Iona Preparatory School

Iona Preparatory School
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Address
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255 Wilmot Road

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10804

United States
Coordinates40°57′50″N 73°47′37″W / 40.96389°N 73.79361°W / 40.96389; -73.79361
Information
Former nameThe Iona School
TypePrivate, all-male
MottoEstote Firmi
(Be Strong)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Christian Brothers)
Established1916 (108 years ago) (1916)
Sister schoolThe Ursuline School
PresidentBr. Thomas Leto, CFC
GradesK–12
GenderMale
EnrollmentUpper School: 901
Lower School: 182 (2021[needs update])
Campus sizeUpper School: 27 acres (11 ha)
Lower School: 10 acres (4 ha)
Color(s)Maroon and gold   
Team nameGaels
Rival
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
PublicationRenaissance (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Gael Force
YearbookSaga
Tuition(Upper) $19,200
(Lower) $16,350[when?]
Websiteionaprep.org

Iona Preparatory School, or simply Iona Prep, is an independent, Catholic, all-male, college-preparatory school located in the north end of New Rochelle, New York, in suburban Westchester County. It consists of the Upper School for Grades 9 through 12 and the Lower School (formerly Iona Grammar School) for kindergarten to grade 8. The primary and secondary schools are located on separate and nearby campuses less than a mile apart on Stratton Road. It is a privately-owned independent school without parochial affiliation and is located within the Archdiocese of New York. The school was named for the Scottish island of Iona and was founded in 1916 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.

Iona Prep is the brother school to The Ursuline School, a local Catholic girls' school, and shares a history with nearby Iona University, which was founded 24 years after the Prep in 1940. The Prep and college shared a common campus at 715 North Avenue until the Upper School completed the move in 1968 to its fifth and current home on a 27-acre (11 ha) campus at 255 Wilmot Road. It includes the formerly separate K-8 Iona Grammar School, now the Iona Prep Lower School, which is located on a separate campus of 10 acres (4.0 ha).

As of 2021, Iona Prep had an enrollment of 1,079 students – 901 in the Upper School[2] and 182 in the Lower School.[3] The Upper School maintains a student dress code that includes a dress shirt and tie with a blazer and dress slacks.[4]

  1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "Iona Preparatory School Profile (2021)". Private School Review. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Iona Preparatory Lower School Profile (2021)". Private School Review. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Iona Prep Parent–Student Handbook: Dress Code" (PDF). Iona Preparatory School.[permanent dead link]