"The schools were determined to suffer from these challenges after an extensive review process analyzing enrollment trends, operating costs, capital repair needs and long-term sustainability, considering rising costs of insurance and pension obligations. This is an extraordinarily difficult moment for our school communities, Diocese Superintendent of Schools Deacon Kevin McCormack said. These schools have served generations of families with dedication and faith. The decision to close them was made only after careful consideration and with great sorrow."
"The seven schools that will close at the end of the school year include six in Queens: Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Cambria Heights St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy in Elmhurst, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy in Jamaica, Incarnation Catholic Academy in Queens Village, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy in Woodhaven and St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy in Ozone Park. Just one of the doomed schools is in Brooklyn: Our Lady of Trust Catholic Academy in Canarsie."
Seven Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn will close at the end of the 2025–2026 school year because of ongoing financial challenges and sustained enrollment declines. An extensive review examined enrollment trends, operating costs, capital repair needs and long-term sustainability while noting rising insurance and pension obligations. Six affected schools are in Queens and one is in Brooklyn. Each school’s K–8 enrollment fell into the low 100s between 2019 and 2025; examples include Sacred Heart (225 to 134), St. Bartholomew (175 to 138), St. Nicholas of Tolentine (320 to 144) and Incarnation (183 to 98). The decision was described as made with great sorrow.
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