School Profile

Sacred Heart School is a ministry of Sacred Heart Parish.  The school was established in 1954 when Father James P. McElligott was successful in securing the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary from Chigwell, England, to staff and operate the school for the first four grades.  Each year a grade was added until the school was comprised of Grades one through eight. Kindergarten was added in 1982.  Other additions include an Extended daycare Program which was established in 1986, and the Sacred Heart Preschool which was added in 1988.  Since the departure of the only remaining Sister of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in 1998, laity has been entrusted with the education of the children.  For many families, the enrollment of their children marks the third generation of families to attend Sacred Heart School.

Sacred Heart Catholic School is accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).  WCEA accredits Catholic elementary and secondary schools in nine western states (26 (arch) dioceses) and the US Territory of Guam.  WCEA co-accredits and is in partnership with three Regional agencies (WASC, NAAS, NCA CASI) and two private agencies (CAIS and HAIS).   WCEA began in 1957 in San Francisco and has a long and successful history of assisting school improvement through the accreditation process.