Cardinal Ritter High School

For the Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis, see Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School.
Cardinal Ritter High School
Address
3360 West 30th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46222
United States
Coordinates 39°48′36.5″N 86°12′55″W / 39.810139°N 86.21528°WCoordinates: 39°48′36.5″N 86°12′55″W / 39.810139°N 86.21528°W
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Motto Dare to be different.
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1964
School district Archdiocese of Indianapolis
President Greg Perkins
Principal Jo Hoy
Chaplain Dustin Boehm
Grades 7–12
Enrollment 620 (2011)
Student to teacher ratio 13:1
Color(s) Red, Black, White, Silver                
Athletics Indiana High School Athletic Association
Athletics conference Indiana Crossroads Conference
Team name Raiders
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Average SAT scores 1475
Website http://www.cardinalritter.org

Cardinal Ritter High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school on West 30th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. It was founded in 1964 and serves the west side of the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

History

Cardinal Ritter High School opened in 1964 and was named after Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter who became the seventh Bishop and first archbishop of Indianapolis. Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter was born in 1892, was ordained in 1917, and became known for his work in desegregation. In 1938, he ordered all of the Catholic schools in the diocese to integrate, sixteen years before Brown v. Board of Education. He was appointed the first Archbishop of Indianapolis in 1944, and two years later was appointed Archbishop of St. Louis.[2]

Community involvement

In 2008, service to the west side expanded to include the new "Rittertown" initiative. Through "Rittertown", Cardinal Ritter High School expanded its Service Learning Program beyond the campus boundaries and into the community surrounding the school.[3] The entire Cardinal Ritter High School family came together with the Mayor of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Colts, and the City of Indianapolis' Peace in the Streets - Stop the Violence campaign. The idea of "Rittertown" is to make this community a better place for its residents to live. It also elevate the legacy of Cardinal Joseph Ritter to its proper place. The students help to make this a reality with service projects in the community. Those projects include: beautification projects in area parks, visits with the elderly at local nursing homes, and English as a Second Language classes for adults in the area. "Rittertown" helps to continue to elevate the legacy of Cardinal Joseph Ritter in the city of Indianapolis.[3]

In 2010; the Cardinal Ritter team won Brain Game; the next year they were runner-up.

Statistics

The following is an "at-a-glance" statistical overview of the high school:[4]

Students
  • 595 students enrolled in grades 7-12
  • 52% Male – 48% Female
  • 80% Catholic – 20% Other faiths
  • 63% Caucasian – 37% Other races; most ethnically diverse Catholic High School in the state[3]
  • 85% students participate in at least one co-curricular activity
  • 98% of students go on to attend college
  • 43% of 2010 graduates received honors diplomas
  • 11,849 hours of community service performed by students
Faculty
  • 13:1 student to faculty ratio
  • 52% of Cardinal Ritter teachers have a Masters Degree
  • 6 adjunct university professors teaching 11 college-level courses
Classes
Other
  • $8.9 million in scholarships offered to the class of 2013
  • 4400 living alumni

Marching Band

Athletic championships

2014 - Sarah Bacon - National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association 2014 All American and 2014 National Champion

2013 & 2014 - Sarah Bacon IHSAA State Diving Champion

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NBCC | The Legacy of Cardinal Joseph Ritter continues on Indy's West Side
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