St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy is a
private,
Catholic school with a campus located on Beach 84th Street right next to the current St. Rose of Lima church building. The academy has 428 students in grades
Pre-Kindergarten to eight grade with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. Mrs. Karrie Moffo is the current principal. The School was first opened by the
Presentation Sisters as St. Rose of Lima School in September 1966. The building program for the school and
convent was started in 1963 and was completed in 1966. The dedication of these buildings took place on Sunday, May 15, 1966. The first principal was Sister Eleanor O’Donnell and the first school included classes in grades first through fifth. The first graduation was on June 20, 1970. The School became St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy on September 1, 2013. == Pastors ==