Incarnate Word Academy (Houston)
| Incarnate Word Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
609 Crawford Street , 77002 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°45′23″N 95°21′26″W / 29.75639°N 95.35722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, all-girls |
| Motto | Praised be the Incarnate Word |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Established | 1873 |
| Founder | Mother Jeanne de Matel |
| Status | Open |
| School code | 443330 |
| President | Sister Lauren Beck, C.V.I. |
| Principal | Cathy Stephen |
| Head teacher | Mr. Comer |
| Faculty | 39 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | All girls |
| Age range | 14-18 |
| Enrollment | 250 |
| Average class size | 16 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9:1 |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Fight song | We hail the Alma mater, we offer thee our song, incarnate word our beacon can we be ought but strong. With red and white our colors, the acorn emblem true, IWA we pledge today fidelity to you. |
| Athletics conference | TAPPS 5A |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Team name | Falcons |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| USNWR ranking | 827 |
| National ranking | 1.5 |
| Publication | The Word Magazine |
| Yearbook | The Margil |
| Tuition | $19,825 |
| Website | www |
Incarnate Word Academy is an all-girls Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States.
Incarnate Word Academy serves grades 9 through 12 and is owned and operated by the Congregation of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. IWA opened a new $15 million, 18,500 square feet (1,720 m2) academic building in the Spring of 2017 to provide additional space for classes, collaboration, student life, and fine arts.