page_title: Cristo Rey New York High School
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Cristo Rey New York High School / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Cristo Rey New York High School building - listed on the National Registry of Historic Places
context_page_description: Cristo Rey New York High School is a college preparatory, Catholic high school located in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, and a member of the Cristo Rey Network of schools. The school follows a unique Corporate Work Study Model, which allows students to spend one day per week interning with multinational corporations such as McKinsey, Pfizer, American Express, and JPMorgan Chase. Since its opening in 2004, Cristo Rey New York has produced 943 alumni who have gone on to attend elite colleges and universities throughout the world. According to its mission statement, the school's ultimate goal is "that our students will graduate from college and become professionals for others, transforming the world for the good of their families and society."
context_section_description: Cristo Rey New York High School was established in 2004 as a collaborative effort between the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, the De La Salle Christian Brothers, and the Jesuits. It functions in a low-income area of Manhattan to serve families who cannot afford private school tuition, serving students from under-served elementary and middle schools who may be behind on standardized tests. The co-founders of the school were Fr. Joseph Parkes, a member of the Society of Jesus and President of the school until 2018, and Bill Ford, the Principal of the school until 2019 and nephew of martyr Ita Ford. For his 13 years of involvement with the school, Fr. Parkes received the Catholic Extension Society Spirit of Francis Award in 2017.
  Cristo Rey New York is the fifth member of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago. Presently, there are 37 Cristo Rey schools in the United States, all of which exclusively serve students from low-income families. Other Cristo Rey Schools in the New York Metropolitan area are Cristo Rey Brooklyn and Cristo Rey Newark.
  The school's building at 112 East 106th St. is part of St. Cecilia's Church and Convent, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
caption: Cristo Rey New York High School building - listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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