Cistercian Preparatory School

What Cistercian Preparatory School does

Cistercian Preparatory School is an independent Catholic preparatory school founded in 1962 in Irving, Texas, educating boys in grades 5-12 (Forms I-VIII) on an 82-acre campus located across from the University of Dallas. The school is operated by monks of the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Dallas, descended from Hungarian monks who arrived in 1954 at the invitation of Bishop Thomas K. Gorman to help found the University of Dallas. It delivers an all-honors curriculum spanning Religion, English, World Languages, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Fine Arts, Health, Physical Education, and Library services, complemented by athletics programs with live streaming, college counseling, and transportation across two DFW Metroplex bus routes.

The school's business model is non-profit and primarily tuition-driven, with revenue supplemented by donations through the Memorare Society (planned giving), the Sustentation Drive (capital projects), and the Alumni Scholarship Drive ($329,865.30 in cash and pledges as of March 2026, 30.85% participation). Auxiliary revenue streams include summer programs (rec camp for grades 3-6, academic prep classes including drones and robotics, and athletic clinics for grades 7-12), a campus store selling logo merchandise, and bus transportation fees ($3,465 annual round-trip, $2,021 one-way, or $26 per ride). Tuition processing is administered through FACTS Management Company. The school maintains a 62-person staff including Cistercian monks serving in academic and administrative roles alongside lay faculty.

Distribution is local-regional: prospective families engage through campus visits, fall and spring open houses, admissions coffee events, and RenWeb online inquiries, with a strong alumni referral network (5,506+ LinkedIn members). Geographic draw spans DFW suburbs including Colleyville, Coppell, Dallas, Plano, Southlake, and Flower Mound. Operational partners include First Student (transportation), FACTS Management (tuition), Dallas College (dual credit), and Trinity Park Conservancy (watershed research), with a historical affiliation to the University of Dallas dating to the abbey's founding role.

Name

Cistercian Preparatory School

Legal name

Cistercian Abbey and Preparatory School

Website

https://cistercian.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cistercian Preparatory School is an independent Catholic preparatory school in Irving, Texas, founded in 1962 by Cistercian monks to educate boys in grades 5-12 through an all-honors curriculum rooted in Catholic monastic tradition, serving families across the DFW Metroplex.

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Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

• Catholic preparatory education
• Boys secondary schooling
• College preparatory programs
• Monastic education tradition
• Private school curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Primary revenue from tuition payments collected through FACTS Management Company. All families pay tuition and fees online through this system.
2. Summer Programs: Revenue from summer activities including rec camp, athletics camps, academic classes, and enrichment programs for grades 3-12.
3. School Store: Sale of Cistercian-logo apparel and merchandise at the campus store, online, and at various on-campus events.
4. Planned Giving and Donations: The Memorare Society is the planned giving society, accepting bequests, life insurance gifts, charitable gift annuities, and charitable trusts.
5. Sustentation Fund: Annual giving program providing financial support for capital projects that maintain school facilities.
6. Alumni Scholarship Drive: Class-based fundraising drive where alumni contribute to scholarships. Total cash and pledges: $329,865.30 as of March 2026.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cistercian Preparatory School is a private Catholic preparatory school that educates boys in grades 5 through 12 on an Irving, Texas campus. The school delivers an all-honors, college-preparatory curriculum and supplements academics with athletics programs, college counseling, transportation services, and summer programs. It is operated by the monks of the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Dallas.

Product overview

Cistercian Preparatory School is an independent Catholic preparatory school near Dallas, Texas, educating boys in grades 5-12 in an all-honors curriculum. The school offers a comprehensive academic program spanning Religion, English, World Languages, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Fine Arts, Health, Physical Education, and Library services. Beyond the core academic curriculum, the school provides athletics programs with live game streaming, college counseling services, and transportation via two bus routes. The school also operates Summer Programs featuring Summer Rec (hands-on activities for grades 3-6), Summer Prep academic classes (math, English, Latin, art, drones, robotics for various grades), and Summer Sport athletic clinics (grades 7-12). Auxiliary services include FACTS tuition management for online payments and DirectorySpot for parent community directory access.

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Products and services

• College Preparatory Education (Grades 5-12) An all-honors, college-preparatory academic program delivered to boys enrolled in grades 5 through 12 at the Irving, Texas campus.
• Athletics Program School-sponsored athletics activities available to enrolled students as part of the broader student experience.
• College Counseling Counseling support to help students and families navigate the college application and selection process.
• Transportation Services School-provided transportation for enrolled students commuting to and from the Irving campus.
• Summer Programs Summer programming offered by the school as an extension of its academic year offerings.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Trinity Park ConservancyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Partnership for hands-on watershed research allowing Cistercian students to participate in environmental education research that will become resources for Dallas-area students.
• University of DallasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1954Historical connection - Cistercian monks arrived in 1954 at the invitation of Bishop Thomas K. Gorman to help found the University of Dallas. The school campus is located across from University of Dallas.
• First StudentcoreOthersBus transportation provider for the school. Operates two bus routes (Green and Gold) serving families throughout the DFW Metroplex. The partnership provides round-trip, one-way, and pay-per-ride bus services for students.
• FACTS Management CompanycoreOthersThird-party tuition management and payment processing service. All families pay tuition and fees through the FACTS system, which handles online payments, installment plans, and billing. Bus fees are also added to FACTS accounts.
• Dallas CollegeminorOthersProvides dual credit transcript services for Cistercian students. The school coordinates Dallas College dual credit enrollment and transcript requests through the Registrar.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• St. Mark's School of Texas: Independent, all-boys college preparatory school serving grades 1-12 in Dallas. Directly comparable in single-gender model, elite college-prep academic positioning, and DFW geographic market competing for the same high-achieving families, though not faith-based.
• Greenhill School: Independent, co-educational college preparatory school serving grades PK-12 in Addison, Texas. Comparable as elite DFW-area private K-12 with rigorous college-prep curriculum and similar premium tuition positioning, though co-ed and non-faith-based.
• The Highlands School: Catholic, all-boys preparatory school serving grades PK-12 in Irving, Texas, located near Cistercian in the same DFW market. Directly comparable in mission, single-gender model, faith-based formation, and immediate geographic overlap with overlapping feeder family pools.
• Loyola High School Los Angeles: Catholic, all-boys, Jesuit college preparatory school serving grades 9-12 in Los Angeles, California. Directly comparable in Jesuit/Catholic formation model, single-gender college-prep mission, and the integrated Form Master-style pastoral-academic structure central to the school identity.
• Bellarmine College Preparatory: Catholic, all-boys, Jesuit college preparatory school serving grades 9-12 in San Jose, California. Directly comparable in single-gender Catholic formation model, rigorous honors curriculum, and integrated pastoral-academic approach serving similar family demographics.
• Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas: Catholic, all-boys, Jesuit college preparatory school serving grades 9-12 in Dallas, Texas. Directly comparable as a Catholic, single-gender college prep school competing for the same DFW families with similar academic rigor, faith-based formation, and integrated pastoral-academic approach.
• Regis High School: Catholic, all-boys, Jesuit college preparatory school serving grades 9-12 in New York City. Directly comparable in elite Catholic all-boys Jesuit college-prep model with rigorous academic formation and selective admissions serving high-achieving families.
• Strake Jesuit College Preparatory: Catholic, all-boys, Jesuit college preparatory school serving grades 9-12 in Houston, Texas. Directly comparable in Texas-region Catholic single-gender college-prep model, premium tuition positioning, and competitive targeting of similar Texas Catholic families.

Regional players

• The Kinkaid School: Independent, co-educational college preparatory school serving grades PK-12 in Houston, Texas. Comparable in Texas-region elite private K-12 college-prep positioning and similar institutional scale and tuition tier, though co-ed and non-faith-based.
• Fort Worth Country Day School: Independent, co-educational college preparatory school serving grades K-12 in Fort Worth, Texas. Comparable as elite DFW-area private K-12 with college-prep focus and similar premium tuition, though co-ed and non-faith-based with a different formation model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/CistercianDallas
• Facebookfacebook.com/CistercianAlumni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cistercian-preparatory-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/cistercianprepschool

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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