Founded in 1947 by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, St. Katharine Drexel Academy in San Diego's College Area serves transitional kindergarten through eighth grade at 4551 56th Street. The school formed in 2018 through the merger of Blessed Sacrament School and Our Lady of Sacred Heart School, consolidating two parish campuses into a single TK-8 Catholic leadership academy under the Diocese of San Diego. Current enrollment holds at approximately 132 students with an average class size of 15, and tuition runs approximately $6,350 for the upper grades — with financial-aid applications accepted during the January-through-February window each year. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church serves as the parish anchor for the school, and students attend regular liturgy, seasonal devotions, and Feast Day celebrations as part of the faith-formation curriculum. The campus earned the All Are Welcome Inclusive Education Award — selected from among 43 schools — for shaping a culture of access and providing resources so students with disabilities can participate in the general instructional program. NCEA and WASC dual accreditation confirms that the school meets both Catholic educational standards and Western Association of Schools and Colleges secular benchmarks. Athletics include soccer, volleyball, basketball, football, and track and field, and extracurricular offerings span chess, choir, journalism, coding, Genius Hour, and Academic Decathlon. The 92115 ZIP places the campus in College Area's residential grid between SDSU and El Cajon Blvd, and the secured perimeter requires all visitors to enter through a single 56th Street gate with sign-in at the school office. transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project in College Area provides after-school dance and arts programming that complements the school's creative curriculum for students interested in performance-based enrichment. Principal Kelly Bonde leads the instructional staff, and the school's Extended Daycare Program runs from dismissal through six in the evening for enrolled families.