Xavier High School (New York City)

Xavier High School
Location
Map
30 West 16th Street

,
10011

United States
Coordinates40°44′17″N 73°59′42″W / 40.738173°N 73.994886°W / 40.738173; -73.994886
Information
Former nameCollege of St. Francis Xavier (also known as St. Francis Xavier College)
TypePrivate
Motto"Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam" (Latin)
"For the Greater Glory of God"
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s)St. Francis Xavier
Established1847 (1847)
FounderJohn Larkin
Sister schoolNotre Dame School
OversightSociety of Jesus
CEEB code334145
PresidentJack Raslowsky
ChairmanPaul Enright
Dean
List
  • Andrew Gheraldi
    (Dean of Academics)
  • Evan Bernstein
    (Dean of Faculty)
  • Lindsay Willert
    (Dean of Educational Systems)
  • Michael Fiore
    (Dean of Students)
Director
List
  • Shawna Gallagher Vega
    (Vice President for Communications & Marketing)
  • Shane Lavin
    (Vice President for Advancement)
  • Maggie Murphy Stockson
    (Vice President for Planning & Principal Giving)
  • Michael Pender
    (Vice President for Finance)
  • Luciano Lovallo
    (Director of Admissions and Financial Aid)
  • Brian McCabe
    (Director of Annual Giving)
  • Zane Massey
    (Director of Alumni Relations)
  • Ryan Kirwan
    (Director of Special Events)
  • Dominic DeFalco
    (Director of Athletics)
  • Kaija DeWitt-Allen
    (Director of Campus Ministry)
  • Katie McCann
    (Director of Ignatian Service Programs)
  • Joe Guglielmo
    (Director of Guidance)
  • Frank Leahy
    (Director of the Physical Plant)
  • Margaret Gonzalez
    (Director of Student Activities)
  • Hernando Avila
    (Director of Technology)
  • Megan Fraker
    (Director of College Counseling)
HeadmasterKim Smith
Faculty69.6 FTEs[1][when?]
Grades912
GenderBoys
Enrollment975 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio11:1
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Maroon and   blue
Slogan"Men for Others"[2]
Song"Sons of Xavier"
Athletics20 sports
Athletics conferenceCatholic High School Athletic Association, New York section
NicknameKnights
RivalsFordham Preparatory School, Regis High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
PublicationXavier Magazine
NewspaperThe Xavier Review
AffiliationsJesuit Secondary Education Association, National Catholic Educational Association, New York State Association of Independent Schools
Websitexavierhs.org

Xavier High School in 2019

Xavier High School is an American independent university-preparatory high school for boys run by the USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus, in the Chelsea neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York.

Named for St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552), it was founded by John Larkin in 1847 as the College of St. Francis Xavier and also known as St. Francis Xavier College.[4]

  1. ^ School data for Xavier High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mission Statement" on the Xaxier High School website
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "St. Francis Xavier's College; Twelfth Commencement The New College Building The Graduating Class Prosperity of the College". The New York Times. July 8, 1862. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

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