Brophy College Preparatory

Brophy College Preparatory is a Jesuit high school in Phoenix, Arizona, United States founded in 1928. The school has an all-male enrollment of approximately 1,400 students. It is operated independently of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

Brophy College Preparatory
Address
4701 North Central Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona
85012

United States
Coordinates33°30′22″N 112°4′24″W
Information
TypePrivate college-preparatory school
MottoAd Majorem Dei Gloriam
(For the Greater Glory of God)
Religious affiliation(s)Jesuit (Catholic)
Established1928 (1928)
FounderEllen A. Brophy
CEEB code030-265
PresidentRobert E. Ryan
PrincipalJim Bopp
Teaching staff102.6 (FTE) (2019–20)
Grades9–12
Genderall-male
Enrollment1,407 (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio13.7 (2019–20)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)   Red and white
MascotBronco
NicknameThe Stampede
Accreditation
  • Western Catholic Education Association
  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper"The Wrangler" & The Roundup'
YearbookThe Tower
Websitewww.brophyprep.org

The school has three campuses: the main academic campus in north-central Phoenix at Central Avenue and Camelback Road, a retreat center called Manresa on the banks of Oak Creek near Sedona, and the nine-acre Brophy Sports Campus east of the academic campus in Phoenix and adjacent to the campus of the all-girls Xavier College Preparatory. Brophy has no diocesan or government financial assistance. Approximately 65% of the student body identifies as Catholic.

Brophy College Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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