Iona Preparatory School
Iona Preparatory School, or simply Iona Prep, is an independent, Catholic, all-male, college-preparatory school located in the north end of New Rochelle, New York, in suburban Westchester County. It consists of the Upper School for Grades 9 through 12 and the Lower School (formerly Iona Grammar School) for kindergarten to grade 8. The primary and secondary schools are located on separate and nearby campuses less than a mile apart on Stratton Road. It is a privately-owned independent school without parochial affiliation and is located within the Archdiocese of New York. The school was named for the Scottish island of Iona and was founded in 1916 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.
| Iona Preparatory School | |
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| Address | |
255 Wilmot Road New Rochelle , (Westchester County) , New York 10804 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°57′50″N 73°47′37″W |
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| Former name | The Iona School |
| Type | Private, all-male |
| Motto | Estote Firmi (Be Strong) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Christian Brothers) |
| Established | 1916 |
| Sister school | The Ursuline School |
| President | Br. Thomas Leto, CFC |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | Upper School: 901 Lower School: 182 (2021) |
| Campus size | Upper School: 27 acres (11 ha) Lower School: 10 acres (4 ha) |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gold |
| Team name | Gaels |
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| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | Renaissance (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Gael Force |
| Yearbook | Saga |
| Tuition | (Upper) $19,200 (Lower) $16,350 |
| Website | ionaprep |
Iona Prep is the brother school to The Ursuline School, a local Catholic girls' school, and shares a history with nearby Iona University, which was founded 24 years after the Prep in 1940. The Prep and college shared a common campus at 715 North Avenue until the Upper School completed the move in 1968 to its fifth and current home on a 27-acre (11 ha) campus at 255 Wilmot Road. It includes the formerly separate K-8 Iona Grammar School, now the Iona Prep Lower School, which is located on a separate campus of 10 acres (4.0 ha).
As of 2021, Iona Prep had an enrollment of 1,079 students – 901 in the Upper School and 182 in the Lower School. The Upper School maintains a student dress code that includes a dress shirt and tie with a blazer and dress slacks.