Xavier College Preparatory High School offers a Roman Catholic-based education to males and females from across the Coachella Valley. The school was 20 years in the making and opened to 48 freshman in the fall of 2006.
Students are required to take classes in English, religion, social studies, math, science, fine arts, language and physical education. AP and honors courses are offered, and students are able to play on sports teams, including basketball, soccer and tennis. The first graduating class, the class of 2010, had a 100 percent graduation rate, and students went off to establishments such as Harvard, UCLA and USC. Financial assistance is available.