Fact Sheet
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Alumni
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.”
TUITION & FINANCIAL AID
Tuition
- $16,800 Active Catholic
- $18,800 Non-Catholic
- Grades 9-12
Financial Aid
- Average award: $9,350
OUR MOTTO
Domini Sumus… “We are the Lord’s” (Romans 14:8b)
Our Colors
ENROLLMENT
1064 Students
(Grade 9-12)
511 boys, 552 girls
Catholic Enrollment
75%
Minority Enrollment
28%
Prior Graduating Class
- 264 graduates
Largest Matriculation for Class of 2023
In State:
- University of Georgia
- Georgia College
- Kennesaw
- Georgia Tech
- Georgia Southern
- Georgia State
Out of State:
- Auburn University
- University of Mississippi
- University of Alabama
- Clemson University
- University of South Carolina
- University of Kentucky
2023 graduates attending
- Four Year Colleges: 99%
- Two Year Colleges: 1%
99% of 2023 graduates attend 4-year colleges
ATHLETICS
66 teams at all levels (51 at the High School level only)
Fall Sports:
- Cheerleading – Competition
- Cheerleading – Spirit
- Cross Country – Girls & Boys
- Flag Football – Girls
- Football
- Softball – Fastpitch
- Volleyball – Girls
Winter Sports:
- Basketball – Girls & Boys
- Cheerleading – Spirit
- Dance Team
- Swimming/Diving – Girls & Boys
- Wrestling
Spring Sports:
- Baseball
- Golf – Girls & Boys
- Lacrosse – Girls & Boys
- Soccer – Girls & Boys
- Tennis – Girls & Boys
- Track – Girls & Boys
ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION
High School Teams
771
students (72%)
6th–8th grade teams
418
students
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Instruction at 3 levels:
- Advanced Placement
- Honors
- College Prep (CP and CP Accelerated)
Number of AP Courses Offered:
- 27
Study Support Program with 3 teachers
Testing Information
- SAT range for mid-50% of Class of 2023: 1140-1340
- SAT Mean: 1228
- ACT range for mid-50% of Class of 2023: 23-29
- ACT Mean: 26.1
2023 National Merit Program Honorees:
- Scholars 1
- Commended Students 7
- Hispanic Scholars 8
- African American Scholars 3
Number of AP Exams
- Taken in 2022-23: 1,064
Faculty
- 98 Faculty members
- 6 Doctoral degrees
- 6 Specialist degrees
- 65 Master’s degrees
- 32 Bachelor’s degrees
Teachers’ average experience:
- 18 years
FINE ARTS PROGRAM
- Band and Colorguard
- Chorus
- Dance and Dance Team
- Guitar
- Music Production and Theater Technology
- Theater
- Visual Arts
Fine Arts Participation
561
students (51%)
FACILITIES
- 62 classrooms
- 5 computer labs
- 8 science labs
- 1 library (12,271 print/2,136 electronic volumes; 37 computers; Ebook Subscriptions: 250,000+; 360 Tablets)
- 1 music studio
- 1 art studio
- 1 dance studio
- 1 drama studio
- 1 chapel
- 1 theater/auditoriums
- 2 gyms
- 4 fields
- 1 fitness center
- 1 track
- 1 cafeteria