St. Joseph High School is a co-educational, private

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

 Roman Catholic college preparatory high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 in Victoria, Texas

Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a city in and the seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the 2000 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 at the 2000 census,...

, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas

Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Victoria, Texas. It was founded on April 13, 1982. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves as the cathedral church...

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Background

Nazareth Academy, an all-girls school, was established by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament in 1866. St. Joseph's Institute For Boys was established in 1868. The two schools merged in 1975 and it is now operated by an independent Board of Directors. Nazareth Academy now operates as a coeducational grade school.