St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland)
| St. Frances Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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501 East Chase Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′8″N 76°36′30″W / 39.30222°N 76.60833°WCoordinates: 39°18′8″N 76°36′30″W / 39.30222°N 76.60833°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic (Oblate Sisters of Providence) |
| Established | 1828 |
| Principal | Deacon Curtis Turner, Ph.D. |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | http://www.sfacademy.org |
St. Frances Academy is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The school was founded as the Baltimore School for Colored Girls, which opened in 1828 and graduated its first class in 1832. It was renamed St. Frances of Rome Academy in the 1850s after St. Frances, and moved to its present location in 1870.
The high school became coeducational in the 1970s. The student population is still predominantly African-American.
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