Diversity in coursework, student body and pathways to success.
Diversity is integral to the Pius XI experience. Our innovative approach to high school education is uniquely attuned to the changing world in which we live.
We live in a world filled with diversity. From different ethnic and cultural backgrounds to the full-range of religious and political beliefs to the simple differences in one’s choice of music and clothes, different is all around us. And that’s the world we prepare Pius XI students to enter and succeed in.
We challenge students to explore, sample, and consider a vast array of course options and career directions. Students also interact with various ethnic and socioeconomic groups within the student body. This eye-and-mind-opening experience is not an elective. It is the Pius XI culture.
Our belief is that this broad experience in high school promotes overall success in the real world that our students will encounter in college and beyond.
- 178 course options from which to choose; Pius XI offers the broadest curriculum of any private high school in the region.
- Diverse student body includes a wide variety of ethnic heritages with 30% minority representation.
- A full range of more than 50 different athletic and co-curricular activities.
- Programs designed to meet specialized needs: Special Studies Program, recipient of a 2007 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Award, provides resources and instruction from certified teachers that enable 80% of students with learning disabilities to attend college; Native Speaker Program addresses the specific needs of Latino students and their families; Learning Excellence and Advocacy Program assists students in development of grade-level abilities and self-confidence.