St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School

St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School
Address
2336 Andrews Avenue

,
10468

Coordinates40°51′44″N 73°54′25″W / 40.8622637784035°N 73.9069058825537°W / 40.8622637784035; -73.9069058825537
Information
School typeParochial
MottoLatin: Ad Astra per Aspera
(To the Stars Through Adversity)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St. Nicholas of Tolentine
Established1927 (1927)
StatusClosed
ClosedJune 14, 1991 (1991-06-14)
PrincipalSr. Rose Ellen Gorman (1991)
Faculty22 (1991)
Grades912
Enrollment330 (1991)
700 (c.1970s)
Student to teacher ratio15:1 (1991)
Campus typeUrban
NicknameWildcats
YearbookThe Tolentia
Tolentimes
The Tolentian
Annual tuition$2,350 (1991)
Graduates (1991)68
AffiliationSt. Nicholas of Tolentine Church

St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School was a four-year, coeducational Catholic high school located in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. A parochial school operated by the parish of the same name, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, it opened in 1927 and closed in 1991, after years of declining enrollment. The final class of 68 students graduated on June 14, 1991.

The school was known for its basketball program. In 1975, Tolentine had the city's top-ranked high school basketball team. It won the Catholic High School Athletic Association basketball championship in 1980–1982 and 1988.