St Mary's High School

Schools Religious Education
Schools Academic Secondary & Elementary

St. Mary's High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs. St. Mary's colors are Kelly green and white, and its mascot is the Pirate.HistorySt. Mary's High School was originally envisioned by Father Robert Byrne in the 1880s, and was founded in 1885 as Loretto Academy by the Sisters of Loretto, with an initial enrollment of nine...

n the early 1880s as the adolescent City of Colorado Springs, Colorado took shape and grew, the area’s only Catholic priest had a vision. Fr. Robert Byrne recognized that Colorado Springs was a superior location for a Catholic academy to serve the needs of the many families moving into the area. He approached Bishop Matz and the Diocese of Denver with his vision but met with disfavor. Fr. Byrne...

St. Mary s High School serves more than 350 students in grades 9 through 12. Accredited by the North Central Association, the school is a member of the National Catholic Education Association. St. Mary s High School offers advanced placement and honors courses in various subjects, such as physics, American history, calculus, art, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and English literature and...