The first new Catholic school in Baltimore in over 60 years is opening later this month.
Mother Mary Lange Catholic School is a 65,000-square-foot facility will open in September to over 400 students in grades pre-K to eighth grade. The school has a capacity of more than 500, but is phasing in some grade levels the first few years, reports The Arlington Catholic Herald.
The school is named in honor of Mother Mary Lange, who was the founder of Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence--the first religious community of women of African-American descent. She also founded St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore, the first Catholic school in the United States for children of color, according to the school's website.
The school will be the new home for students who have been enrolled at Holy Angels Catholic School, and Ss. James and John Catholic School.
School officials estimate that 70% to 73% of the first classes of students will receive some sort of tuition assistance. The archdiocesan plan for the school expects that as much as 80% to 90% of students will receive tuition assistance when the school is at full capacity within five years.
