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Best Catholic high schools in the New York area

Catholic high schools within 50 miles of New York, ranked by Compass Score.

20 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

  • Campus within 50 miles of the center of New York (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.

  1. 1

    Don Bosco Preparatory High School

    Ramsey, NJ · Independent Catholic school
  2. 2

    Delbarton School

    Morristown, NJ · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade B
    • Daily Mass on school days
  3. 3

    Cardinal Kung Academy

    Stamford, CT · Diocesan school
    • Sacramental life: grade A
  4. 3

    Immaculata High School

    Somerville, NJ · Parish schoolHonor Roll
    • Sacramental life: grade B
    • Daily Mass on school days
  5. 5

    Oratory Prep School

    Summit, NJ · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade B
  6. 6

    St. Dominic High School

    Oyster Bay, NY · Independent Catholic schoolHonor Roll
    • Sacramental life: grade B
  7. 7

    Immaculate Heart Academy

    Washington Township, NJ · Diocesan school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  8. 7

    St. Mary's High School

    Manhasset, NY · Parish school
    • Sacramental life: grade A
  9. 9

    St. Joseph High School

    Metuchen, NJ · Independent Catholic school
  10. 10

    Fairfield College Preparatory

    Fairfield, CT · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  11. 11

    St. Peter's Boys High School

    Staten Island, NY · Independent Catholic schoolHonor Roll
    • Sacramental life: grade A
  12. 12

    Dominican Academy

    New York, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  13. 12

    St. Anthony's High School

    Huntington Station, NY · Parish school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  14. 14

    Cristo Rey New York High School

    New York, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  15. 15

    Archbishop Stepinac High School

    White Plains, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
    • Daily Mass on school days
  16. 16

    Preston High School

    Bronx, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  17. 17

    St. Edmund Preparatory High School

    Brooklyn, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  18. 18

    Sacred Heart High School

    Yonkers, NY · Diocesan school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  19. 19

    De Paul Catholic High School

    Wayne, NJ · Diocesan school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  20. 20

    Christ the King High School

    Middle Village, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade C

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