Mother Teresa, the newest member of the Niagara Catholic family, was built to relieve the enrolment pressures experienced at St. Ann and St. Anthony Schools in West St. Catharines.

The Board approved the name of Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School to honour the memory of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The Official Blessing and opening ceremony took place on October 6, 2005. His Excellency (Most Rev.) James M. Wingle D.D., Bishop of St. Catharines, officiated.

Total enrolment as of September 2011: 339