Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas)

Loretto Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in El Paso, Texas. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Grades Pre-K3-5 are coeducational, while grades 6-12 are all girls.[2]

Loretto Academy
Address
1300 Hardaway Street El Paso , (El Paso County) , Texas 79903 United States
Coordinates	31°47′10″N 106°26′5″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls for grades 6-12
Motto	A Tradition Of Excellence/ Let Loretto Be Loretto Foever
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1923
President	Mary Beth Boesen, SL
Principal	Middle & High School, Homero Silva
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Yellow, Black and White
Slogan	Four Core Values: Faith, Community, Justice & Respect
Mascot	Angels
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Newspaper	The Prax
Elementary Principal	Jane German
Athletic Director	Angela Glover
Website	http://www.loretto.org

Background

The Sisters of Loretto had previously established several schools in Las Cruces and El Paso. Loretto Academy in El Paso opened on September 11, 1923 as the first all-girls school in the city, with eight teachers and 143 students. The boarding school closed in 1975.[3] As of the early 1990s the school had over 900 students.[4]

Notes and references

1. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
2. "Admissions Archived 2011-01-16 at the Wayback Machine." Loretto Academy. Retrieved on May 24, 2011.
3. Saenz, Bernadette; Valdez, Victoria (2000). "Sisters of Loretto Have Long Tradition in Southwest". Borderland. Vol. 19.
4. McKee, Okla A. "Loretto Academy". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

External links

• School Website
• "Sisters of Loretto Have Long Tradition in Southwest". Borderlands article.
• "Early History".