St. Francis Preparatory School

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St. Francis Preparatory School
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Address
St. Francis Preparatory School
6100 Francis Lewis Boulevard

New York City (Fresh Meadows, Queens)
,
New York
11365

United States
Coordinates 40°44′32″N73°46′34″W / 40.74222°N 73.77611°W / 40.74222; -73.77611
Information
Other nameSt. 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
Established1858;166 years ago (1858)
Oversight Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn
PresidentLeonard Conway
PrincipalPatrick McLaughlin
ChaplainFr. Ralph Edel [1]
Teaching staff115.6 (FTE) (2015–16) [2]
Grades 9–12 [2]
Gender Co-ed
Enrollment2,420 (2021–22) [2]
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio20.9∶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 nameTerriers
Rival
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [4]
PublicationThe Little Portion Literary Magazine
NewspaperThe Seraph
YearbookSan Fran
Tuition$10,600 (2023–2024) [5]
Website www.sfponline.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

    St. Francis Preparatory School, commonly known as 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]

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    History

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    The Queens building as Bishop Reilly High School in 1963

    St. Francis Preparatory originated as St. Francis Academy, a small all-boys high school on 300 Baltic Street in Brooklyn, New York, founded by the Franciscans Brothers of Brooklyn (O.S.F.). [6] The college section became St. Francis College, a private predominantly undergraduate college in Brooklyn Heights. It took its current name in 1935, then moved to a larger facility in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1952. [7] The school moved to its current location in Fresh Meadows, Queens in 1974 when it acquired the facility that formerly housed Bishop Reilly High School, a co-educational Catholic high school. The school began admitting female students that same year. [7] A fitness center was added recently and the science labs are being updated.[ citation needed ] There are currently plans to add a three-story addition to the rear of the existing building.[ citation needed ] The upgrades to the art rooms will support students in the studio, digital and the performing arts. [8]

    Co-curricular activities and athletics

    St. Francis Prep has a rivalry with Holy Cross High School, fueled particularly by their football teams. Known as the "Battle of the Boulevard" due to the two schools being located only 2 miles apart on Francis Lewis Boulevard, [9] the rivalry between the Prep Terriers and the Holy Cross Knights has been called "arguably the greatest rivalry in New York City football." [10]

    Notable alumni

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