Nativity Prep Academy

History

2001 - Nativity Prep opens its doors to 19 students. Over the next three years, enrollment and funding increase by more than 200%. 2003 - Through the generous gift of a benefactor, Nativity moves from its original, leased location to a larger site at 3233 Market Street. 2005 - Nativity's inaugural class of graduates earn acceptances to a variety of local high schools, including The Bishop's School, The Preuss School, High Tech High, Saint Augustine, and Our Lady of Peace. 2010 - Nativity Prep moves from its Market Street site to its current site at Holy Spirit Church. Today - Nativity continues to serve 200+ young men and women from middle school to high school to college, most of them second-language learners, all of them from low-income families.

Specialties

Nativity Prep Academy is a private, Catholic, tuition-free middle school, grades 6 through 8, for students who will represent the first generation in their families to graduate from college. We offer an extended school day and summer program, along with a graduate support program to ensure all students go on to graduate from high school and college.