Scranton Preparatory School

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Scranton Preparatory School
Identity Logo of Saint Joseph's Preparatory School
Motto: Ad Altiora Natus
(
Born for higher things)
Established 1944
Type Private Co-Ed Secondary
President Rev. Herbert B. Keller, S.J.
Principal Patrick Marx
Students 820
Grades 9-12
Location 1000 Wyoming Ave.
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509 U.S.A.
Colors Purple and Gold
Mascot The Cavalier
Information 570.941.PREP (7737)
Website http://www.scrantonprep.com/

Scranton Preparatory School is a Jesuit college preparatory day school for boys and girls. The current enrollment is over 815 students. Prep is fully accredited by the Pennsylvania State Department of Public Instruction and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association, the National Association of Independent Schools and the National Catholic Educational Association. Tuition (fees included) is currently $8,200 per year. Scranton Prep offers only academic courses. Qualified students may do Advanced Placement work in individual subjects. A full program of athletics and extracurricular activities is offered to all students. Admission is by examination and interview by the Admissions Committee.


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"The mission of Scranton Preparatory School, as a Catholic and Jesuit college preparatory school, is to form a learning community of men and women distinguished by its commitment to competence, to conscience, and to compassion."


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