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Type | Private School |
Motto | "Initium Sapientiae Timor Domini" |
Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
Established | 1911 |
Headmaster | Mason Lecky |
Grades | Jr. K - 12 |
Enrollment | 938 |
Student to teacher ratio | 9:1 |
Campus size | 8.6 acres |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red and Gray |
Mascot | Saints |
Newspaper | The Pine Needle |
Yearbook | Raps and Taps |
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St. Christopher's School | |
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Location | 711 St. Christopher's Rd., Richmond, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°34′49″N77°31′16″W / 37.58028°N 77.52111°W |
Area | 8.6 acres (3.5 ha) |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | Baskerville & Sons |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 02000183 [1] |
VLR No. | 127-5995 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 13, 2002 |
Designated VLR | December 5, 2001 [2] |
Website | http://www.stchristophers.com |
St. Christopher's School is an American private college preparatory school for boys located in Richmond, Virginia. [3] [4] The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]
Dr. Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne founded St. Christopher's School in 1911 as The Chamberlayne School. [6] [5] On June 11, 1920, a system of church schools was established by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, at which time The Chamberlayne School was renamed St. Christopher's School, after Saint Christopher. [6]
The campus includes frame buildings from the era of its founding as well as brick buildings added in the second–quarter of the 20th–century. [5] The campus became a Virginia Landmark on December 5, 2001, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2002. [5]
As of 2022, the student population is 938. [3] The students are all male and are 63% White, 11% Asian, 9% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Multiracial, and 0% Native American and Pacific Island. [3] [4]
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9 to 1. [3]
St. Christopher's includes junior kindergarten through 12th grade. [3] It offers more than 25 Advanced Placement courses. [4] A program of coordination with nearby St. Catherine's School allows a broader selection of courses at the Upper School level, taught in coeducational classes on both campuses. After graduating, 100% of its students attend a four–year college. [3]
Niche ranks the school as the number two all-boys high school and the number 8 K through grade twelve school in Virginia. [3]
St. Christopher's School belongs to two athletic associations, the Virginia Prep League and the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA). [7] St. Christopher's has longstanding athletic rivalries with Benedictine High School, Collegiate School, and Woodberry Forest School.
The wrestling program, considered one of the best in Virginia, holds a streak of 21 straight Virginia Prep League titles and 3 consecutive VISAA State championships, as well as 16 of the last 22. [8]
St. Christopher's School is accredited or a member of the following organizations:
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