Elizabeth Seton Academy (Boston)

Elizabeth Seton Academy (ESA) was an independent Roman Catholic high school for girls located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The school was named for Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.

Elizabeth Seton Academy
Address
2220 Dorchester Avenue Boston (Dorchester) , (Suffolk County) , Massachusetts 02124 United States
Coordinates	42°16′29.6″N 71°4′1.0″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls
Motto	Hazard Yet Forward (Against the odds, go forward)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	2003
Status	closed
Head of school	Mrs. Patricia S. Leitsinger
Faculty	15
Grades	9–12
Average class size	14
Campus type	urban
Color(s)	Maroon and Grey
Athletics	Girls Independent Intramural League
Nickname	ESA
Team name	Bobcats
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Tuition	7,909
Director of Advancement	Patricia F. Bulman
Director of Admissions	Elizabeth K. Duddy
Director of Guidance	Jennifer St.Jean
Website	esaboston.com

The school was established in 2003 by a volunteer committee of 24 alumnae and former staff of Monsignor Ryan Memorial High School, a diocesan all-girls' Catholic school which operated in Dorchester from 1918 to 2003.^[2] The Archdiocese of Boston granted permission for the school to open on July 18, 2003 on the former campus of St. Gregory High School, which had closed in 1992.^[2]

In August 2016, ESA's board of trustees voted to close the school before the start of the 2016–17 academic year, calling the school's "current financial situation, increased debt obligations, declining enrollment, and increased costs of operations" an "insurmountable" challenge.^[3]