Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep is a coeducational,

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school and a member of the

Cristo Rey Network The Cristo Rey Network is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2000 to increase the number of schools modeled after Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, which was founded in 1996 to prepare youth from low-income families for post-seconda ...

that follows the work-study model of education. The first criterion for admission is financial need, and the school is designed for students who cannot otherwise afford a college prep education.

History

The school is located in the Pleasant Grove area of Southeast Dallas at 1064 N. St. Augustine, the former site of St. Augustine Catholic School.

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Cristo Rey Network

Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal60 minutes

Boston Globe - With sense of purpose, students cut class for a day

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment
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