Students are taught Language, Arts, Reading, Writing, Computers, Mathematics, History, and Science.
However, the families of students who live outside of the Parish pay higher annual fees.
Other extra-curriculars offered are student council, science fair, spelling bee, academic olympics, and an intramural soccer and basketball team.
[8] There is also a Parents Association that hosts dances, benefits, and meetings on how to improve the school for the better.
[9] "The primary purpose of St. Margaret of Cortona School is to offer each child the spiritual, intellectual, personal and social foundation through which he/she will be able to lead a productive and fulfilling Christian life.
"[10] In March 2023, a student's father filed a lawsuit against the New York Archdiocese and the school, claiming that the extreme bullying she endured while there went unaddressed, and led to her attempt to take her own life.