The February 15, 2023, news of upcoming closures was severe, but a list of parish schools still providing elementary education shows strength. I will attempt to list by geography the twenty-four Catholic elementary schools of The Bronx open in September. If readers find errors, I will edit this post.
---Schools north of Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway:
St. Margaret of Cortona, West 260 St., Riverdale
St. Barnabas, East 241 St., Woodlawn.
St. Francis of Assisi, Baychester Ave., Wakefield.
St. Philip Neri, Grand Concourse and East 202 St.
Our Lady of Refuge, East 196th St., Fordham.
Holy Rosary, Arnow Ave., East Gun Hill Rd.
Our Lady of Grace, Bronxwood Ave.
St. Lucy, Mace Ave.
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Schools south of Fordham Road and to the east.
St. Simon Stock, Valentine Ave., East 182 St. Will close in June, 2024.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bathgate Ave., East 188 St.
St. Clare of Assisi and St. Francis Xavier, 1911 Hone Ave., Morris Park, near the corner of Rhinelander Avenue. In other words, the merged schools will be at St. Clare's. This explanation comes from the St. Francis Xavier website.
Villa Maria Academy, Pelham Bay.
St. Theresa, Pelham Bay.
St. Benedict, Throggs Neck.
St Frances de Chantal, Throggs Neck.
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Schools south of Tremont Avenue:
Sacred Heart, Highbridge.
Christ the King, Grand Concourse, below 170 St.
St. John Chrysostom, Hoe Ave. near East 166 St.
St. Raymond, East Tremont Ave.
St. Helena, Benedict Ave., Parkchester.
Holy Cross, Soundview
St. Athanasius, Southern Boulevard
St. Anselm, Tinton Ave., near East 152 St., Morrisania
Immaculate Conception, East 151 St., Melrose.
Most of the above websites followed an archdiocesan template, but there seems to be inconsistency about how pre-K and UPK enrollments are included. High enrollment numbers may be bloated by high numbers in pre-K. More important for the survival are the grade-by-grade numbers, especially grades 2 to 8. The websites fail to disclose these numbers, just as many websites ignore tuition rates.
