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St. Christopher’s School, founded in 1911, is a college preparatory school for boys (junior kindergarten through 12th grade) located in Richmond, Virginia. The School’s mission is to prepare a talented and diverse group of boys for college and for life in an ever-changing world.

St. Christopher’s currently enrolls 955 boys in JK-12 from 51 zip codes in the Richmond metropolitan region. Lower School (JK-5) has 421 boys, Middle School (6-8) has 241 and Upper School (9-12) enrolls 293. The 157 full- and part-time members of the faculty have an average tenure of 13.2 years and 58 percent have advanced degrees, including doctorates. The average class size is 15.6.

Coordination
Coordination with St. Catherine’s School for girls offers many opportunities for interaction at all levels including coed classes in the upper school.

College Acceptances
Virtually 100 percent of St. Christopher’s graduates attend four-year colleges and universities, often at some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions. Colleges attended by St. Christopher's graduates Classes of 2006-2011: Matriculation List.


National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Programs
St. Christopher’s boasts one of the best National Merit and Achievement Program records in the region with 27 semifinalists in the past decade. The class of 2011 produced 6 Semifinalists and 10 Commended Students in the National Merit and National Achievement Programs. Approximately 20% of St. Christopher’s graduating classes are recognized annually by either the National Merit or the National Achievement Competition. In the past 10 years, St. Christopher’s has had more male National Merit semifinalists than all Richmond area independent schools combined.

Academic Facilities
The campus is broken into 3 distinct divisions - Lower, Middle, and Upper School- each having been renovated in recent years. In addition to our campus-wide network, there is Internet access in each classroom and 2 computer labs in each division.  While our Upper School is proud of its unique computer language lab, both Middle School and Upper School students are now benefiting from our new 1:1 computer laptop program. Each division also has the benefit of a computerized library with a staff librarian suited to the boys in that division.

Athletic Facilities
The athletic facilities have also been recently renovated and expanded to reflect the increasing breadth of the program in both the number of teams and sports offered.  There are also programs that support our emphasis on health and wellness. Recent renovations include the baseball diamond with new dugouts, a tennis complex, a second baseball field, an outdoor track, and bleachers for the football, lacrosse and track stadium. The school recently completed a state-of-the-art athletic and fitness center that includes a wrestling arena, an extensive weight and fitness center, basketball courts, a climbing wall and locker rooms as well as a field house that includes a competition size track, four basketball courts and five tennis courts. A new indoor swimming pool on the St. Catherine’s campus is used by the coed swim team.

Arts Facilities
Fine and performing arts facilities include two auditoriums with stages as well as a chapel for plays, concerts and recitals. In addition, an acoustically perfect rehearsal hall, music practice rooms, a small dance studio, woodworking shops, and two large art studios are available for student use. Upper School students have access to a professional quality theatre as well as fine arts, photography, and dance studios on the St. Catherine’s campus.

After School Care
Year-round after-school care is offered to St. Catherine’s and St. Christopher’s students in grades JK-7. The licensed program is available until 6:00 p.m. including school holidays in several time plans. Approximately 300 boys and girls use the program annually.
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