Xavier College Preparatory High School (California)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Xavier College Preparatory High School
| image = Xavier College Prep Palm Desert Logo.jpg
| image size = 150px
| caption = Forming Men and Women With and For Others
| location = 34-200 Cook Street
| city = Palm Desert
| county = Riverside County
| state = California
| zipcode = 92211
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|33.7953|-116.3513|type:school_region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = Private, Catholic Co-educational College-preparatory high school
| motto = Latin:
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
English:
For the Greater Glory of God
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
| patron = Saint Francis Xavier, S.J.
| established = {{Start date and age|2006}}
| founder =
| closed =
| oversight = Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino
| ceeb =
| president = Mark Campbell
| dean = Christina Figueroa
| principal = Jeffery Howard
| staff =
| faculty =
| gender = Co-educational
| enrollment = 576{{Cite web|url=https://www.xavierprep.org/academics/xavier-by-the-numbers.cfm|title = Xavier by the Numbers - Xavier College Preparatory High School}}
| enrollment_as_of = 2022–2023
| average_class_size = 19
| campus_type =
| colors = Black and gold {{Color box|black}} {{Color box|#C5B358}}
| song =
| athletics_conference = Desert Empire League (previously Desert Valley League)
{{collapsed infobox section begin|Varsity Sports}}
| sports = 31 varsity sports
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{{col-2}} 16 Boys varsity teams
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Badminton
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Water Polo
- E Sports
- Dance
- Cheer
{{col-2}} 15 Girls varsity teams
- Basketball
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Beach Volleyball
- Badminton
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Water Polo
- E Sports
- Dance
- Cheer
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{{collapsed infobox section end}}
| mascot = Saint
| nickname =
| team_name = Saints
| accreditation = Western Association of Schools and Colleges{{cite web|url= http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm|title=WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools|access-date=2009-06-05|author=WASC-ACS}}
| publication =
| newspaper =
| yearbook =
| fees =
| tuition = $15,000 (2022–2023)
| affiliation = Society of Jesus
| website = {{URL|www.xavierprep.org}}
}}
Xavier College Preparatory High School is a private Jesuit high school in the Coachella Valley. It is located in the unincorporated Thousand Palms area, just outside the northern city limits of Palm Desert. The school falls within the Diocese of San Bernardino.
Academics
Xavier College Prep was established in 2006 with 48 freshman students. In 2009–2010 the first senior class had 60 graduates, all of whom went on to college. As of 2022, Xavier College Prep has over 576 students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade, and a student to teacher ratio of 10:1. Tuition is $15,000, with 50% of students receiving need-based aid. The student profile for the school is 51% female, 49% male, and 48% minority. Xavier admits students on the basis of their ability to succeed in a college preparatory environment. The school does not rank its students. For admission, students must submit an application, references, transcripts, and sit for the High School Placement Test (HSPT). Incoming students must also have an interview with the admissions committee.{{cite web|url=http://www.xavierprep.org/school/htmlos/02165.12.148569481116256545 |title=About Xavier |access-date=2007-05-11 |author=XCPHS }} {{Dead link|date=February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Xavier College Preparatory High School |url=http://www.xavierprep.org/s/786/images/editor_documents/profile12-13.pdf |access-date=21 October 2012 }} {{Dead link|date=February 2018}}
Sports
The sports teams are known as the Saints and compete in the Desert Empire League. Average enrollment in DEL high schools exceeds 2,000 with some exceeding 3,000. This makes Xavier the smallest, with about 600 students. Xavier manages to continually field competitive teams in every sport.{{cite web|title=Xavier Prep shows school size doesn't matter|url=http://usatodayhss.com/2014/xavier-prep-shows-school-size-doesnt-matter|date=2014-11-27}}
The Saints' Cross Country boys' team won the 2014 State Championship and the girls finished tenth in their respective Division 5 races at the 2010 CIF Cross Country State Finals in Fresno, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/high-school/xcountry/2014/11/29/xavier-prep-cross-country-cif-title/19679931/|title=CIF-State Championships}}
In 2011, the Xavier College Prep girls' cross country team were the first sport team from the school to earn a Desert Valley League title.{{cite web|title=Team comes first for Saints girls' cross country team |url=http://www.xavierprep.org/s/786/images/editor_documents/making_headlines/10-31-2011-_tds-_team_comes_first_for_saints_girls__cross_country_team.pdf |publisher=MyDesert |access-date=21 October 2012 }} {{Dead link|date=February 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.xavierprep.org/}}
{{Jesuit Schools Network}}
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino|state=collapsed}}
{{Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles}}
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Category:Catholic secondary schools in California
Category:Educational institutions established in 2006
Category:2006 establishments in California
Category:Jesuit high schools in the United States
Category:High schools in Riverside County, California
Category:Palm Desert, California