St. Ignatius Parish School is a Catholic faith community grounded
on Jesuit principles which cultivates excellence in mind, body,
and spirit, sending forth students for and with others.
The Saint Ignatius Parent Club is excited to host a special
evening for fathers or special friends and their
girls on Friday, January 9th, 2026 from 6:30 p.m. –
8:30 p.m. in the S.I. Parish Center.
St. Ignatius School holds as primary a belief in God and the
Catholic Church. It is within this committed Ignatian ministry
that children develop self-respect, respect for others, and a
reverence for all of God’s creation.
In the early 1950s, the Most Reverend Robert J.Armstrong, Bishop
of the Diocese of Sacramento, realized that the once rural
parishes of St.Philomene and Our Lady of the Assumption were
overflowing with Catholic families. He reconfigured the
area and created a new parish – St.Ignatius. The growth of
Sacramento had stretched the ranks of the diocesan priests.
Bishop Armstrong invited the Jesuit provincial to send priests to
staff the new parish, build a school, and eventually build a
Jesuit high school. In 1954, the provincial sent Father
Fred Cosgrove, S.J., Prefect