The school was designed to serve the Catholic population of Shasta County, California.

The school was founded in 1995 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.

Although initially falling short of desired number of pupils, the school had grown to approximately 200 students from an inaugural class of 26.

The 26 freshman who matriculated in 1995 represented the school's first graduating class in 1999.

Bishop Quinn closed after the 07–08 school year due to the low attendance which continued to drop.