Choose our school because we are small enough to know you and large enough to serve you.

At Holy Cross Preschool at St. Mary and Holy Cross Academy, your child will be surrounded by dedicated, caring teachers and staff members who are concerned with your child’s wellbeing. Our faculty promotes the whole child and will partner with you to help your child to grow and mature spiritually, academically, emotionally and physically.

Our faculty and staff will lead your child to grow in his or her relationship with Christ and knowledge of the faith. Your children will participate actively in our school liturgies and our Catholic traditions. For our students who are not Catholic, we will encourage them to learn all about their faith as well and to participate actively in their church communities.

We believe that the success of our school is best measured by the students who graduate from Holy Cross Academy. We are justifiably proud of our graduates. Each year, we have a significant number of students, typically over 10% of our graduating class, who apply to and are accepted into Governor’s School. Over 80% of our outgoing 8th graders are placed in honors or advanced courses when they go on to high school. Many of our 8th graders take Algebra I here at HCA and pass the SOL easily as freshman. Students who have applied themselves to the study of Spanish are able to go into Spanish II or III upon entering high school.

Our area high schools are always happy to receive our graduates. They know that they have a solid academic background, that their English and Mathematical skills are strong and that they have good study habits. More importantly, our graduates demonstrate exemplary citizenship, integrity, compassion and leadership as they move forward. We are confident that our Holy Cross Academy graduates are making a difference in our community.