About

Our Motto

Domini Sumus… “We are the Lord’s” (Romans 14:8)

St. Pius X Catholic High School opened in 1958 with a student body of 418 students. As the first high school of the newly established Diocese of Atlanta, St. Pius X also boasts the title of being Georgia’s first Catholic co-educational secondary school. While today more than 1,300 souls walk the halls of St. Pius X, our roots and identity remain captured in our motto.

Domini Sumus... "We Are the Lord's" is written on our walls, is evident in the actions of our students, and is shown through the hearts of our families.

The School’s Crest

The school crest contains much from the life of Pope St. Pius X. On the crest, the winged lion symbolizes St. Mark, the patron Saint of Venice, the city of which Cardinal Sarto was patriarch and cardinal before he became pope. As pope, Pius X retained this symbol for his own coat of arms. It is from this symbol that the school proudly calls itself the “Golden Lions.”

Appearing on the coat of arms of both Pius X and the first Archbishop of Atlanta are the waves of the sea. On the saint’s coat of arms they represent the seaport of Venice. On the coat of arms of the Archbishop of Atlanta and on our own, they symbolize the city of Atlanta, named from the Atlantic Ocean.

Superimposed on the waves is the anchor of hope, again from the coat of arms of Pius X. At the lower left of the shield is a sword. This is the symbol of the martyrdom of St. Paul from whose First Epistle to the Corinthians Pope Pius X took his motto and from whose Epistle to the Romans the school derives its motto, “Domini Sumus.”

Significant colors on the emblem are gold and white, the Papal colors, and with blue, the school colors. The color red symbolizes the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul.

To the left of the emblem is the “chi rho.” This can translate to Pius X. Its original meaning, however, is derived from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ, “christos.”

• 98 Faculty members
• 6 Doctoral degrees
• 8 Specialist degrees
• 58 Master’s degrees
• 26 Bachelor’s degrees

Teachers’ Average Experience

• 15 years

FACILITIES

• 62 Classrooms
• 5 Computer Labs
• 8 Science Labs
• 1 STEM Lab
• 1 Library (12,271 print/2,136 electronic volumes; 28 computers; Ebook Subscriptions: 250,000+; 360 Tablets)
• 1 Music Studio
• 1 Art Studio
• 1 Dance Studio
• 1 Drama Studio
• 1 Chapel
• 1 Theater/Auditorium
• 4 Athletic Fields
• 2 Gyms
• 1 Fitness Center
• 1 Track
• 1 Cafeteria

TUITION & FINANCIAL AID

Tuition

• $18,000 Active Catholic
• $20,000 Non-Catholic

Financial Aid

• Average award: $9,350

Instruction at 4 Levels:

• Advanced Placement: 8 Rigor Points
• College Prep Honors: 4 Rigor Points
• College Prep Accelerated
• College Prep

Study Support Program with 3 Teachers

Class of 2024 Stats

• Average SAT: 1209
• Average ACT: 26.0
• Average PSAT: 1108
• Submitted College Applications: 1667
• Scholarship Money (excluding HOPE): $16,062,704
• College Matriculation (in-state): 43%
• College matriculation (out-of-state): 57%

2023-2024 AP Summary

• AP Courses Offered: 27
• AP Exams Administered: 1,079
• AP Scholars: 83
• AP Scholars with Honor: 50
• AP Scholars with Distinction: 63

2023-2024 National Merit Scholarship Competition:

• National Merit Finalist: 2
• National Merit Commended Students: 9
• College Board National African-American Scholar: 3
• College Board National Hispanic Scholar: 7

Graduates

Alumni
14,053

Prior Graduating Class
246 graduates

2024 Graduates Attending

Four Year Colleges: 99%
Two Year Colleges: 1%