Christ The King Preparatory School, later known as Cristo Rey Newark High School, is a private,
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'', October 24, 2007. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Christ the King operates in the former Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, which closed in June 2006 after 81 years of operation."
As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 210 students and 16.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The school's student body was 45.7% (96) Black, 45.7% (96) Hispanic, 4.8% (10) two or more races, 1.9% (4) Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, 1.4% (3) Asian and 0.5% (1) White.School data for Cristo Rey Newark High School National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
On May 7, 2020, the Archdiocese of Newark stated that the school would permanently close at the end of the academic year."Archdiocese of Newark announces consolidation of school community and closure of 10 Catholic schools" Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, May 7, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "The Archdiocese of Newark has announced the consolidation of its school community and the closure of nine archdiocesan-operated elementary schools at the end of this school year, the result of archdiocesan strategic planning efforts to strengthen the overall school program and ensure a sustainable future for Catholic education in the Archdiocese. Cristo Rey Newark High School, a member of the Cristo Rey Network®, also will close due to lack of operational viability, as per a resolution adopted by the school’s Board."
Background
The school operates on the site of the now-defunct Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, which closed in June 2006.
Christ The King Preparatory School opened in August 2007 and graduated its first class in 2011. It is part 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 ...
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. The president of Christ the King Prep is Fr. Bob Sandoz. Its founding principal is Kevin P. Cuddihy, the former principal of St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City and former dean of students at
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in Manhattan.
For the 2016–17 school year, the cost per student was $12,835, which is defrayed through a $7,100 corporate internship and $2,700 in financial assistance provided to all students; the net tuition was $2,700 per student.
Students must complete 40 hours of voluntary service in each of the first two years and 50 hours of service in both junior and senior years. Various retreat opportunities are offered and all make a retreat in junior year.
Student ambassadors are selected to represent the school to the public, and there is an elected student council.
On May 7, 2020, Archdiocese revealed that "Cristo Rey Newark High School, a member of the Cristo Rey Network®, also will close due to lack of operational viability, as per a resolution adopted by the school’s Board."