Incarnate Word Academy is a 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 high school

High school

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 in Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...

. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.The past bishops of the diocese are:*Dominic Manucy *Peter Verdaguer y Prat...

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Background

Incarnate Word was established as an all-girls school in 1871 by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. It moved to its current location in 1955. The high school became coeducational in 1975. Today, Incarnate Word Academy is home to the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Academic State Champions, as well as the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 Cross Country State Champions.