Why Jesuit

Are you wondering what the Jesuit Dallas Experience is like? Let our students tell you in their own words:

9:1 student-teacher ratio
Student-centered counseling program
Nearly 150 courses and over 100 extracurricular activities
25 AP course offerings
Global education summer travel programs in marine biology (Grand
Cayman, British Virgin Islands), government (Washington D.C.),
and Mandarin (China)
Hosting and exchange programs in Italy, France, Mexico, and Peru
Housing hundreds of works by internationally-celebrated artists, the
School’s classrooms and hallways double as an art museum

Average SAT scores exceed the national average by more than 300 points
237 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program in the last five years
67 National Merit Hispanic Scholars in the last five years
In the last five years, students have received college scholarship offers totaling over $150 million

Robust stage & film program that features major productions and
student-directed one acts
Award-winning student newspaper, The Roundup
A perennial state and national contending debate program, which qualified a Texas record eight teams to the 2019 state championships
Highly decorated state championship robotics team that has received
every award offered by FIRST; won the 2014 FIRST World Championship;
and finished third overall at the 2017 world finals
Nationally recognized program in the Junior Classical League
Comprehensive medical society, complete with clinical rotations at area
hospitals and an annual mission trip to a developing nation

121 team state titles in athletics since 1954
First Texas high school to ever be invited to the USA Hockey National
Championships; earn a spot in the lacrosse national rankings;
and qualify for the Henley Royal Regatta (Crew)
First school in Texas to receive the Strength of America award by the
President’s Council in Physical Fitness, and a recipient every year
since 2013
66 UIL district championships in 10 sports since 2004
In the last five years, baseball, soccer, and crew have been recognized as the top high school boys program in the country

Celebration of School-wide Mass and weekly prayer service
Daily reflection through the Examen and morning prayer
Off-campus class retreats
Campus ministry program, including student-driven Christian Life Community
Wellness resource program with students, parents, and faculty that explore contemporary issues through an Ignatian lens (I-Days)

Working through non-profit organizations to minister to people in need
(i.e., the poor, hungry, or homeless; the sick or injured; the handicapped;
the elderly or infirmed; the intellectually/academically challenged), students participate in a nationally-recognized formation program
Partnering with hundreds of organizations, Jesuit Dallas is the largest
high school community service department in the State of Texas
Social justice immersion experiences in Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, El Paso/Jaurez, Puerto Rico, Waco, and Los Angeles
The first high school in the United States to sponsor an on-campus chapter of Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS), whose mission is focused on reaching out to Africans arriving in the U.S. and to those living in refugee camps in Kenya
Urban and poverty immersion missions locally and abroad

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