st. raymond academy for girls began as a small, parish-based high school with an enrollment of 95 students. msgr. john corrigan, the pastor at the time, appointed sr. regina angela, a sister of charity of st. vincent de paul of new york, as the first principal. the school occupied the third floor of the school building built in 1952 and through the years has prided itself on serving a relatively small school population. in order to better meet its educational goals, the school was recognized with a nys board of regents charter in 1965 and with an additional accreditation by the middle states association of colleges and schools in 2003, which was recently renewed.