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Saint Joseph Preparatory High School

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Mount Saint Joseph Academy (Boston, Massachusetts)
Mount Saint Joseph Academy (Boston, Massachusetts)
Mount Saint Joseph Academy (Boston, Massachusetts)
Location
617 Cambridge Street
Brighton
,
Massachusetts
02134
United States
42°21′8″N 71°8′38″W / 42.35222°N 71.14389°W
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Established 2012
Closed 2023
Head of school Kathleen McCarvill and Eugene Ward
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Average class size 18
Colors Maroon and Navy Blue
Athletics conference Catholic Conference
Mascot The Phoenix
Team name The Phoenix
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Affiliation Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston
Website www.saintjosephprep.org

Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, formerly the Mount Saint Joseph Academy, was a Catholic college-preparatory high school founded in 2012 in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. Its opening followed the 2012 closings of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Trinity Catholic High School. The school occupied Mount Saint Joseph Academy's former campus, and both institutions were named in honor of Saint Joseph.

Saint Joseph Prep was accredited by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.[2] In 2022, the school was ranked as the best Catholic high school in Massachusetts by Niche.com.[3]

In February 2023, the school announced it would close at the end of the academic year.[4]

Notable alumni

  • Maura Hennigan, former Boston City Councilor
  • Frances Sweeney (1908-1944), anti-fascist activist and journalist

References

  1. Back to citation NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  2. Back to citation "Accreditation & Memberships - Saint Joseph Prep Boston". www.saintjosephprep.org. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. Back to citation "Brighton's St. Joseph Prep ranks in Top 10 Best Catholic High Schools". www.thebostonpilot.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. Back to citation "Parents, students 'devastated' over closing of Saint Joseph Prep School in Brighton - CBS Boston". www.cbsnews.com. February 13, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.