Cor Jesu Academy
| Cor Jesu Academy | |
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| Address | |
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10230 Gravois Road Affton, Missouri, (St. Louis County) 63123 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°32′48″N 90°20′40″W / 38.5468°N 90.3445°WCoordinates: 38°32′48″N 90°20′40″W / 38.5468°N 90.3445°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Female |
| Motto | "Sharing the Love of the Heart of Christ" |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic, Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Established | 1956 |
| President | Sister Barbara |
| Principal | Sr. Veronica Beato |
| Faculty | 54 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 587 (2013) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Charger |
| Nickname | CJA |
| Rival | St. Joseph's Academy |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores | 2017 |
| Average ACT scores | 29 |
| Newspaper | Corette |
| Yearbook | Corde |
| Admissions Director | Erin Pipitone |
| Athletic Director | Elizabeth Biedenstein |
| Website | www.corjesu.org |
Cor Jesu Academy is a Catholic college preparatory high school for young women located in St. Louis, Missouri, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. It was founded in 1956 by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart.
Originally located in the Italian Hill district of St. Louis, its first principal was Sr. Anita Marie Giampetro. Cor Jesu moved to its present location on Gravois Road in Affton, Missouri in 1965. An expanded Library-Fine Arts Center was completed in 1987. In 2005 the most recent phase of expansion was completed with a new front entrance and courtyard, and a new building called Clelian Hall. The library and broadcast studio were renovated in the summer of 2012. Also, in the fall of 2012, 10 acres of land were purchased in auction by Cor Jesu. This land will increase the campus size to a total of 29 acres, and is the first addition to the property since 2008, when the 6 acres in front of the newly acquired land was purchased.
During a June 9–17, 2012, tour in Rome, the Cor Jesu Academy choir had the honor of performing for Pope Benedict XVI during the June 13 papal audience (probably "Ave Maria") and was the principal choir for a Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, singing the liturgy for the feast of the Sacred Heart at Santa Croce. It also presented a formal concert at St. Ignatius Church in Rome and sang at a liturgy at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi.
Cor Jesu is well regarded for its academics. In order to be considered for admission to the school, students must score in the eighty-fifth percentile or above in a standardized test such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. In addition to its college preparatory courses, Cor Jesu offers Advanced College Credit courses to juniors and seniors in conjunction with St. Louis University and Advanced Placement courses in History, Government, English, Spanish, French, Latin, Math, and Science.
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