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Our School's History
1950 In September of 1950, Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish opened a parochial school with twenty-eight first graders attending class in a parish hall. In these early years, kindergartners attended class in a nearby parish owned house, and classes were also held in a local Knights of Columbus hall.
1951 Ground was broken for the current school building during the annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in July of 1951. -
1952 The building was completed the following year and the school opened its doors in September of 1952 under the governance of the Order of Religious Sisters Filippini. The building was formally blessed and dedicated by the Most Reverend Bishop Russell J. McVinney. During this time the school contained grades kindergarten through six with an enrollment of one hundred forty students.1958
In June 1958, OLMC School graduated its first class of twenty-five girls and boys.
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1967 The symbol of our school was designed in the form of ancient cryptography and especially for the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in 1967. The bar at the base of the symbol denotes "Earth" and the bar across the top is an ancient symbol meaning "Holiness." The "M" is a "Mount" attached to the earth and the triangle topped with a vertical line is a cryptic symbol for "Woman." The "O" and "C" are Roman letters.
1984 In January of 1984 a new parish center was constructed and dedicated as an addition to the school building, which provided extra classroom space in the school building and multi-use space in the parish center for school lunch, physical education classes, music productions and numerous school and parish functions. -
2008
The first two SMARTboards were installed in classrooms to enhance teaching and learning by incorporating technology into the educational experience.
2014After more than 60 years of religious leadership, the school transitioned to a lay administration upon the retirement and departure of the few remaining religious sisters. -
2015
Solar panels installed on parish center supplying power to our school. Four more SMARTboards were installed in classrooms. Our Lady of Mount Carmel School establishes its first Robotics program. Introduction of Chromebooks to middle school students and iPads to primary grades. 
2023 Smart TVs have now been installed in every classroom to enhance student learning.2024
Transformed and modernized the middle school science lab into a state-of-the-art learning hub designed to enhance student support and engagement.
2025
Today, the school operates under the leadership of Ms. Jessica L. Carlson, principal, with the generous support and guidance of the Rev. Henry P. Zinno, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. The school now contains eleven grades, ranging from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 8, and employs fifteen full-time and ten part-time employees. It remains situated in the beautiful historic district of Bristol, Rhode Island, surrounded by the Bristol Town Common, the parish church, and historic homes.