Welcome to Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. Founded in 1961, Carrollton is part of the world-wide network of Sacred Heart Schools inspired by the vision of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat who founded the first school of the Sacred Heart in 1801. Since that time, Sacred Heart education has been known for excellence. Madeleine Sophie sought to prepare young women to take their rightful places in the world in which they found themselves, armed with strength of character, intellectual curiosity, and a "lively faith."

Today, at Carrollton we continue in this same spirit. Over 700 girls and young women from the three year olds in the Montessori to our graduating seniors enjoy the rigor of Sacred Heart education. As members of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, we find our inspiration in the vision of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat and the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart education. We educate to an informed lively faith, critical thinking and service to others.

Our scope at Carrollton is broad. As a Catholic and a Sacred Heart School we know that Carrollton's learning culture finds its true strength in the love of God. As the only all-girls school grades preK-12 in the State of Florida, Carrollton serves as the leading advocate for girls' education. We believe that single gender schools provide the most powerful, transformative learning environments for students.

As educators we remain sensitive to the unique developmental needs at each stage of girls' and young women's learning. It is for this reason that Carrollton has been divided into five independent learning communities or schools: Montessori, Primary, Intermediate, Junior High and High School while maintaining a cohesive curriculum and united community. Carrollton's two campuses offer ideal settings to students and teachers for their mutual enterprise of wondering, seeing, analyzing, debating, thinking, praying, challenging and dreaming.

Sacred Heart education is a formation for life. Knowing that life is filled with joy and with sorrow, with challenges and with blessings, what education will most effectively prepare students for the future? We think it's a life rooted in prayer and values. We are convinced that the quality of the future depends on the choices to be made by well-educated, thinking, confident people. We want our students to become such leaders. Nothing short of excellence in their education will prepare them to assume such leadership.

Sacred Heart women are stamped with a certain kind of spirit; Carrollton alumnae are easily recognized. These women are strong and confident. They have been educated in a rigorous, demanding way that focuses on intellect and the heart. Sacred Heart women understand how to learn. The strong intellectual base in their education provides them not only with confidence, but with real strength which flows from their deep faith. Sacred Heart women greet the future with hope.