Q&A
ABOUT THE MOVE
1.
Why is North Cambridge Catholic High School moving to a new site?
The school needs more space to accommodate its growing enrollment, and most (65%) of our students live in Boston. Bymoving to Dorchester, the school will be closer to the majority of students it currently serves. The new location can hold astudent body of 400 students.
2.
Where will the new school be located?
At the former St. William school, 100 Savin Hill Avenue in Dorchester, across from the Savin Hill T-Stop on the Red Line.
3.
What is the name of the new school?
Cristo Rey Boston.
4.
Will the school continue to serve students from communities outside of Boston?
Absolutely! Currently young people from 26 communities come to North Cambridge Catholic. The school will continue toserve and recruit students from Cambridge, Chelsea, Medford, Somerville, and other communities. The new site is easilyaccessible to these communities.
5.
What improvements are needed at the Dorchester site?
The school will need to create science and computer laboratories suitable for a high school, develop an art room, makeimprovements in the cafeteria, create offices, and make cosmetic upgrades to several classrooms.
6.
How will the school finance these improvements?
The Archdiocese of Boston will contribute some funds from the sale of the school’s current site, 40 Norris Street
, to makeimprovements to the former St. William school, but most funds to improve the site will be raised by Cristo Rey Boston.
7.
Has the school met with neighbors and civic leaders in Dorchester?
School officials have met with Representative Marty Walsh, City Councilor Maureen Feeney, Mayor Menino
’s liaison to
Dorchester, the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association, the Tuttle Hartland Crime Watch Committee, and the community of Blessed Mother Teresa Parish. School leaders have received a positive reception from the community.
8.
Where can alumni of North Cambridge Catholic High School go to get records and find information aboutclassmates?
The new Cristo Rey school will keep all records of graduates of North Cambridge Catholic and St. John High Schools and
continue to engage alumni. North Cambridge Catholic’s mission of serving young people with limited financial resources
will continue, and NCC will be recognized in the new facility as the place where Cristo Rey began in Greater Boston.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
9.
What should people know about North Cambridge Catholic High School?
North Cambridge Catholic has 260 students (120 Latinos, 110 African Americans, 14 Caucasians, 13 multi
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racial students,and 3 Asians). The median family income is $34,869, and the average family size is 3.34. Ninety
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eight percent of thegraduates of the Class of 2009 were accepted to two
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or four
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year colleges. Two
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thirds of the students come from publicdistrict and charter schools and one
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third from Catholic elementary and middle schools. The neighborhoods that send themost students to North Cambridge Catholic are Dorchester, East Boston and Roxbury.
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