About St. Rose of Lima School
St. Rose of Lima is a Catholic elementary/middle school (PK-8) in the Haddington Park section of West Philadelphia. It remains open as an Independence Mission School; its associated parish merged into St. Barbara Parish in 2013 and the church building was closed in 2019, but the school continued and marked its centennial in 2022.
Quick facts
- West Philadelphia (1522 N Wanamaker St); serves PK-8
- Parish merged into St. Barbara (2013); church building closed 2019
- School remains open as an Independence Mission School
- Celebrated its centennial in 2022
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