Saint Luke School was built through a tithing program by the Saint Luke parishioners who held mass in the school gymnasium. Opened in September 1962, with a capacity for 50 students in grades one through five, Saint Luke School welcomed the Felician Sisters from Lodi , New Jersey , as its teaching faculty. The sisters were housed in the former rectory on Congress Lane and the priest moved into what is now the faculty work space. Parents provided regular CCD instruction for approximately 250 students. The year 1963 marked the first parish celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation and First Eucharist.

Eventually, Saint Luke School expanded from four grades to eight. A kindergarten was added in 1985. A convent was built and the house on Congress Lane sold. A house on Dead Run Drive was purchased to house the priests. Eventually the convent became the parish center and the house became a private residence. Upon the departure of the Sisters, lay teachers were hired to instruct the students. The school has maintained its unique spiritual environment, staffed by a largely Catholic faculty who are committed to excellence, not only in education, but also to the spiritual development of the students.

In June 1979, the parish split into Saint Catherine of Sienna in Great Falls and Saint Luke in McLean. Many of the children from Great Falls , as well as Reston, Herndon and Vienna, continue to attend Saint Luke School . In 1982, Saint Luke Church opened, replacing what had become known as “Our Lady of the Gymnasium.”

In 1985 a wing was added to the North side of the building to house a kindergarten and a new enlarged library. In November 1991, the school remodeled the gym, adding music and art rooms and administrative offices. After a successful development campaign in 1996, construction of a new school wing, housing the middle school, a science lab, and a multi-use facility to service the needs of the parish, began in Fall, 1997.

While still in the planning stage it was decided to expand the gym to its original size. A music room, stage, and kitchen were added to the West side of the gym. Classrooms vacated by the middle school children were renovated. These included a new art room, a computer room, and space for the Ron Cahill Enrichment Center. The faculty room was renovated and new administrative offices added, providing space for a clinic and volunteer meeting room in the administrative area developed in 1991. The space most recently used as an Enrichment Center was renovated and became the French room.

Prior to the renovation, Saint Luke School had a capacity of 250 students and it will continue to remain at that level. The purpose of the renovation was to provide sufficient space for the changes in curriculum that have taken place in recent years. We feel we can adequately serve our students as we move into the new millennium.