History
    St. Elizabeth High School was founded in 1940 by the Right Reverend Monsignor James M. Grant, D.D. to provide quality secondary school education for students in the Wilmington area. Under the direction of Reverend Francis Desmond, the first principal, and four Benedictine Sisters, St. Elizabeth's graduated 23 students in June 1944.     
     That same year St. Elizabeth's was recognized by the Delaware State Department of Education as a full academic high school and in 1945 became a temporary affiliate of the Catholic University of America until July, 1962, when the affiliation was made permanent. In 1960 St. Elizabeth High School was accredited by the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges that accreditation was renewed in 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 & 2006.     
     For over sixty years St. Elizabeth's has served the needs of the Christian community by providing the finest in education for its young men and women - an education that will equip them to assume a meaningful role in civic and religious life.
     Schools in the Diocese of Wilmington admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, handicap and age to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students in the schools. Catholic schools seek, however, primarily to serve parents who want a Catholic education for any of their children.

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