Southwest Preparatory Conference

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The Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) is an athletic conference for large, elite private high schools in Texas. It is composed of the following schools:

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Current members

InstitutionLocationYear FoundedPopulationTypeNicknameColorsFormer TAPPS Member?
Awty International School Houston, Texas 19561,754

(2022)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

RamsGreen, GoldYes
Cistercian Preparatory School Irving, Texas 1962355

(2020)

Boys

(Catholic)

HawksBlack, WhiteYes [1]
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Houston, Texas 1960750

(2022)

Girls

(Catholic)

ChargersNavy, Light BlueYes
Episcopal High School Bellaire, Texas 1983797

(2020)

Coed

(Episcopal)

KnightsBlue, WhiteYes
Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, Texas 19741,170+Coed

(Episcopal)

EaglesBlue, WhiteYes [1]
Fort Worth Country Day School Fort Worth, Texas 19631,116Coed

(Nonsectarian)

FalconsRed, BlueYes [2]
Greenhill School Addison, Texas 19501,279Coed

(Nonsectarian)

HornetsGreen, GoldNo
Hockaday School Dallas, Texas 19131,113 [3] Girls

(Nonsectarian)

DaisiesGreen, WhiteNo
Houston Christian High School Houston, Texas 1998470

(2021)

Coed

(Christian)

MustangsBlue, WhiteYes
The John Cooper School The Woodlands, Texas 19881,365Coed

(Nonsectarian)

DragonsGreen, BlackYes
The Kinkaid School Piney Point Village, Texas 19061,375

(2015)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

FalconsPurple, GoldYes [4]
The Oakridge School Arlington, Texas 1979800

(2017)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

OwlsGreen, NavyYes [2]
St. Andrew's Episcopal School Austin, Texas 1952941Coed

(Episcopal)

HighlandersBlue, Black, WhiteNo
St. John's School Houston, Texas 19461,493Coed

(Nonsectarian)

MavericksRed, BlackNo
St. Mark's School of Texas Dallas, Texas 1906911Boys

(Episcopal)

LionsBlue, GoldNo
St. Stephen's Episcopal School Austin, Texas 1950694Coed

(Episcopal)

SpartansPurple, RedNo
Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, Texas 19591,017

(2020)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

TrojansBlue, WhiteNo

Former members

InstitutionLocationYear FoundedPopulationTypeNicknameColorsLeft SPCCurrent Conference
All Saints' Episcopal School Fort Worth, Texas 19511,264 [5] Coed

(Episcopal)

SaintsNavy, White2018 [6] TAPPS [lower-alpha 1]
Allen Academy [7] Bryan, Texas 1886340Coed

(Nonsectarian)

RamsBlue, Gold1970sTAPPS
Casady School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19471,020Coed

(Episcopal)

CyclonesNavy Blue, White2024 [8] OSSAA
Holland Hall Tulsa, Oklahoma 19221,034Coed

(Episcopal)

DutchRed, Black, White2016 [9] [6] OSSAA
Lutheran High School [7] Houston, Texas 1949960Coed

(Lutheran)

PioneersGreen, Silver1970sTAPPS
Saint Mary's Hall San Antonio, Texas 1879790Coed

(Christian)

BaronsPurple, White2016 [6] TAPPS
Texas Military Institute [7] San Antonio, Texas 1893552Coed

(Episcopal)

PanthersBlack, Gold1970sTAPPS
Wichita Collegiate School [7] Wichita, Kansas 1963966Coed

(Nonsectarian)

SpartansRoyal Blue, GoldN/AAVCTL [lower-alpha 2]

See also

Notes

  1. All Saints' had previously been a member of TAPPS before joining the SPC in 2000.
  2. Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League

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