St. Francis Preparatory School

• Name — St. Francis Preparatory School • Other Name — St. Francis Prep • Motto — Deus Meus et Omnia • Motto Translation — My God and My All • Address — 6100 Francis Lewis Boulevard • City — New York City (Fresh Meadows, Queens) • State — New York • Zipcode — 11365 • Country — United States • Fundingtype — Private • Schooltype — College-preparatory school • Religious Affiliation — Roman Catholic • Patron — Saint Francis of Assisi • Oversight — Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn • Principal — Patrick McLaughlin • Chaplain — Fr. Ralph Edel • Teaching Staff — 115.6 (FTE) (2015–16) • Grades — 9–12 • Gender — Co-ed • Avg Class Size — 30 • Ratio — (2015–16) • Slogan — “High School is four years; the Prep is forever.” • Fight Song — On For Ol' St Francis • Mascot — Terrier • Nickname — Prep • Team Name — Terriers • Rivals — * Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School • Archbishop Molloy Lions • Mary Louis Hilltoppers (girls) • Accreditation — Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools • Publication — The Little Portion Literary Magazine • Newspaper — The Seraph • Yearbook — San Fran • President — Leonard Conway • Tuition — $10,600 (2023–2024) • Colors — Red blue Blue • Enrollment — 2,420 (2021–22) Proper name Saint Francis Preparatory School, commonly referred to as St. Francis Preparatory School or St. Francis Prep., is a private, independent Catholic college preparatory school in Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York. It is the largest non-diocesan Catholic high school in the United States. St. Francis is run by the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, who maintain a residence on the top floor of the school. As of the 2015–16 school year, enrollment at St. Francis was 2,489.

• Illustration — The Queens building as Bishop Reilly High School in 1963 St. Francis Preparatory originated as St. Francis Academy, a small all-boys high school on 300 Baltic Street in Brooklyn, New York, founded by the Franciscans Brothers of Brooklyn (O.S.F.). The college section became St. Francis College, a private predominantly undergraduate college in Brooklyn Heights. It took its current name in 1935, then moved to a larger facility in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1952. The school moved to its current location in Fresh Meadows, Queens in 1974 when it acquired the facility that formerly housed Bishop Reilly High School, a co-educational Catholic high school. The school began admitting female students that same year. A fitness center was added recently and the science labs are being updated. There are currently plans to add a three-story addition to the rear of the existing building. The upgrades to the art rooms will support students in the studio, digital and the performing arts.

St. Francis Prep has a rivalry with Holy Cross High School, fueled particularly by their football teams. Known as the "Battle of the Boulevard" due to the two schools being located only 2 miles apart on Francis Lewis Boulevard, the rivalry between the Prep Terriers and the Holy Cross Knights has been called "arguably the greatest rivalry in New York City football."

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