St. Francis Academy (San Antonio)

St. Francis Academy was an all-girls' Catholic senior high school in southern San Antonio, Texas."High Schools" (Archive). Catholic Schools Office, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. February 22, 2001. Retrieved on December 27, 2015. "School: St. Francis Academy (9–12) Address: 1807 Centennial Ave., San Antonio, TX 78211""Welcome to Saint Francis Academy" (Archive). Saint Francis Academy. May 1, 2001. Retrieved on December 27, 2015. "We strive to educate young women in the spirit of ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI."

The Sisters of Saint Francis opened the school in 1960. The school closed in 2002,Levy, Abe. "Two Catholic schools closing" (Archive). San Antonio Express-News. Friday February 17, 2012. Retrieved on December 27, 2015. due to financial issues. It was the fifth Catholic school to be scheduled to close from 1992 to January 2002. After Saint Francis shut down, there were two all-girls' Catholic high schools remaining in San Antonio,Gutierrez, Bridget. "Financial burdens force decision to close St. Francis Expected shutdown will leave only two all-girls Catholic high schools in San Antonio." San Antonio Express-News. January 18, 2002. Section: Metro / South Texas. Document ID: 0F122A0D4A4F2B85. "One of San Antonio's three all-girls Catholic high schools is expected to shut down at the end of the academic year, becoming the second Catholic campus to fold in as many years and the fifth in the past decade." though neither was in southern or western San Antonio."2001–Present" (Archive). Holy Cross of San Antonio. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.

The John H. Wood Jr. Charter School System reopened the campus as a charter school in 2003.

In the 2009–2010 school year Holy Cross of San Antonio, a previously all-boys' secondary Catholic school serving the same areas that St. Francis did, opened its enrollment to girls.

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St. Francis Academy (San Antonio)

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