Our Lady of Mercy School Inc, 62 Cedar St, Branford, CT 06405, US

St. Rita School was founded in 1956 as a school for students in grades one through four. Within three years that expanded to grade six, and by 1961 it was educating students through eighth grade. Several orders of religious sisters have taught at the school, including the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the Dominican Sisters from Columbus, Ohio and most recently the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The school has grown as the needs of its students have grown, and it now sports a computer lab, a science lab and a renovated library and media center. Before- and after-school care also is offered at the school. The school's mission: St. Rita School is a Catholic Parish elementary school that provides the opportunity for students to achieve academic excellence in a nurturing, faith-filled environment. We prepare our students to be responsible Christian citizens who can make sound, moral choices and think critically to meet the challenges of today's rapidly changing society and those they will face in the future