St. Francis Preparatory School | |
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Address | |
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Coordinates | 40°44′32″N 73°46′34″W / 40.74222°N 73.77611°W |
Information | |
Other name | St. Francis Prep |
School type | Private, College-preparatory school |
Motto | Latin: Deus Meus et Omnia (My God and My All) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | Saint Francis of Assisi |
Established | 1858 |
Oversight | Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn |
President | Leonard Conway |
Principal | Patrick McLaughlin |
Chaplain | Fr. Ralph Edel[1] |
Teaching staff | 115.6 (FTE) (2015–16)[2] |
Grades | 9–12[2] |
Gender | Co-ed |
Enrollment | 2,420 (2021–22)[2] |
Average class size | 30 |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.9∶1 (2015–16)[2] |
Color(s) | Red Blue |
Slogan | “High School is 4 years, St. Francis Prep is Forever”[3] |
Fight song | On For Ol' St Francis |
Mascot | Terrier |
Nickname | Prep |
Team name | Terriers |
Rival | |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
Publication | The Little Portion Literary Magazine |
Newspaper | The Seraph |
Yearbook | San Fran |
Tuition | $10,600 (2023–2024)[5] |
Website | www |
Proper name Saint Francis Preparatory School, commonly referred to as St. Francis Prepararory School or St. Francis Prep., is a private, independent Catholic college preparatory school in Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York. It is the largest non-diocesan Catholic high school in the United States.[6] St. Francis is run by the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, who maintain a residence on the top floor of the school. As of the 2015–16 school year, enrollment at St. Francis was 2,489.[2]
The tuition for the 2023-2024 school year is $10,600.