Saint Margaret School was organized in 1953 by Pastor Michael Toner and the Dominican sisters of Blauvelt, with classes for grades 1 through 4 being offered that year in temporary quarters and a new building with 8 classrooms and a gymnasium being dedicated by Cardinal Spellman the following year.
The first principal was Sr. Mary Blanch, O.P., succeeded by other members of the Dominican sisters of Blauvelt.
[6] Students in Kindergarten through Grade 4 are taught in self-contained classroom settings, with the homeroom teacher responsible for all subjects.
Grades 5 through 8 are departmentalized, with 4 teachers in Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, and Mathematics.
[6] All classes study religion with the homeroom teacher and attend mass or prayer services in the church and chapel, and a parish priest regularly visits the classrooms.