis Xavier School (Weymouth) - It is in the south of the city. Merging in 2020 with Sacred Heart in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
- Saint John School (Boston)
- Saint John the Baptist School (Peabody)
- Saint John the Evangelist School (Canton)
- Saint Joseph Elementary School (Holbrook)
- Saint Joseph School (Medford)
- Saint Joseph School (Wakefield)
- Saint Mary of the Annunciation School (Melrose)
- Saint Mary of the Annunciation School (Danvers)
- Saint Mary of the Assumption Elementary School (Brookline)
- Saint Mary of the Hills School (Milton)
- Saint Michael Elementary School (Lowell)
- Saint Michael School (Andover)
- Saint Monica School (Methuen)
- Saint Patrick School (Stoneham)
- Saint Patrick School (Roxbury)
- Saint Patrick School & Educational Center (Lowell)
- Saint Paul School (Hingham)
- Saint Peter School (Cambridge)
- Saint Pius V Elementary School (Lynn)
- Saint Raphael Parish School (Medford)
- Saint Rose of Lima School (Chelsea)
- Saint Theresa Catholic School (Somerville) - Originally its name was St. Catherine of Genoa School[3]
- St. John Paul II Catholic Academy (Dorchester) - Includes the Columbia, Lower Mills, and Neponset campuses.
- Ste Jeanne d'Arc School (Lowell)
- The Saints Academy (Beverly)
- Trinity Catholic Academy (Brockton) - Includes the Lower Campus and the Upper Campus
3-8 schools
[edit]4-8 schools
[edit]- Mother Caroline Academy (Dorchester)
- Nativity Preparatory School (Jamaica Plain)
5-8 schools
[edit]- Bellesini Academy (Lawrence)
6-8 schools
[edit]- Monsignor Haddad Middle School (Needham)
PK-6 schools
[edit]- Jackson Walnut Park Schools (Newton), includes Walnut Park Montessori
- Mount Alvernia Academy (Newton)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Grammar School (Roxbury)
- Saint Benedict Elementary School (South Natick)
- Saint Brendan School (Dorchester)
- Saint John the Evangelist School (Wellesley Hills)
- Saint Theresa of Avila School (West Roxbury)
- South Boston Catholic Academy (South Boston)
1-6 schools
[edit]- Sacred Heart Elementary School (Kingston)
PK-5 schools
[edit]- Sacred Heart School (Lynn)[4] (formerly until grade 8[5])
- Saint Joseph Elementary School (Needham)
- Saint Mary's School (Winchester)
Preschool and Kindergarten
[edit]- Good Shepherd Early Childhood (Charlestown)
- Sacred Heart Early Childhood Center (Kingston)
Former schools
[edit]Former 6-12 schools
[edit]| School | Location | Religious order | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clement School | Medford | Sisters of St. Joseph | 1925 | 2017[6] |
Former high schools
[edit]PK-8 schools (former)
[edit]- Charlestown Catholic Elementary School (Charlestown)[7] - The final remaining Catholic school in the neighborhood, it closed in 2003.[8] Multiple parents were unhappy with the closure.[9]
- Franco American School (Lowell) (private)[7] It was established on the Ayer Estate as an orphanage for French American children after the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate purchased the property in September 1908. Various extra facilities were added to the property. It was originally a boarding school only but hosted non-boarding children by the 1950s and then ended boarding in 1978. It closed in 2016.[10] Coalition for a Better Acre and TMI Property Management & Development together purchased the facility for $2.3 million in 2017. The building remained intact with about 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) for office purposes and the other space for apartments, with five constructed on a roof and the remaining 48 in the existing space.[11]
- Saint Francis of Assisi School (Braintree) - It opened circa 1960. The archdiocese closed in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents started a petition to ask the archdiocese to not close the school, which got signed over 2,000 times, but the archdiocese maintained its decision.[12]
- St. Catherine of Siena School (Charlestown) - Opened in 1911[13]
- Saint Jerome Elementary School (Weymouth) - It is in the north of the city. Circa 2010 the school had 210 students; by 2020 this was down to 158, and the archdiocese projected enrollment for 2020-2021 to be circa 110. Closed in 2020 on the orders of the archdiocese in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
- St. Joseph Elementary School (Roxbury) - Closed in 2003.[8][14]
- Saint Louis School (Lowell) - Closed in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Murphy, Matt (2020-06-09). "Economic Collapse Cited In Wave Of Catholic School Closures". WBUR. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Sweeny, Emily (2020-02-07). "Sacred Heart High School in Kingston to close; elementary school to remain open". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic School (Formerly St. Catherine of Genoa School) | Catholic Schools Office - Archdiocese of Boston".
- ^ "About US | Sacred Heart School in Lynn, MA".
- ^ "Sacred Heart School | Catholic Schools Office - Archdiocese of Boston".
- ^ The Boston Globe. "Medford's Saint Clement School closing June 9". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ a b "Schools of the Archdiocese". www.rcab.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Convey, Eric; Kellyanne Mahoney (2003-02-01). "Church irks Charlestown parents with school closing". The Boston Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-27. - Posted by The Poynter Institute
- ^ Tierney, Chris (2016-03-10). "Remember When – Franco American School? (SLIDESHOW)". The Lowell Sun. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ Sobey, Rick (2018-04-15). "Franco American School to become homes, offices — with history intact (SLIDESHOW)". The Lowell Sun. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ Sparks, Sarah D. (2020-06-09). "Catholic School Closures Rise Amid COVID-19, Recession". Education Week. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Historic Timeline 1900 - 1996". Charlestown Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ https://www.bostoncatholic.org/sites/g/files/zjfyce871/files/financial-statements/News_releases_2003-2002_statement030211.pdf [bare URL PDF]
