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.

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. As of the early 1990s the school had over 900 students.