St. John Paul II Catholic High School | |
Streetaddress: | 7301 Old Madison Pike |
City: | Huntsville |
State: | Alabama |
County: | Madison County |
Zipcode: | 35806 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 34.71°N -86.6953°W |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Affiliation: | National Catholic Educational Association[1] |
Head Of School: | Jeremiah H. Russell |
Ceeb: | 011483 |
Ratio: | 9:1 |
Act: | 26.6 |
Graduates: | ~1600 |
Gender: | Co-educational |
Type: | Private |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Motto: | Learn Enthusiastically, Lead Honorably, Live Responsibly |
Accreditation: | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
Rival: | Randolph School |
Mascot: | Freddie the Falcon |
Patron: | St. John Paul II |
Team Name: | Falcons |
Colors: | Green, silver, and black |
Newspaper: | Falcon Flyer (on hiatus) |
Enrollment: | 357 |
Enrollment As Of: | 2023-2024 |
Feeders: | Holy Spirit Regional School, Holy Family Regional School, St. Ann's Catholic School, St. John the Baptist Catholic School |
St. John Paul II Catholic High School is a coed grades 9-12 college preparatory school, located in Huntsville, Alabama. St. John Paul II Catholic High School is the only Catholic parochial high school in the greater Huntsville area. It was founded in 1996 on 4810 Bradford Drive, previously known as Catholic High School. A new 55acres campus was completed in late 2010 in Thornton Research Park. The new campus includes a chapel, academic wings, auditorium, gymnasium, and athletic fields.
The boys' cross country team took the state championship in 2019, 2020, and 2021.[3] [4] [5] They also placed as runners-up in the state in their respective division in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. The girls cross country team took state runners-up in 2018 and 2019.[6]
St. John Paul II Catholic High School is governed by a board of trustees in accordance with policies of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)[2] and is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).[1]