Sacred Heart Academy was founded on September 14th, 1931 and started with 325 students, nine Sisters of the Holy Names, two secular teachers, and Fr. Theodore Ray, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, as principal. The school went on to teach thousands of students for the next 81 years.
But after a long and storied presence in Tampa, Sacred Heart Academy closed its doors as a Catholic Elementary school after eight decades of educating students who have gone on to become leaders in the Tampa and Hillsborough community.
The school’s spirit will live on in all of its students, teachers, parents, and alumni. Click below for a complete history of the school as well as archive photos and current photos.
If you are interested in other Catholic elementary schools in the area close to Sacred Heart church, please consider:
Academy of the Holy Names
Address: 3319 Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33629-8899
Telephone: 813-839-5371
Website
Program(s): PK-8; Extended School Day
A non-diocesan Catholic institution operating within the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
Christ the King Catholic School
Address: 3809 Morrison Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33629-4496
Telephone: 813-876-8770
Website
Program(s): EC/4, K-8; Extended School Day Program
St. Joseph Catholic School
Address: 2200 North Gomez Avenue, Tampa Florida 33607
Telephone: 813-879-7720
Website
Program(s): EC3-4, K-8 (Co-ed); Extended Day Program, VPK Provider
St. Lawrence Catholic School
Address: 5223 North Himes Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33614
Telephone: 813-879-5090
Website
Program(s): EC3 and 4, K-8; Extended School Day
St. Peter Claver Catholic School
Address: 1401 Governor Street, Tampa, Florida 33602-2817
Telephone: 813-224-0865
Website
Program(s): EC3-4, K-8 (Co-ed)
Villa Madonna Catholic School
Address: 315 West Columbus Drive, Tampa, Florida 33602-1326
Telephone: 813-229-1322
Website
Program(s): EC3 – EC4, K-8; Extended School Day
A non-diocesan Catholic institution operating within the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
