Fact Sheet

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School - TC

We are a private high school founded and sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits).
The school will exclusively serve low-income families of any faith or culture who desire a religiously supportive, Christian-value-centered education for their children.
Jesuit schools strive to educate the whole person, challenging each student to reach his or her full potential as a well-rounded individual who is intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice in generous service to the people of God.

The graduate of Cristo Rey is confident, inquisitive, reflective, motivated, and flexible.
He or she views learning as a life-long pursuit, inside and outside the classroom.
The graduate always strives for success, but is also aware that failure is an important part of learning and maturity.

The school employs a rigorous academic curriculum and educational strategies specifically designed to prepare inner-city youth for university, college, or other post-secondary education.
Teaching strategies include student advisories, project based learning, individualized learning plans, and special concentration on reading, writing, and math skills.
Student grading is standard's based. The purpose of standards-based grading is to report what students know and are able to do. Passing a class is not tied to the completion of homework. It is based on the demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the standards.

All students are trained for entry-level clerical positions and participate in the Hire4Ed work-study program, which underwrites more than half of the total cost of education while exposing the student to a corporate work environment and positive influences of the supervising professionals.
Students receive a college prep education while acquiring excellent work experience and marketable job skills by working five full week days per month at participating businesses.
To allow this, the school has an extended school day and an extended school year, scheduling classes around the student work schedules

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School was founded in partnership with the Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation,
which has a long history of service to the families of Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood.
The high school and Urban Ventures share the new 160,000 square-foot Colin Powell Leadership Center constructed by Ryan Companies US at East 29th Street and 4th Avenue in Minneapolis

100% of Cristo Rey Network graduates accepted to a 2 or 4 year college.
As of April 2011, 80% of our first ever graduating class have been accepted to college. In comparison, the national rate for low income students graduating from high school and going to college is only 51%.
In their Hire4Ed work study, corporate supervisors rated our students’ performance very high in three important areas, Value of Job Performed, Accuracy of Work and Enthusiasm and Motivation. Our students are meeting high expectations and delivering value to our clients.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School - Twin Cities • 612-545-9700 • 2924 4th Ave South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408