In 1909, it became a priority to build a school that would reinforce the Catholic faith in the lives of the children of the parish as well as give them a well-rounded education in all secular subjects.

The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore had mandated this a priority in 1884, which recognized that the public school system was neither designed for not capable of strengthening religious faiths in a pluralistic society.

In the early 1930s the pastor arranged for many of the parish children to attend St. Mary Academy at Bay View, a small private school staffed by the Sisters of Mercy.

The East Providence School system supplied three math and science teachers during this time to help fill the gap.

The School Board, Parish Finance Council and the Parish Trustees, were forced to seek permission from the Bishop of Providence to borrow a large sum of money to complete the final 2008–2009 academic year and discontinue operations.