Plans were finalized and Saint Michael School officially opened in 1877 in a large, two-story, sixteen-room house where the sisters lived and taught. The school, located on the East Side of Palafox Street in the block south of Garden, graduated its first class in 1886. At the same time, the sisters also operated two additional schools in Pensacola: St. Joseph School for the Creoles on Barcelona Street and St. Joseph School for the Colored on Baylen Street.




In 1912, a new St. Michael School opened on the corner of Chase and Baylen Streets, with classes from Grade 1 through High School. This three-story brick building was given the name of "The Torre School" in honor of Domingo Torre, the gentleman whose bequest to the parish made the building possible. The former rectory, located next door at 19 West Chase Street, was renovated and served as a convent for the Sisters.

State accreditation was granted to both the Elementary School and the High School in 1939, making St. Michael the first grade school in Florida to be awarded accreditation from the State of Florida. Student records are on file, beginning with the year 1921. In 1941, the high school portion of St. Michael School ceased to exist when Central Catholic High School of Pensacola - later renamed Pensacola Catholic High - was founded.

In 1949, the Sisters moved "up the hill" to their new convent, a former home that had briefly been the Azalea Hotel. In 1961, St. Michael Elementary School was built next door at its present location at 601 North Palafox. At that time, it became an Interparochial School. In 2004, the now vacant convent building was destroyed by fire.

Today, the school is known for its culturally diverse student body who come from all parts of Pensacola and neighboring communities, its quality education, and its Catholic principles.

For current infotrmation on St. Michael's Interparochial School, we invite you to visit their official Web site: St. Michael Interparochial School.