Fordham Preparatory School

East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY, 10458-0104
Tel: (718)367-7500
Grades: 9 - 12 | 985 students
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As a Jesuit, college preparatory school, Fordham Prep's mission is to inspire young men to reflect, to question, to learn, to pray, to love, to serve, to lead. Since 1841, we have based our challenging curriculum and pursuit of human and academic excellence on a foundation of Catholic faith and principles. We seek to be one community created from a broad spectrum of ethnic, racial, geographic, and socio-economic backgrounds. We strive to include qualified students of limited financial resources by providing substantial financial assistance. Our faculty and staff dedicate themselves to a caring and dynamic interaction with students both inside and outside the classroom, a characteristic of Jesuit education for over 450 years. We educate our students to be men for others: spiritually motivated, intellectually accomplished and committed to promoting justice.

School Overview:
Fordham Preparatory School
School Membership(s) Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded 1841
Student Body
Total Students 985 students
Student Body Type All-boys
% Students of Color 29% (NY School Avg.: 22%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 87 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 12:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 90%
Average Class Size 24 students
Number of AP Courses 17 courses
Average SAT score 1759
Classroom dress code Formal
(Dress shirt, tie, pants & shoes)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Dec. 15
Yearly Tuition Cost $16,720
Tuition Notes Fordham Prep provides $2.5 million in financial assistance each year.
% on Financial Aid 35%
Acceptance Rate 50%
Admissions Director Mr. Christopher Lauber
Sports
Total Sports Offered 18 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Bowling Crew
Cross Country Diving
Football Golf
Ice Hockey Lacrosse
Rugby Soccer
Swimming Tennis
Track and Field Volleyball
Winter Track Wrestling
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 64 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Anime/Trading Card Club Art and Publicity
Asian Club Astronomy Club
Aviation Club Bluegrass Club
Book Club Building Bridges Club
Campus Ministry Chess Team
Classics Club Computer Club
Computer Music Club Cooking Club
Diversity Alliance Dramatics/Stage Crew
Environmental/Greenhouse Club Extreme Sports Club
FP T.V. Club Film Club
Fitness Center French Club
Frisbee Club Habitat for Humanity Club
Hellenic Society Intramurals
Investment Club Invisible Children Club
Irish Club Italian Club
Just Serve Club Kawaida Club
Literary Magazine Liturgical Choir
Marine Biology Club Martial Arts Club
Math Team Mathletics Club
Mock Trial Club Model U.N. Club
Monty Python Club NYC Explorers Club
National Honor Society Newspaper
Officers Club Operation Smile Club
Orchestra Polish Club
Political Science Journal Rock Climbing Club
Role Players Guild S.A.D.D.
Service Immersion Trips Service Immersion Trips
Simpsons Club Ski & Ride Club
Spanish Club Speech & Debate Team
Strategists Club Student Government
Yearbook Young Democrats Club
Young Republicans Club ’90’s Culture Club

School Notes:

    Faith, Scholarship and Service are the foundations of Jesuit education. Praying, studying and working together: the spirit of magis and cura personalis inspires our communal life.
    • Magis (“greater”) is a distinctive aspect of Jesuit education, and expresses the responsibility to seek a greater realization of our potential and mission, and to strive for excellence in all things. Fordham Prep is dedicated to the development of a curriculum and community that call forth the best from students and staff for the greater glory of God.
    • Cura personalis (“care of the individual”) is the Jesuit resolve to know and treat each person as an individual made in the image and likeness of God.  Cura personalis encourages students and staff to build relationships, both in and out of the classroom, based on dignity, respect and trust.
    • Diversity  Our students live in the Bronx, Westchester, Manhattan, Queens, Long Island, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties, Connecticut  and New Jersey. They come from a wide range of ethnic, racial, geographic, economic and religious backgrounds.
    •  Our Location  Fordham Prep is located in the Bronx on the 85-acre Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University, adjacent to Fordham Road, Metro North and the New York Botanical Garden. Our students travel to school each day by Metro North trains, Westchester and NYC buses, subway, car and on foot.

    Profile last updated: 10/03/2012

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