Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.)

Archbishop Carroll High School
Address
4300 Harewood Road
Washington, D.C., 20017
United States
Coordinates 38°56′24″N 77°00′11″W / 38.940°N 77.003°W / 38.940; -77.003Coordinates: 38°56′24″N 77°00′11″W / 38.940°N 77.003°W / 38.940; -77.003
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1951
Authority Archdiocese of Washington
President Mary Elizabeth Blaufuss
Principal Katy Dunn
Teaching staff 40.5 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 912
Enrollment 396[1] (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio 9.8[1]
Color(s) Green and Gold          
Athletics conference Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Nickname Lions
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Website www.archbishopcarroll.org

Archbishop Carroll High School is a private, Catholic high school located in Washington, D.C. It is owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Washington.

Background

Archbishop Carroll High School opened in 1951 and expressed the vision of the Most Reverend Patrick A. O’Boyle, the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, who felt strongly that the Catholic Church should lead by example in the area of integration. Named in honor of Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic Archbishop in the United States, the school offered a college preparatory education for young women/men, regardless of race or ethnicity. For its first 40 years, the Augustinian Friars operated Archbishop Carroll and, along with lay faculty, taught students in a values-centered curriculum.

In 1989, the Archdiocese of Washington merged several high schools Archbishop Carroll, All Saints, Mackin, the Academy of Notre Dame, Regina High School and Holy Spirit into one school on the Archbishop Carroll site, and, at that point, the school became co-educational. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme was introduced in 2009.[3] Today, Carroll enrolls 385 students, and it remains as the only high school owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Washington.

Archbishop Carroll's current rival is Bishop McNamara High School.

Notable alumni

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