St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School



St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (also known as Drexel Prep or SKDP) is a private Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The school is named for the late Saint Katharine Drexel. She is the first saint who was born a U.S. citizen.

History
It was established in 2013 by six alumni of Xavier University Preparatory School, who purchased the building after the previous school was closed.

Location
The campus is in Uptown New Orleans.

It has no affiliation with the St Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in the Garden District, which instead had a parish school, Holy Ghost School, that closed in 2015.

Athletics
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory athletics competes in the LHSAA.