| Brooklyn Preparatory School | |
| Latin Name: | Schola Praeparatoria Brooklyniensis |
| Motto: | Sanctitas, Scientia, Sanitas |
| Motto Translation: | Holiness, Knowledge, Health |
| Location: | Crown Heights, Brooklyn |
| Streetaddress: | 1150 Carroll Street |
| Coordinates: | 40.6669°N -73.9525°W |
| Type: | Private, all-male |
| Oversight: | Jesuit Province of New York |
| Headmaster: | Rev. John D. Alexander, SJ (1972) |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Song: | "Blue and White Victory March" |
| Team Name: | Eagles |
| Newspaper: | Blue Jug |
| Yearbook: | Blue Book |
| Graduates: | 8,500+ |
| President: | Rev. Eamon G. Taylor, SJ (1972) |
| Colors: | Blue and white |
Brooklyn Preparatory School, commonly referred to as Brooklyn Prep, was a highly selective Jesuit preparatory school founded by the Society of Jesus in 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. The school educated generations of young men from throughout New York City and Long Island until its closure in 1972.[1] A new school of the same name now exists in the same borough.
The Prep was located on 1150 Carroll Street in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. The grounds and buildings are presently part of Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York (CUNY). Located next to the Prep was the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, which was also run by the Jesuits and which was closed in 2011.
As a Jesuit institution, Brooklyn Prep was noted for its religious values, classical roots (e.g., Latin and Greek), and dress code (ties and jackets) – all part of its goal of turning out well-rounded, educated men. Most of its graduates matriculated to four-year colleges. For many years, the school offered a full,$1,800 four-year scholarship, to the winner of its annual "Diocesan Spelling Bee", which was open to all eighth grade male students from the Diocese of Brooklyn as well as the Diocese of Rockville Center. In 1961, the more than 150 entrants dwindled down to the Spelling Bee winner... Arthur Reilly, from St. Pascal Baylon School, in Saint Albans, New York. The "Prep" was part of a group of eight Jesuit secondary schools in New York and New Jersey (Regis, Xavier, Loyola, Fordham Prep, St. Peter's Prep, Canisius and McQuaid).
The school closed in 1972 but the 100th anniversary of the school was celebrated by alumni and former faculty in October 2008.
In 2003, New York Nativity began Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, a co-educational middle school. BJP operated in the former St. Teresa's School at Sterling Place and Classon Avenue in Crown Heights until 2020. BJP then moved to the former St. Vincent Ferrer school building at 37th and Glenwood in East Flatbush. BJP continues to provide Jesuit education for 5th through 8th grades. All students receive a substantial scholarship to attend.[2]
Among Brooklyn Prep's notable alumni are:
Noted faculty included: