The College Preparatory School (also known as CPS or College Prep), of Oakland, California, is a four-year private coeducational day high school. Its motto is mens conscia recti, Latin for "a mind aware of what is right."
The school's strict academics and small size (approximately 85 students per grade level) have translated into an admissions rate lower than many top-ranked American colleges and universities. In turn, many students from College ...
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The College Preparatory School (also known as CPS or College Prep), of Oakland, California, is a four-year private coeducational day high school. Its motto is mens conscia recti, Latin for "a mind aware of what is right."
The school's strict academics and small size (approximately 85 students per grade level) have translated into an admissions rate lower than many top-ranked American colleges and universities. In turn, many students from College Prep go on to study at America's top universities, primarily on the East Coast or in California.
In a 2007 Wall Street Journal article, College Prep ranked 6th in the nation for its success rate in getting students into selective colleges.
The College Preparatory School was founded in 1960 by Mary Harley Jenks and Ruth Willis. The school originally had 33 students and was situated on Claremont Avenue, close to the Berkeley-Oakland border. Undergoing several periods of expansion, the school moved to its current campus in 1983.
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