| La Salle Academy | |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′30″N 73°59′24″W / 40.72500°N 73.99000°W |
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| Former name | St. Vincent's School (1848–1887) |
| Type | Private Roman Catholic, all-boys', college-preparatory school |
| Motto | Signum Fidei (Sign of Faith) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Christian Brothers) |
| Established | 1848 |
| Founder | Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools |
| CEEB code | 333730 |
| President | Thomas Fitzmaurice<https://www.lasalleacademy.org/about/president/> |
| Chairman | Salvatore LaRocca |
| Principal | Kerry Conroy |
| Vice President | Ismini Scouras (Vice President for Institutional Advancement} |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 350 (2019) |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10 to 1 |
| Campus | Main campus 215 East 6th Street |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Slogan | Educating young men since 1848 |
| Fight song | "On La Salle Men" |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School Athletic Association |
| Sports | Baseball, basketball, bowling, handball, soccer, track & field |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Team name | Cardinals |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | The Cardinal |
| Yearbook | The Lasallite |
| Tuition | $15,000 |
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| Vice Principal | Jerome Pannell (Vice Principal for Student Services) |
| Website | lasalleacademy |
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La Salle Academy is an American private, Catholic all-boys' high school in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York.
The school is run by the Eastern North American District of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
It was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1848.
The school was first named Saint Vincent's School when it opened on Canal Street. It moved to Second Avenue in 1856 and changed its name to La Salle Academy in 1887.
In 2010, the school relocated to 215 East 6th Street, sharing the building with St. George Academy . Various offices are still located in the Second Avenue building.
Throughout its history, the school has been home to thousands of "Brothers' boys".
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.