OVERVIEW

The goal of St. Peter/St. Francis School is to further the advancement of Catholic education for students.  We continue to offer one of the finest educational programs in Litchfield County.  We continue to draw students from such areas as Litchfield, Goshen, New Hartford, Thomaston and Harwinton, in addition to Torrington. And our students consistently score well above their grade levels on standardized tests. 

According to Karen Ristau, NCEA president, “Catholic schools provide good things for students and families—high expectations and daily experience of faith. In these challenging times, the theme also reminds parents that the dividends of a Catholic school education—students prepared in faith, knowledge, morals and discipline—last a lifetime. There is no better way to invest in a child’s future—or the future of our world.”

Meet Our Principal	Click here to meet Mrs. Gauger
Grades	PreK through 8
Enrollment	172
School type	Regular
Student Body	Coed
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Association	Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Archdiocese of Hartford, and NCEA.

The regional diocese - using the Roman Catholic model as an example - sets its philosophy and goals, has a superintendent, a curriculum department (including religion studies), teacher development programs, code of conduct, school calendar, grading policies, and a governing board that makes decisions for the diocesan schools.

The St. Peter St. Francis School has the autonomy to make their own policies (or modify to the diocesan guidelines) in areas like setting tuition and hiring staff and teachers. We also adopt the local public schools' yearly calendar, for convenience in sharing buses, etc.