Xavier College Preparatory
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| Motto: Leadership|Tradition|Community|Service | |
| Principal | Sister Joan Fitzgerald, BVM |
| School type | Private |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Enrollment | currently 1,173 female students |
| Faculty | 123 |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Mascot | Gators |
Xavier College Preparatory is a Catholic private high school in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is all-girls, with students coming from 120 feeder schools. Xavier was started 61 years ago by the Founding Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and had 17 pioneer students. Today, Xavier has had over 7,500 students graduate. Students may also take classes from Brophy College Preparatory, the all-boys high school that is adjacent to Xavier.
The curriculum at Xavier is a traditional, rigorous and challenging college prep program. Honors classes are available in all areas of study, and AP Classes are also an integral part of the curriculum. All Seniors take the AP Literature exam, and 429 students took 849 exams in the spring of 2003. Some students can graduate with two years of college already completed.
Xavier students consistently score in the top percentiles of standardized tests. Over the past 10 years, the School has congratulated 82 National Merit Finalists, 143 Commended Scholars, 36 National Hispanic Scholars, 5 National Black American Scholars. Xavier has boasted Presidential Scholars in 1979, 1986, 1990, and 2001, as well as Presidential Scholar Semi-Finalists in 1975 and 1993 and a Flinn Scholar in 2004.
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