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 Enrollment at St. Patrick’s School mimicked tourism as it flourished in Miami Beach after World War II.
The original school building had eight classrooms, a clinic, a library and office suites. In 1934, the school expanded to contain a patio within the grounds. In 1936, an auditorium was erected and the gymnasium was constructed in 1937.
At the time Florida ranked very low in national academics evaluation, but St. Patrick’s offered an ambitious curriculum that guaranteed its graduates acceptance into any Catholic university in America.
Although St. Patrick’s closed its high school in the 1970’s due to financial hardships, the school has never lost sight of its high standards. An early childhood center was opened and in 1990 the school was named a “National School of Excellence” by the U.S. Department of Education and named one of the “seven model schools in the nation” by the Secretary of Education, William Bennett.
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