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Santa Fe Preparatory School

Coordinates: 35°40′09″N 105°54′48″W / 35.669085°N 105.913472°W / 35.669085; -105.913472
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35°40′09″N 105°54′48″W / 35.669085°N 105.913472°W / 35.669085; -105.913472

Santa Fe Preparatory School
Address
Map
1101 Camino de la Cruz

, ,
87505

United States
Information
TypePrivate
Established1961
Head teacherAaron Schubach[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment340
Websitehttp://www.sfprep.org

Santa Fe Preparatory School is a private school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico The school provides grades 7–12 with an enrollment of 340 students. It was founded in February 1961.

History

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The school was founded in February 1961. The school opened its doors 1963 at a campus on Canyon Road, with sixty-three students in seventh through ninth grades.

Campus

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In the early 1970s, Santa Fe Prep moved to its current site, a 13-acre (53,000 m2) campus near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, adjacent to the Santa Fe campus of St. John's College. In 2001, Prep built a new School Commons and in 2006, the school completed a LEED Gold-certified library building that houses approximately 11,000 volumes.[2]

The campus is also the location of the Meem Art Building, which was originally the home of architect John Gaw Meem.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Next SF Prep head of school is named". Albuquerque Journal. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Library Wins the Gold". Santa Fe Preparatory School. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 20 November 2008.