Best Catholic high schools in the Boston area
Catholic high schools within 40 miles of Boston, ranked by Compass Score.
Best Catholic high schools in the Boston area17 schools
17 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Campus within 40 miles of the center of Boston (straight-line distance from the school’s coordinates).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 13, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Fontbonne Academy
Milton, MA · Independent Catholic school - 2
Austin Preparatory School
Reading, MA · Independent Catholic schoolHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade B
- Daily Mass on school days
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Boston College High School
Dorchester, MA · Independent Catholic school - 4
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Arlington Catholic High School/Saint Agnes School
Arlington, MA · Diocesan school - 6
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Central Catholic
Lawrence, MA · Independent Catholic school - 8
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Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School
Methuen, MA · Independent Catholic school - 12
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St. Raphael Academy
Pawtucket, RI · Diocesan school - 14
Bishop Fenwick High School
Peabody, MA · Independent Catholic school- Sacramental life: grade D
- Daily Mass on school days
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Montrose School
Medfield, MA · Independent Catholic school- Sacramental life: grade C
- Daily Mass on school days