St. John Villa Academy was a private, Roman Catholic School on Staten Island in New York, New York. Its senior high school was all girls, while the K-8 school was co-ed. The school was located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. St. John Villa Academy, owned and operated by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, was located on the east shore of Staten Island, in the Arrochar neighborhood, overlooking the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge and Lower New York Bay. It was operated by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. St. John Villa Academy is located in Staten Island, New York, overlooking the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. The elementary school had grades K-8, while the high school had grades 9–12. Enrollment in St. John Villa Academy was open to girls who have graduated from elementary school and who want a secondary level, college-preparatory education. History St. John Academy was established in 1922 by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. In September 1923, the Sisters opened a school called St. John's Novitiate and Boarding School. In June, 1926 the first class of students, numbering 24, graduated. In the early 1930s it was extended to the high school level. The boarding school ceased operation in the 1970s. The main dormitory buildings can still be seen from Narrows Road South and were, in the school's later years, used as either classrooms or offices. On Saturday, January 26, 2014, Villa Senior Dorothy O'Neill became the newest member of the 1,000 point club during a basketball game against Bishop Kearney HS. The 5-foot-4 O'Neill, who finished with 17 points (three 3-pointers), became only the fourth Villa player to reach 1,000 career points. She joins Christie Marrone, Nicole Capurso and Stephanie Klingele on the Bears' list of highest scorers. In its final year, 2018, it had 214 K-8 students and 510 high school students. St. John Villa Academy Elementary School and St. John Villa Academy High School closed at the end of the 2017–2018 academic year. Lack of adequate personnel and faculty, a declining enrollment, and growing maintenance expenses of an aging facility forced the closure. The City bought the campus for use as a New York City public school. There were 76 students in the final graduating class. The school closed in June of that year. Campus The school had a chapel and an elementary school facility dating from 1937 and 1931, respectively. A