Welcome to Southern Tier Catholic School & Archbishop Walsh Academy

Think Differently ... about the value of attending a private Catholic school that offers Montessori, Elementary (consistently ranked as one of the top elementary schools in all of western New York), Middle School (ranked as the best in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties) and High School - an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School that offers the IB Diploma Programme.

• We empower and enable the development of your child to fully realize his or her capabilities.
• We provide an academically rigorous program that highlights a classical liberal arts education.
• We encourage spiritual thought and critical moral thinking leading to moral action.
• Students have the opportunity to participate in the arts, engage in creative service projects and participate in strong sports programs.
• We do all of this with dedicated faculty and staff who can offer individualized attention through small class sizes grounded in a Franciscan heritage that welcomes students of all faith traditions.