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7400 Western Avenue , 68114-1878 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°16′16″N 96°1′37″W / 41.27111°N 96.02694°W |
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| Type | Private high school |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Established | 1878 |
| Oversight | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha |
| NCES School ID | 02161678[1] |
| President | Fr. Matthew Spotts, SJ |
| Head of school | Bill Gotch [2] |
| Teaching staff | 82.0 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 975 (2021-2022)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.9[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | NSAA District A-1 |
| Mascot | Bluejay |
| Nickname | Junior Jays |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Affiliation | Jesuit Schools Network |
| Website | www |
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Creighton Preparatory School (simply referred to as Creighton Prep or Prep) is a private, Jesuit high school for boys in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was established in 1878 under the name Creighton College and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. Creighton College was founded by John A. Creighton and named after Edward Creighton, developer of the transcontinental telegraph line. It was founded from a $100,000 grant and donated to the Catholic Church, leading to its inception as a Jesuit institution. Creighton College separated into Creighton University and Creighton Preparatory School in 1958. Over the 142 years since its founding, Creighton Prep has grown from an initial class of 120 students to a student body of 1021 individuals (2016).
Creighton Prep holds a rivalry with Westside High School and is the recipient of nearly 200 individual State Championship and All State Championship titles. Creighton Prep has received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence and has its education programs are grounded in Jesuit Philosophies. Admittance is dependent on an annually held entrance exam. Creighton Prep was used as a site for the filming of Downsizing, a 2017 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne.