The mission of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools delivers a career focused, college preparatory education in the Catholic tradition for students with limited economic resources, uniquely integrating rigorous academic curricula with four years of professional work experience and support to and through college. We partner with educators, businesses and communities to enable students to fulfill their aspirations for a lifetime of success.

In a world where the social fabric is fraying, Cristo Rey weaves it back together. Businesses, schools, churches, families, children, and communities all come together in the mutual pursuit of providing quality education. As a result, students enjoy a more diverse experience than they would get in a traditional educational setting; co-workers get to meet, mentor and learn from students who may come from a different background than their own; support for the school is cultivated in the community; and families are able to afford an education that would otherwise be beyond their reach.

Cristo Rey graduates are completing college at more than twice the rate of the total U.S. low-income population. As Cristo Rey students complete college and secure family-sustaining professional jobs, their economic success creates a ripple effect, impacting other lives and future generations.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School changed the trajectory of the lives of countless students and sparked a resurgence in Catholic education in the United States.