Saint Teresa of Avila school is a Catholic private elementary school, including 3-year-old preschool through Grade 8, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, located in Norristown, Pennsylvania.It was decided by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that certain Catholic grade schools and high schools would be closed; this included Saint Teresa of Avila school. Students will now attend Mother Teresa Regional Catholic School in King of Prussia, PA.HistoryAlthough the first Mass at Saint Teresa of Avila Parish at its present site was celebrated in 1952, the parish school did not open its doors for another 8 years. Up to that time, children from Saint Teresa of Avila Parish attended either parochial schools associated either with St. Ann Parish in Phoenixville or St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Norristown.The cornerstone for the school was laid by Father Raphael O'Brien in 1959, and the first classes were held the next year. The school, as we know it today, was not the same building that welcomed 96 students in September, 1960.The interior design of the original school was different from what we know today, with the right wing divided into classrooms, and the left wing initially one large open room which served as an auditorium, cafeteria, and parish hall. As the school population grew, this open section was divided into temporary classrooms by using portable blackboards.
