Xavier University Preparatory School

Xavier University Preparatory School Xavier Prep
Address
5116 Magazine Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 United States
Coordinates	29°55′13″N 90°6′37″W / 29.92028°N 90.11028°W / 29.92028; -90.11028Coordinates: 29°55′13″N 90°6′37″W / 29.92028°N 90.11028°W / 29.92028; -90.11028
Information
School type	Private, All-Girls
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1915
Founder	St. Katharine Drexel
Status	Closed
Closed	2013
President	Joesph Peychaud Jr.
Principal	Cheryllyn Branche
Chaplain	Ramona Ragas
Grades	7–12
Age range	12-18
Average class size	25
Language	Spanish, Latin
Hours in school day	8
Color(s)	Gold, White and Black
Song	"In the Crescent Bend"
Athletics	Basketball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Softball, Flag Football (seniors only)
Mascot	Yellow Jackets
Team name	Yellow Jackets
Rival	St. Mary's Cougars
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Tuition	$5,750
Athletic Director	Don McGhee, Coach Lawrence
Website	www.xavierprep.com

Xavier University Preparatory School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Background

Xavier Prep was established in 1915 by Saint Katharine Drexel. It was closed in 2013.^[2] Alumni then purchased the school building and reopened it as St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School the same year.

References

↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ "Xavier Prep in New Orleans to close at end of current academic year". nola.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.

External links

School Website

High schools in New Orleans

Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB)

Operated schools	Eleanor McMain Secondary Magnet School McDonogh 35 High School

Chartered schools	Benjamin Franklin High School Edna Karr High School Dr. King Charter School Lusher Charter School New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School Warren Easton Fundamental High School

Recovery School District of Louisiana (RSD)

Chartered schools	Algiers Technology Academy Cohen College Prep High School George Washington Carver Collegiate Academy George Washington Carver Preparatory Academy Landry-Walker College and Career Preparatory High School John McDonogh High School

Independent

Secular private	McGehee School Isidore Newman School

Religious	Academy of the Sacred Heart Brother Martin High School Cabrini High School De La Salle High School Holy Cross High School Holy Rosary High School Jesuit High School Mount Carmel Academy St. Augustine High School St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School Saint Mary's Academy St. Mary's Dominican High School Ursuline Academy

This list is incomplete. By July 1, 2018 all public schools will be under the authority of the OPSB

Archdiocese of New Orleans

Ordinaries	Bishops Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas Francisco Porró y Reinado Louis-Guillaume Dubourg Joseph Rosati Leo-Raymond de Neckere Archbishops Antoine Blanc Jean-Marie Odin Napoléon-Joseph Perché Francis Xavier Leray Francis Janssens Placide Louis Chapelle James Hubert Blenk John William Shaw Joseph Francis Rummel John Patrick Cody Philip Matthew Hannan Francis Bible Schulte Alfred Clifton Hughes Gregory Michael Aymond Auxiliary bishops Gustave Augustin Rouxel John Laval Louis Abel Caillouet Harold Perry, S.V.D. Stanley Joseph Ott Robert William Muench Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. Gregory Michael Aymond Roger Paul Morin Shelton Joseph Fabre Fernand J. Cheri, O.F.M.

Churches	Cathedral St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans Orleans Parish Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Guadalupe St. Augustine Church St. Mary's Assumption St. Patrick's

Schools	Higher education Loyola Our Lady of Holy Cross Xavier Notre Dame Seminary Saint Joseph Seminary College High schools Academy of Our Lady Academy of the Sacred Heart (K-12) Archbishop Chapelle High School Archbishop Hannan High School Archbishop Rummel High School Archbishop Shaw High School Brother Martin High School Cabrini High School De La Salle High School Holy Cross High School Holy Rosary High School Jesuit High School Mount Carmel Academy Pope John Paul II St. Charles Catholic High School St. Augustine High School Saint Mary's Academy St. Mary's Dominican High School St. Paul's School St. Scholastica Academy Ursuline Academy Xavier University Preparatory School

Miscellany	Newspaper Clarion Herald Sports league New Orleans Catholic League

Catholicism portal

Single-gender schools in Louisiana

Public boys' schools

Closed	Miller-McCoy Academy (New Orleans) Alcee Fortier High School (New Orleans; became a coed school for many years)

Public girls' schools

Became coed	Eleanor McMain Secondary School (New Orleans)

Private boys' schools

New Orleans area	Brother Martin High School (New Orleans) Holy Cross School (New Orleans) Jesuit High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Rummel High School (Metairie) Archbishop Shaw High School (Marrero) St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) St. Paul's School (Covington)

Baton Rouge area	Catholic High School (Baton Rouge)

Private girls' schools

New Orleans area	Academy of Our Lady (Marrero) Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Orleans) Cabrini High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Chapelle High School (Metairie) McGehee School (New Orleans) Mount Carmel Academy (New Orleans) St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (New Orleans) St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans; coed primary and girls'-only secondary) St. Mary's Dominican High School (New Orleans) St. Scholastica Academy (Covington) Ursuline Academy (New Orleans)

Baton Rouge area	St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge)

Grand Coteau	Academy of the Sacred Heart

Closed	Xavier University Preparatory School (New Orleans)

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Xavier University Preparatory School

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