St. Anselm's Abbey School
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4501 South Dakota Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20017 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′46″N 76°59′11″W / 38.94611°N 76.98639°WCoordinates: 38°56′46″N 76°59′11″W / 38.94611°N 76.98639°W |
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| Type | Private, Selective, All-Male |
| Motto |
Pax in Sapientia ("Peace in wisdom") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1942 |
| President | Fr. Peter Weigand, OSB, MTS |
| Headmaster | Bill Crittenberger |
| Chair of the Board of Trustees | Sylvia Mahaffey |
| Faculty | 60 (approx) |
| Grades | Forms A - VI (grades 6–12) |
| Enrollment | 260 (in 2015-2016) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Silver |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | "The Priory Press" and "The Panther" |
| Yearbook | The Priory Perspective' |
| Tuition | $26,000-27,000 |
| Affiliations | Benedictine |
| Head of Middle School | James Leathers, '04 |
| Head of Upper School | Alex Morse |
| Headmaster Emeritus | Fr. Michael Hall OSB, Ph.D, '56 |
| Dean of Students | Ms. Sean Lane |
| Director of Admissions | Peter Young |
| Website | http://www.saintanselms.org |
St. Anselm's Abbey School is an all-boys preparatory school for grades six through twelve in Washington D.C.. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. The school sits on a 40-acre wooded campus on the Michigan Park neighborhood of the city's Northeast quadrant and is run by the Benedictine monks of Saint Anselm's Abbey.
The school was founded in 1942 as the Priory School by Fr. Thomas Verner Moore, OSB, the superior of what was then St. Anselm's Priory. The Priory School opened on September 15, 1942 with just 18 students. Although the school began as a high school, the 7th and 8th grades (known as Form I and Form II, respectively) were added in 1955.
The school was renamed St. Anselm's Abbey School in 1961, when the monastery was elevated to the status of an abbey. A 6th grade, known as Form A, was added in 1990 following a major expansion of the school's academic building. In 2003, the school completed a $9 million athletic and performing arts complex. This included the construction of a state-of-the-art athletic facility and gymnasium, as well as the conversion of the old 1945 gym into the Devine Performing Arts Center, containing classroom space, faculty offices, and a theater with seating for 400.
An entrance exam is required. The school attempts to create an academically challenging curriculum that offers classes in a range of subjects, including 23 Advanced Placement courses. In 1988, all but two students in the graduating class achieved semifinalist or higher ranks from the National Merit Scholar program. In 2004, roughly two-thirds of the graduating class achieved commendation or higher honors from the National Merit Scholar program. The average combined SAT I score was over 1400. In 2011, 30 of the 35 graduates achieved the AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, or National AP Scholar level as defined by the Advanced Placement Program.
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