Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon)

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Jesuit High School
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Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon)
9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway

Portland
,
Oregon
97225

United States
Coordinates 45°29′8″N122°46′11″W / 45.48556°N 122.76972°W / 45.48556; -122.76972
Information
Type Private, coeducational
MottoAge Quod Agis(Latin)
Do Well Whatever You Do
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
(Jesuit)
Established1956;69 years ago (1956)
PresidentThomas D. Arndorfer
ChairmanMichael O'Reilly
PrincipalKhalid Maxie [1]
Teaching staff99 (FTE)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1280 [2]  (2024-25)
Student to teacher ratio15:1
Color(s)Green and gold   
Athletics conference OSAA Metro League 6A-2
Team nameCrusaders
Accreditation NWAC
NewspaperThe Jesuit Chronicle
Website jesuitportland.org
[3] [4] [5]
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Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory school in Beaverton, Oregon United States. [6] It was founded by the Jesuits in 1956 and uses a Jesuit, college-preparatory curriculum. It is coeducational and enrolls approximately 1,300 students of all faiths.

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History

The school was the 43rd Jesuit High School to be established in the United States. Though it was not finally established until 1956, the process of founding a Jesuit High School in Portland began in 1907, when property was purchased by the parish of St. Ignatius and set aside for a future High School. A lay appeal to the Jesuit Provincial for a High School in 1929 came to nothing. In 1954 the Holy Cross Fathers of Portland announced the closing of Columbia Prep and a plan for the Jesuits to take over the premises was discussed, but again dropped. Finally in 1955 the Jesuit Provincial Superior was asked by the Archbishop to set up a school. Hillsdale Dairy Farm, a 55-acre (220,000 m2) plot to the west, some 15 minutes drive from downtown Portland, was purchased for $165,000. Jesuit and Holy Cross priests raised pledges of $117,000 by Wednesday of the first week of a fund-raising campaign in churches, and hundreds of thousands more by door-to-door canvassing. Jesuit High School opened for freshmen boys on September 10, 1956 and girls have been admitted since 1993. [7]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,280 students enrolled in 2024-2025 was: [8]

For the 2024-2025 school year, 99% of the graduating senior class enrolled in college, 23% of the overall student body was receiving financial aid, and 62% of students identified as Catholic. [9]

Academics

Since 1961, Jesuit High School has been accredited through Northwest Accreditation Commission and has also been ranked 3rd best overall school and 1st best Christian School. [10]

In 1989 and 1998, Jesuit High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States. [11]

Sports

Jesuit won its first two athletic state championships in football in 1967 (tied) and 1968. Since then, Jesuit has amassed a total of 176 state titles across 25 different sports through the 2024-2025 school year. Its greatest successes have been in tennis, with a combined 42 titles between men (24) and women (18), soccer with 35 combined titles (men - 18; women - 17), cross county with 26 combined titles (men - 8; women - 18) and swimming with 24 combined titles (men - 13; women - 11). [12]

On June 20, 2007, Sports Illustrated rated Jesuit the number one high school athletic program in the nation, citing success both on and off the field. [13]

In 2016 and again in 2019, Jesuit was named a top high school athletic program in the nation by MaxPreps. [14] [15]

Through the 2022-2023 school year, Jesuit was a 28 time winner of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association (OACA) All-Sports award in the division they competed in. In addition, Jesuit was awarded the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Cup 20 times between the 1999-2000 and 2024-2025 academic years, including an 8 year streak between the 2004-2005 and 2012-2013 seasons. [16] [17] [18]

Jesuit is currently an OSAA 6A classification school and competes in the 6A-2 Metro League.

Display case showing three alums who made it to the super bowl: Mike Remmers Pete Brock Stan Brock Jesuithighfootballalums.jpg
Display case showing three alums who made it to the super bowl: Mike Remmers Pete Brock Stan Brock

State titles

Playoffs were not played in Oregon high school sports and therefore no state champions were declared during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "News - Jesuit High School". Jesuitportland.org. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ↑ https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1727118933/jesuit/sgqlma0mtwwa1lwrshkp/SchoolProfile2024-2025_1.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "OSAA - Jesuit". osaa.org. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. ↑ "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Jesuit High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Portland Private Schools by the Numbers: 2024–2025". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ↑ "Jesuit High School : A Catholic College Preparatory High School in the Jesuit Tradition: Member Login". Jesuitportland.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion". jesuitportland.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL School Profile 2024 - 2025" (PDF). jesuitportland.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "AdvancED - Institution Summary". Advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "History of Jesuit High School Athletic State Championships".
  13. ↑ "SI.com - Nation's Top 10 athletic programs - Jun 19, 2007". CNN. June 19, 2007. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Jesuit HS named No. 1 athletic program in nation by MaxPreps". kgw.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  15. ↑ Singledecker, Matt. "Jesuit athletics wins MaxPreps cup championship". Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "Link Lookup" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "OSAA Awards". Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "Jesuit Wins 20th OSAA 6A Cup!". www.jesuitportland.org. 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  19. ↑ "OSAA Baseball State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  20. ↑ "OSAA Boys Basketball State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "OSAA Girls Basketball State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "History of Jesuit High School Athletic State Championships".
  23. ↑ "OSAA Boys Cross Country State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  24. ↑ "OSAA Girls Cross Country State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "OSAA Football State Championship Game Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "OSAA Boys Golf State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  27. ↑ "OSAA Girls Golf State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  28. ↑ "OSAA Boys Soccer State Championship Game Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  29. ↑ "OSAA Girls Soccer State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  30. ↑ "OSAA Softball State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  31. ↑ "OSAA Boys Swimming State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  32. ↑ "OSAA Girls Swimming State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  33. ↑ "OSAA Boys Tennis State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  34. ↑ "OSAA Girls Tennis State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  35. ↑ "OSAA Boys Track & Field State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  36. ↑ "OSAA Girls Track & Field State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  37. ↑ "OSAA Volleyball State Championship Match Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  38. ↑ "Columbia:Officers and Directors". Columbia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  39. ↑ "Richard J. "Luck" Brenneke's Obituary on The Oregonian". The Oregonian. July 28, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  40. ↑ "Former Portland State defensive back Xavier Coleman signs with New York Jets as undrafted free agent: Report". oregonlive.com . 1 May 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  41. ↑ "Steelers' Henry Mondeaux: Heading to Pittsburgh". CBS Sports. October 23, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  42. ↑ "Linebacker Slade Norris, out of OSU, signed with the Seattle Seahawks Tuesday". The Oregonian . 28 September 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  43. ↑ "Panthers sign offensive tackle Mike Remmers". Catscratchreader.com. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  44. ↑ "After going undrafted, Kyle Wiltjer agrees to deal with Rockets". Kentucky.com . 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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