The College Preparatory School
| The College Preparatory School | |
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6100 Broadway Oakland, California 94618 |
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| School type | Private, college preparatory |
| Motto |
Mens Conscia Recti ((A mind aware of what is right)) |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Head of School | Monique DeVane |
| Faculty | 55 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 363 (2015-16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Language | English |
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| Team name | Cougars |
| Website | www.college-prep.org |
Coordinates: 37°50′54.41″N 122°14′23.89″W / 37.8484472°N 122.2399694°W
The College Preparatory School (CPS) is a four-year private high school in Oakland, California. The school's motto is mens conscia recti, a Latin phrase adapted from Virgil's Aeneid that means "a mind aware of what is right."
"At College Prep we believe in the foundational importance of scholarship, the value of dialogue, and the need for academically curious young people to belong to a kind, creative, diverse, and joyful community. We challenge our students to engage deeply in learning, appreciate one another, and grow into adults who are intellectually adventurous, ethically sure-footed, and generous of heart and spirit."
Founded in 1960, College Prep's first campus was located in a house in the Claremont neighborhood of Oakland/Berkeley. The school was founded by Mary Harley Jenks, former head of the Bentley School and Ruth Willis. Miss Jenks, the first Head of School, envisioned a school that valued "high standards of scholarship and conduct." In 1983 College Prep moved to its current campus on Broadway, walking distance from the Rockridge BART station.
College Prep has received accolades for its academic excellence. A 2007 Wall Street Journal article ranked College Prep as the sixth best high school in the United States. In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked College Prep as the seventeenth best private school in the United States. In 2016, niche.com ranked College Prep the fourteenth best private school in the nation.
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