St. Mary's Academy is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary and belongs to the SNJM Network of Schools. The Network members share a sense of stewardship based on these key values, from which the “characteristics of an SNJM school” were developed.

Our mission is rooted in:

• Full development of the human person
• Cultivating and respecting the talents, abilities, and potential of each person, contributing to the development of all aspects of a person’s life
• Education in the faith: Creating an atmosphere which invites people to live, develop and express their faith
• Hospitality: Being a gracious, accepting, and welcoming presence for each person
• Dedication to women and children: Seeing, understanding, and responding to the needs of women and children
• Dedication to justice: Committing time, energy, and resources to the pursuit of right relationships of equality, justice and solidarity
• Service to people who are poor or marginalized: Reaching out and responding to people who are impoverished, abandoned, or living at the fringes of society
• Commitment to liberating action: Seeking with others the freedom needed to live life fully without oppression
• Love for the names and persons of Jesus and Mary: Embracing as guide, inspiration, and strength the persons and names of Jesus and Mary