It has grades Kindergarten through 13, with one more than most U.S. school systems,[1] and it serves ages 3–21.
It receives funding from the New York State Education Department.
It received its current name in 1938, and the New York state authorities began funding the school in 1942.
That year, as the COVID-19 pandemic in New York occurred, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York gave the school $2,500 so it could buy seven tablet computers tailored to the school's needs.
It has a special Individual Education Program, with its own diplomas, for multiply impaired students.