St. Xavier High School (Louisville)

Saint Xavier High School
Address
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1609 Poplar Level Road

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40217

United States
Coordinates38°13′09″N 85°43′35″W / 38.2193°N 85.7265°W / 38.2193; -85.7265
Information
TypePrivate, college-preparatory school
MottoLatin: Numen Lumen[citation needed]
(Let God be our divine light.)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Xaverian Brothers
Established1864; 160 years ago (1864)
PresidentPaul Colistra
PrincipalAmy Sample
Faculty113.8 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GenderMale
Enrollment1,275 (2019–20)[1]
Average class size20 students
Student to teacher ratio11.2:1[1]
CampusUrban, 54 acres, 6 buildings
Color(s)
  •   Green
  •   Gold
Athletics
  • 10 KHSAA Sports
  • 4 Club Sports
  • Intramurals
Athletics conferenceKentucky High School Athletic Association
MascotTiger
Team nameThe Saint Xavier Tigers
RivalsTrinity High School
Websitewww.saintx.com Edit this at Wikidata
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St. Xavier High School, colloquially known as St. X, is a Catholic all-boys, college preparatory Xaverian school in Louisville, Kentucky. It is located in the Archdiocese of Louisville. St. Xavier was founded in 1864 by Br. Paul Van Gerwen, C.F.X.[2]

The school is located at 1609 Poplar Level Road and is the only school in Kentucky that has received the Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award five times, the most recent of which was awarded in 2023. St. Xavier has also renovated the school grounds with Project X, an initiative to raise $28 million for new academic and athletic facilities. In total Project X raised $29.1 million for the school.[3] In 2016, it was voted "Best Private High School" in the Louisville Magazine.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for St Xavier High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Staff. "Saint Xavier High School Founder". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  3. ^ "Project X Facts". Archived from the original on April 2, 2010.
  4. ^ Myers, Elizabeth (May 24, 2016). "Best of Louisville 2016 Finalists Announced". Louisville Magazine. Retrieved May 24, 2016.