St. David School at 871 Sonoma Street, Richmond, CA 94805 US - Our History

St. David Parish was established in 1951 as part of the San Francisco Archdiocese. St. David School opened in 1963 with four grades in the street level area of the building. A new grade was added every year until there were eight grades and during this time the lower level of the school building was completed, adding more classrooms and a parish hall. The school was staffed initially by the Sisters of Notre Dame who left in 1984. St. David School now has a lay principal, staff and faculty which includes one Sister of Mercy. In 1982 a kindergarten was opened and an extended care program was begun in 1985. The pre-kindergaren was added in 1987. The school is very proud to have been the recipient of a National Award for Excellence in Education in 1985. In 1992 a science lab and computer lab were added to the main school building.In 1999 St David's was the recipient of two substantial foundation grants that funded a total renewal of the computer lab which now has 19 networked i-Mac computers.

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