HISTORY OF ST. PATRICK SCHOOL

St. Patrick School was established in 1866 and opened on May 1, 1866 under the auspices of St. Patrick Church. The next several years there were a series of natural disasters that almost forced the school to close. In 1914, the Sisters of the Missionary Canonesses of St. Augustine were brought from Belgium to St. Croix. The buildings were renovated and the school continued to strive. In 1917, when the islands transferred from Danish to American rule, the Redemptorists arrived. The main school building (pictured right) was dedicated on December 1, 1940. At this time, the school was serving a staggering 500 students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.This was finally alleviated when St. Joseph High School opened in 1964 and St. Patrick became an elementary school only. More classrooms and buildings were added to the school in 1982 and in 1985 the first pre-school was welcomed.
Today, St. Patrick School, located in Frederiksted, St. Croix, V.I. is serving the needs of children from Pre-school through Eighth Grade with new additional buildings housing the junior high departments located across the street from the main building next to the pre-school. Our school strives to develop the whole student, fostering spiritual, academic, physical, psychological, intellectual and social growth based on solid curriculum guidelines established by the Diocese of St. Thomas. We strive to instill Gospel values and develop Christian attitudes in the students to create a community of shared values. St. Patrick School is committed to educating our future leaders of tomorrow.