Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School

Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School is a Catholic high school located in Durham, North Carolina. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network, a nationwide network of 40+ schools.

Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School
The school in 2025
Location
334 Blackwell Street Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates	35.9928°N 78.9048°W / 35.9928; -78.9048
Information
Religious affiliation	Catholic
Established	2019 (2019)
Founders	Cristo Rey Network
Principal	Angel Sanks
Grades	9-12
Gender	coeducational
Enrollment	250
Affiliation	Society of Jesus
Website	cristoreyrt.org

History

The school was established in 2019 by the Cristo Rey Network to provide a college preparatory-style education for students from low-income backgrounds.^[1] It officially opened in 2021.^[2] It is supported by the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh.^[3]

Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School is located in the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham.^[4] Classes are in session four days a week.^[4] The school partners with corporations, including Cisco, Wolfspeed, North Carolina State University, Lenovo, James Scott Farrin Law Firm, and Microsoft, that pay fifty percent of student tuition in exchange for work studies.^[4][5] Students may also have work studies in local elementary schools and nonprofits.^[4]

The student body is 70% Hispanic and 30% Latino.^[4]

Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School's Logo at the American Tobacco Historic District