The following American schools were once operated by Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of New York and have closed.

The number of schools operated by the archdiocese in the early 1960s was 414; that figure went down to 274 in early 2011, and then 245 in 2013. The student count went from 212,781 in 1961 to 79,782 in 2011, and then below 75,000 in 2013. The archdiocese closed 13 schools in New York City and 14 outside of New York City in 2011.

Schools that have closed in the Archdiocese

Seminaries Cathedral College (Upper West Side, Manhattan) – served as the archdiocese's minor seminary from 1903 to 1968; it closed in 1968 and merged with Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in Douglaston, New York. St. John Neumann Seminary (Riverdale (1980–2001), Yonkers (Dunwoodie) (2001–2012)) – served as the archdiocese's minor seminary residence from 1980 to 2012; located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx from 1980 to 2001 before moving to the campus of St. Joseph's Seminary in the Dunwoodie section of Yonkers, New York; closed in 2012 as part of the new inter-diocesan program that saw the minor seminaries of the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre merge at Cathedral College in Douglaston; students from the seminary studied at either St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens, or Fordham University in the Bronx for their undergraduate philosophy degrees.

Catholic colleges and universities

Colleges and universities in New York City College of Holy Names (Manhattan) – Run by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary; closed in 1969. Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart (Manhattan) – Run by the Society of the Sacred Heart; opened in 1917 and moved to Purchase in 1952. Marymount Manhattan College (Manhattan) – Run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary; opened in 1936; declared non-Catholic by Cardinal Edward Egan in 2005. Mercy Hospital School of Nursing (Manhattan) – Run by the Sisters of Mercy; operated from 1904 to 1967. Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing (the Bronx) – Run by the Misericordia Sisters; operated from 1911 to 1982; located in Manhattan from 1911 to 1958. Notre Dame College (Staten Island) – Run by the Sisters of Notre Dame; operated from 1931 to 1971. St. Clare Hospital School of Nursing (Manhattan) – Run by the Franciscan Sisters of Alleghany; operated from 1951 to 1976. St. Francis Xavier College (Manhattan) – Run by the Society of Jesus; operated from 1847 to 1912. St. Pius X School of Liturgical Music (Manhattan) – Run by the Society of the Sacred Heart; opened in 1916; moved to Purchase in 1952. St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing (Manhattan) – Run by the Sisters of Charity; operated from 1905 to 1999. St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing (Staten Island) – Run by the Sisters of Charity; operated from 1912 to 1998.

Colleges and universities outside of New York City Elizabeth Seton College (Yonkers) – Run by the Sisters of Charity of New York; opened in 1961 when the Sisters of Charity upgraded it from a high school and merged with Iona College in 1989; closed in 1993 when Iona relinquished property due to financial difficulties; now owned by Tara Circle. Epiphany Apostolic College (Newburgh) – Run by the Josephites of Baltimore; merged with Our Lady of Hope Seminary in 1970. Good Counsel College (White Plains) – Run by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion; opened in 1923 and merged with Pace University in 1975. Ladycliff College (Highland Falls) – Run by the Missionary Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis; operated from 1933 to 1980. Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart (Purchase) – Run by the Society of the Sacred Heart; moved from Manhattan in 1952 and became non-denominational in 1971. Marian College (Poughkeepsie, New York) – Run by the Marist Brothers; opened in 1946; renamed Marist College in 1960 and Marist University in 2025. Maryknoll School of Theology (Maryknoll) – Run by the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic; operated from 1933 to 1995. Marymount College (Tarrytown) – Run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary; operated from 1907 to 2002; merged with Fordham University in 2002; closed in 2007. Presentation Junior College of the Sacred Heart (New Windsor) – Run by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; closed in 1970. Queen of Apostles College (Harriman) – Run by the Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate; closed in 1981. Rodgers College (Maryknoll) – Run by the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic; closed in 1973; formerly known as Maryknoll Teachers' College and Mary Rodgers College. St. Ann Scholasticate (Poughkeepsie) – Run by the Marist Brothers; opened in 1910; renamed to Marian College in 1946. St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing (Yonkers) – Run by the Sisters of Charity; operated from 1946 to 1978. St. Pius X School of Liturgical Music (Purchase) – Run by the Society of the Sacred Heart; operated from 1952 to 1969.

K–12 schools The Bronx St. John Villa Academy – All-girls' school established in 1932; staffed by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist.

High schools

New York City

The Bronx Aquinas Hall Business School – Run by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill; operated from 1923 to 1939. Clason Point Military Academy – Run by the Lasallian Christian Brothers; opened in 1883; moved to Oakdale in 1927 and renamed La Salle Military Academy. Manhattan Preparatory School – Run by the Lasallian Christian Brothers; operated from 1854 to 1972.Catholic New York: Mission Continues – Manhattan College Celebrates 150 Years of Lasallian Education. Retrieved April 9, 2010. Maplehurst Academy of the Sacred Heart – Run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1945. Mother Butler High School – Run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary; opened in 1958; merged in 1974 with Immaculate Heart of Mary High School in Manhattan. Mount St. Vincent Academy – Run by the Sisters of Charity; moved to Tuxedo Park in 1942. St. Augustine Academy – Parish high school; established in 1888; staffed by the Sisters of Charity. St. Brendan Academy – Parish high school; operated from 1931 to 1939."St. Brendan Church History". Retrieved April 9, 2010. St. Helena Commercial High School – Parish high school; opened in 1956; merged with Msgr. Scanlan High School in 2002."Msgr. Scanlan High School History". Retrieved April 9, 2010. St. Helena High School for Boys – Parish high school staffed by the Marist Brothers; opened in 1949; renamed to Msgr. Scanlan High School in 1972; merged with Msgr. Scanlan High School for Girls in 1976. St. Helena High School for Girls – Parish high school staffed by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill; opened in 1949; renamed to Msgr. Scanlan High School in 1972; merged with Msgr. Scanlan High School for Boys in 1976. St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School – Parish high school; operated from 1927 to 1991; staffed by the Dominican Friars.Nieves, Evelyn (May 17, 1991)."Archdiocese Will Close a Bronx High School". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2022. St. Pius V Commercial School – Parish high school; operated from 1930 to 1962; renamed St. Pius V High School in 1962; co-educational from 1930 to 1945; staffed by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt. St. Pius V High School – All-girls' school operated from 1962 to 2011; staffed by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt. Ursuline Academy – Run by the Ursuline Sisters; operated from 1911 to 1959.

Manhattan Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary – Run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary; operated from 1947 to unknown closing date. Academy of the Sacred Heart – Run by the Society of the Sacred Heart; operated from 1841 to 1917. All Saints Academy – Staffed by the Sisters of Charity. Assisium Secretarial School – Run by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Bishop Dubois High School – Operated from 1946 to 1976; originally located at 503 & 505 West 152nd Street."In Memory of Bishop Dubois High School". Blessed Sacrament High School – Parish high school; operated from 1924 to 1964. Cathedral High School St. Joseph Annex (109-11 Washington Place) – Operated from 1944 to an unknown closing date. De La Salle Institute – Run by the Lasallian Christian Brothers; closed in 1960. Hallomas Business School – Run by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Holy Cross Academy – Run by the Sisters of Charity; operated from 1858 to 1972. Holy Rosary Academy – Run by the Sisters of St. Dominic. Holy Trinity High School (Manhattan) – Parish high school; closed in 1960. Immaculata High School – Parish high school; operated from 1934 to 1989. Immaculate Heart of Mary High School – Merged in 1974 with Mother Butler High School in the Bronx. Mother Cabrini High School – All-girls' school opened in 1899 by Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini; staffed by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; closed in June 2014. Monsignor Kelly Jr. High School – All-boys' school for gifted and the highest-I.Q. New York County students; closed in 1972. Our Lady of Lourdes Academy – Operated from 1912 to 1943; run by the Sisters of St. Ursula; moved to West 79th Street and renamed Notre Dame School. Paulist Fathers High School – Run by the Paulist Fathers; operated from 1922 to 1974. Power Memorial Academy – Run by the Christian Brothers; closed in 1984. Rice High School – All-boys’ school staffed by the Irish Christian Brothers; closed in 2011. St. Agnes Boys High School – All-boys' school; staffed by the Marist Brothers; closed in 2013. St. Alphonsus Commercial High School for Girls – Parish high school; closed in 1980; staffed by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. St. Ann Academy – Run by the Marist Brothers; operated from 1892 to 1957; moved to Jamaica, Queens, and renamed Archbishop Molloy High School. St. Augustine Academy – Opened in 1870; staffed by the Sisters of Charity. St. Brigid Academy – Opened in 1856; staffed by the Sisters of Charity. St. Gabriel Academy – Opened in 1860; staffed by the Sisters of Charity. St. Jerome Academy – Run by the Ursuline Sisters. St. Lawrence Academy – Operated from 1854 to 1960; staffed by the Jesuit Fathers and the Sisters of Charity. St. Mary Academy – Opened in 1833; run by the Sisters of Charity. St. Michael Academy for Boys – Parish high school; operated from 1931 to 1947; staffed by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Michael Academy for Girls – Parish high school; operated from 1924 to 2010; staffed by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (March 27, 2010). "Saint Michael Academy to Close After 136 Years Among Other Manhattan Catholic Schools". New York Daily News". St. Vincent de Paul Academy – Run by the Marianite Sisters of the Holy Cross; opened in 1868; moved to Tarrytown in 1922. St. Walburga Academy – Operated from 1904 to 1957; staffed by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; moved to Rye in 1957. Thorpe Secretarial School – Operated from 1946 to 1971; staffed by the Sisters of St. Dominic."St. Agnes Home Alumni Website". Retrieved October 16, 2009. Ursuline Academy – Run by the Ursuline Sisters; opened in 1873; moved to the Bronx in 1911. Villa Maria Academy – Run by the Sisters of Notre Dame.

Staten Island Academy of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament – Run by the Sisters of Notre Dame. Academy of St. Louis – Opened in 1905; staffed by the Marianite Sisters of the Holy Cross. Augustinian Academy – Run by the Augustinian Friars; operated from 1899 to 1969. St. Peter's High School for Girls – All-girls' school operated from 1917 to 2011. St. John Villa Academy – All-girls' school established in 1922 and closed in 2018; run by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist.

Dutchess County Cardinal Farley Military Academy (Rhinecliff) – Run by the Irish Christian Brothers; operated from 1942 to 1971.