Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon)

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Jesuit High School
Location
Map
9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway

Portland
,
Oregon
97225

United States
Coordinates45°29′8″N 122°46′11″W / 45.48556°N 122.76972°W / 45.48556; -122.76972
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational
MottoAge Quod Agis (Latin)
Do Well Whatever You Do
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Jesuit)
Established1956; 69 years ago (1956)
PresidentThomas D. Arndorfer
ChairmanMichael O'Reilly
PrincipalKhalid Maxie[1]
Teaching staff99 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1280[2] (2024-25)
Student to teacher ratio15:1
Color(s)Green and gold    
Athletics conferenceOSAA Metro League 6A-2
Team nameCrusaders
AccreditationNWAC
NewspaperThe Jesuit Chronicle
Websitejesuitportland.org
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Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory school in Beaverton, Oregon United States.[6] It was founded by the Jesuits in 1956 and uses a Jesuit, college-preparatory curriculum. It is coeducational and enrolls approximately 1,300 students of all faiths.

History

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The school was the 43rd Jesuit High School to be established in the United States. Though it was not finally established until 1956, the process of founding a Jesuit High School in Portland began in 1907, when property was purchased by the parish of St. Ignatius and set aside for a future High School. A lay appeal to the Jesuit Provincial for a High School in 1929 came to nothing. In 1954 the Holy Cross Fathers of Portland announced the closing of Columbia Prep and a plan for the Jesuits to take over the premises was discussed, but again dropped. Finally in 1955 the Jesuit Provincial Superior was asked by the Archbishop to set up a school. Hillsdale Dairy Farm, a 55-acre (220,000 m2) plot to the west, some 15 minutes drive from downtown Portland, was purchased for $165,000. Jesuit and Holy Cross priests raised pledges of $117,000 by Wednesday of the first week of a fund-raising campaign in churches, and hundreds of thousands more by door-to-door canvassing. Jesuit High School opened for freshmen boys on September 10, 1956 and girls have been admitted since 1993.[7]

Demographics

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The demographic breakdown of the 1,280 students enrolled in 2024-2025 was:[8]

  • Native American/Alaskan - 2.0%
  • Black - 4.0%
  • Hispanic - 7.0%
  • Multiracial - 11.0%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 19.0%
  • White - 58.0%

For the 2024-2025 school year, 99% of the graduating senior class enrolled in college, 23% of the overall student body was receiving financial aid, and 62% of students identified as Catholic.[9]

Academics

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Since 1961, Jesuit High School has been accredited through Northwest Accreditation Commission and has also been ranked 3rd best overall school and 1st best Christian School.[10]

In 1989 and 1998, Jesuit High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[11]

Sports

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Jesuit won its first two athletic state championships in football in 1967 (tied) and 1968. Since then, Jesuit has amassed a total of 176 state titles across 25 different sports through the 2024-2025 school year. Its greatest successes have been in tennis, with a combined 42 titles between men (24) and women (18), soccer with 35 combined titles (men - 18; women - 17), cross county with 26 combined titles (men - 8; women - 18) and swimming with 24 combined titles (men - 13; women - 11).[12]

On June 20, 2007, Sports Illustrated rated Jesuit the number one high school athletic program in the nation, citing success both on and off the field.[13]

In 2016 and again in 2019, Jesuit was named a top high school athletic program in the nation by MaxPreps.[14][15]

Through the 2022-2023 school year, Jesuit was a 28 time winner of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association (OACA) All-Sports award in the division they competed in. In addition, Jesuit was awarded the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Cup 20 times between the 1999-2000 and 2024-2025 academic years, including an 8 year streak between the 2004-2005 and 2012-2013 seasons.[16][17][18]

Jesuit is currently an OSAA 6A classification school and competes in the 6A-2 Metro League.

Display case showing three alums who made it to the super bowl: Mike Remmers Pete Brock Stan Brock

State titles

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  • Baseball: 2016, 2019[19]
  • Basketball (men): 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019[20]
  • Basketball (women): 2011[21]
  • Cheerleading: 1996[22]
  • Cross Country (men): 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2025[23]
  • Cross Country (women): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025[24]
  • Football: 1967 [co‐champion], 1968, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2015[25]
  • Golf (men): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019[26]
  • Golf (women): 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025[27]
  • Soccer (men): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025[28]
  • Soccer (women): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025[29]
  • Softball: 2006, 2016[30]
  • Swimming (men): 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025[31]
  • Swimming (women): 1996, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025[32]
  • Tennis (men): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025[33]
  • Tennis (women): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024, 2025[34]
  • Track and Field (men): 2006, 2013, 2014, 2025[35]
  • Track and Field (women): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2025[36]
  • Volleyball: 2004 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025[37]

Playoffs were not played in Oregon high school sports and therefore no state champions were declared during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ^ https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1727118933/jesuit/sgqlma0mtwwa1lwrshkp/SchoolProfile2024-2025_1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "OSAA - Jesuit". osaa.org. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. ^ "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Jesuit High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Portland Private Schools by the Numbers: 2024–2025". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ^ "Jesuit High School : A Catholic College Preparatory High School in the Jesuit Tradition: Member Login". Jesuitportland.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  8. ^ "Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion". jesuitportland.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ^ "JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL School Profile 2024 - 2025" (PDF). jesuitportland.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. ^ "AdvancED - Institution Summary". Advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  12. ^ "History of Jesuit High School Athletic State Championships".
  13. ^ "SI.com - Nation's Top 10 athletic programs - Jun 19, 2007". CNN. June 19, 2007. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  14. ^ "Jesuit HS named No. 1 athletic program in nation by MaxPreps". kgw.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  15. ^ Singledecker, Matt. "Jesuit athletics wins MaxPreps cup championship". Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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  21. ^ "OSAA Girls Basketball State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  22. ^ "History of Jesuit High School Athletic State Championships".
  23. ^ "OSAA Boys Cross Country State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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  26. ^ "OSAA Boys Golf State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  27. ^ "OSAA Girls Golf State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  28. ^ "OSAA Boys Soccer State Championship Game Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  29. ^ "OSAA Girls Soccer State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  30. ^ "OSAA Softball State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  31. ^ "OSAA Boys Swimming State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  32. ^ "OSAA Girls Swimming State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  33. ^ "OSAA Boys Tennis State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  34. ^ "OSAA Girls Tennis State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  35. ^ "OSAA Boys Track & Field State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  36. ^ "OSAA Girls Track & Field State Championships Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  37. ^ "OSAA Volleyball State Championship Match Summary" (PDF). OSAA Records & Archives. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  38. ^ "Columbia:Officers and Directors". Columbia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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Other sources

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  • Schoenberg, S.J., Wilfred P. Jesuits in Oregon, 1844-1959. The Oregon-Jesuit, 1959 (Centennial Year)