St. Robert Bellarmine Elementary School
In 1936, the elementary school opened with grades 1-4 and 88 pupils. The school was the original Holy Trinity Church remodeled into four classrooms. The school grew until 1955 when it had 646 students in 12 classrooms. From 1936 to 1987, the school was administered by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Beginning in 1987, the school was administered by a lay principal, Dr. June Rosena. As of 2005, the school had 331 students in grades from kindergarten through eighth grade, and reported having the following racial makeup: Hispanic (37.76%); Asian/Pacific Islander (30.21%) White (Non-Hispanic) (29.6%), and Black (2.41%).
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