Xaverian High School is an independent Catholic high school located in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6 through 12, with 9-12 offering a college preparatory program and 6-8, a middle school. History The school was founded in 1957 by the Xaverian Brothers. The school is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA). Xaverian is governed by a president and board of trustees. It is operated independently of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. As of October 2017 the school had a total student population of 1,045. 769 students identified as White/Caucasian, 149 as Hispanic/Latino, 68 as Black/African American, 41 as Asian/Pacific Islander, 2 as Native American/Alaskan Native, 1 as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and 15 as two or more races. On March 5, 2015, the board of trustees made a decision to incorporate co-education to the high school, beginning in 2016. The school's first boys and girls class was admitted for the 2016–2017 school year. Xaverian High School also has a sister school located in Bruges, Belgium called the Sint-Franciscus-Xaveriusinstituut and maintains a yearly cultural exchange program with the school allowing exchange students to come to New York City in the fall and Xaverian students to go to Belgium in the winter. Notable alumni Tom Abinanti, politician, lawyer, member of the New York State Assembly, 1964 Oday Aboushi, NFL player Brian Alvey, internet entrepreneur, 1987 Rich Aurilia, professional MLB baseball player, 1989 Michael Badalucco, Emmy-winning actor, 1972 Scott Baio, actor, 1978 Pedro Beato, baseball player Justin Brannan, New York City Councilmember for the New York City's 43rd City Council district in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Jason Calacanis, internet entrepreneur (CEO and co-founder of Weblogs, Inc., CEO of Mahalo), 1988 Bill Corbett, writer and performer on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Pete Davidson, actor, comedian, and cast member of Saturday Night Live, 2011 Charles L. English, United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovenia Levance Fields, college basketball player, 2005 Pedro Hernández, major league baseball player Christopher Hoban, NYC police officer, killed in the line of duty Mike Longabardi, NBA assistant coach, 2x NBA champion (2008, 2016) Ruddy Lugo, major league baseball player Chris Manno, retired MLB pitcher Ignacyo Matynia, actor, 2010 Chris Mullin, "Dream Team" member and NBA player, former head coach of the St. John's Red Storm, 1981 Tito Nieves, Latin music star Sterley Stanley, member of the New Jersey General Assembly Chris Taft, NBA