Cincinnati’s new Xavier Jesuit Academy (XJA) – the only Jesuit Catholic elementary school in the Cincinnati region – will open Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in Bond Hill. XJA will provide a faith-based, scholarship-funded education for young men, grades 3 – 8, with smaller class sizes and an extended day.

“The smaller class sizes, about 15 students per grade, allows for more focused attention on our core curriculum of reading, language arts, math, science, religion and social studies for each young man,” said Founding Principal Kyle Chandler. “The extended day model, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., allows for intentional programming with engaging options that are fun and lead to development of the whole
person,” he added.

XJA is starting with grades 3, 4 and 5, this year, and plans to add a new third grade each year until it reaches grades 3 – 8 and approximately 90 students by 2027. XJA is one of 20 Jesuit Nativity education model schools in the United States and Canada.

“Jesuit Nativity model schools have been successful throughout North America and are designed to engage and encourage our students during their formative years, so they grow up to be great men who serve God and others,” President Nathan Wendt, S.J. said. “The Jesuit Catholic education experience develops and honors the culture and dignity of the whole person – body, mind and spirit.”

Located on the campus of the Church of the Resurrection – one of only three predominantly Black\Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati – XJA renovated the former St. Agnes Elementary School, which closed in 1993, and created a contemporary learning environment for students and teachers.

Jesuits are members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Francis Xavier and others in 1534. In Cincinnati, Jesuits founded Xavier University, St. Xavier High School and, now, Xavier Jesuit Academy.