Saint John's Preparatory School (Minnesota)

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Saint John's Preparatory School
File:Saint John's Preparatory School (Collegeville, Minnesota) logo.png
Address
Box 4000 2280 Watertower Road
Collegeville, Minnesota, (Stearns County) 56321
United States
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Information
Type Private, college-prep, day and boarding school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Saint Benedict
Established 1857
Founder Saint John's Abbey
Grades 6–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 275 [1] (2017-18)
Average class size 16
Student to teacher ratio 11:1
Campus size 2,700 acres
Color(s) Cardinal red and Carolina blue
        
Fight song Fight, Johnnies
Athletics conference Prairie Conference
Nickname Johnnies
Team name Johnnies
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Average SAT scores 1872
Average ACT scores 29.1
Publication The Prep World
Newspaper The Prep Post
Yearbook The Pine Curtain
Website www.sjprep.net

Saint John’s Preparatory School (SJP) is a Catholic co-educational, day and boarding college preparatory school located in Collegeville, Minnesota. Founded in 1857, it is located in the Diocese of Saint Cloud and is administered by the Benedictine monks of Saint John's Abbey. The school includes a middle school consisting of grades 6–8 and an upper school consisting of grades 9–12. The student body consists of students from the local area along with 5- and 7-day boarding students from across the United States and around the world. In the 2018–19 academic year, the student body included students from 24 different cities and towns in Minnesota, 4 states and 13 different countries.[2]

Background

Saint John's Preparatory School was established in 1857 by the monks of Saint John's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Collegeville, MN. SJP is the oldest secondary school in Minnesota.[3] It was all-male until 1972 when the nearby all-girls school, St. Benedict's Academy owned and operated by the Sisters of St. Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, MN closed.[4] The college sections of both schools are still in operation and run as partnered liberal arts institutions.

Today the school has an almost equal number of boys and girls. In 2011, 75% of the students at SJP were from the St. Cloud, Minnesota area, with the remaining 25% coming from out of state and worldwide.[5] The 2013-2014 student body has representation from 17 countries. The Middle School opened in 1997, with 21 7th and 8th-grade students in a combined classroom setting. Since then the Middle School has nearly tripled in size and with high interest from area families, SJP added a 6th-grade program in 2009.[3]

Saint John's Prep has been named an International Baccalaureate World School and has been approved to offer the IB Diploma Programme starting Fall 2011 with the first class graduating with the IB Diploma in 2013.[6]

The current Head of School is Jon McGee, succeeding the long-time headmaster, Father Jonathan Lizardi, O.S.B.

Academics

Saint John's Prep is a college preparatory school with studies in the fine arts, language arts, and sciences.[7] Listed among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 307 schools) for: Student Test Scores - High average SAT scores.[8][6]

College classes

Saint John's Prep shares its 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) campus with Saint John's University, a small, liberal arts university, which is affiliated with the nearby College of Saint Benedict. Each semester, 10-20 students take at least one college class at SJU or CSB.[9]

Exchange programs

Saint John's Prep offers a year-long study abroad opportunity with the Benedictine Gymnasium in Melk, Austria.[citation needed]

Athletic facilities

Prep uses several athletic facilities on the SJU campus, including Clemens Stadium – the current home of the Track and Field team, with a 400m track and a separate location for shot-put and discus. The Natural Bowl is also the former home of the Football team. (Football has recently been co-oped with St. Cloud Technical Senior School.)[citation needed]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and references

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  5. ↑ Saint John’s Preparatory School Profile 2009-2010
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  8. ↑ Profile,boardingschoolreview.com. Accessed March 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ Saint John's Preparatory School Profile, 2009-2010.
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