Offering an opportunity for college-bound students to join a small, supportive community to achieve their goals, our model is unique. Exclusively serving students from under-resourced communities, Cristo Rey Boston students attend college-preparatory classes four days a week and, on the fifth day, work in a Corporate Work Study job, gaining valuable career experience along with a high school diplo
ma. Cristo Rey Boston is tuition-free; student tuition is covered via a student’s own participation in the Corporate Work study program and tuition scholarships made possible by the generosity of our benefactors. At its core, the mission of Cristo Rey Boston is to address the still unresolved problems of racial equity, social justice, and income inequality. In partnership with their supporters, Cristo Rey Boston is making intentional investments in people, organizations, and communities of color and delivering real change by building a pipeline of diverse, 21st-century talent. Cristo Rey Boston offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum designed to prepare all students for college acceptance and success.
- Offering an innovative curriculum that brings students to grade level
and college readiness.
- A proven record of empowering students to gain acceptance and succeed at 4-year colleges and universities. Cristo Rey Boston alumni graduate college at three times the rate of their peers in the same socio-economic
cohort.
- All students at CRB work five days a month as part of the Corporate
Work Study Program.
- We are an inclusive community that believes each student is unique
and capable of success. Cristo Rey Boston's high standards and commitment to serving only families with limited financial resources make us the perfect choice for students from under-resourced neighborhoods aspiring to attend college. For more information regarding the admissions process, please contact Ana Mendez at 617-825-2580 ex 15 (Se habla espanol)
Cristo Rey Boston High School opened in Dorchester’s Savin Hill neighborhood in July 2010. The Cristo Rey program began in 2004 at the former North Cambridge Catholic High School, which had an 89-year history of providing quality education to working-class and immigrant families. The school educated some of the region’s most prominent leaders, including former U.S.