Two Montgomery County Catholic grade schools will be shutting their doors at the end of this school year.
St. James Parish School in Elkins Park, Pa. and Holy Martyrs Parish School in Oreland, Pa. will close in June, Archdiocesan officials said Friday in a statement.
“It is my hope that the special spirit that infused these two schools will be carried with the students as they join the communities of other local Catholic schools,” Cardinal Justin Rigali said.
Both school’s communities were notified earlier in the week, officials said.
St. James faced a 2010-2011 enrollment of only 60 students and a slightly larger body of 82 was set to learn at Holy Martyrs next year.
Operating the school accounts for 95-percent of St. James Parish’s budget, officials said.
Students will be offered the chance to attend one of several neighboring schools.
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On a brighter note, Holy Martyr will continue to operate its pre-school program, officials said.
