Best Catholic high schools in the Washington, DC area
Catholic high schools within 45 miles of Washington, DC, ranked by Compass Score.
18 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Campus within 45 miles of the center of Washington, DC (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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Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
Arlington, VA · Diocesan schoolHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade B
- Daily Mass on school days
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Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Olney, MD · Independent Catholic school - 3
Mount Saint Joseph High School
Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school - 4
Bishop McNamara High School
Forestville, MD · Independent Catholic school- Sacramental life: grade C
- Daily Mass on school days
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St. Paul VI Catholic High School
Chantilly, VA · Diocesan schoolHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Daily Mass on school days
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Mount De Sales Academy
Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school- Sacramental life: grade B
- Daily Mass on school days
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Bishop Ireton High School
Alexandria, VA · Diocesan schoolHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade B
- Daily Mass on school days
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Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
Washington, DC · Independent Catholic school- Sacramental life: grade C
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St. John's College High School
Washington, DC · Independent Catholic school- Sacramental life: grade C
- Daily Mass on school days
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DeMatha Catholic High School
Hyattsville, MD · Independent Catholic school - 11
St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School
Dumfries, VA · Diocesan schoolHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Daily Mass on school days
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Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Bethesda, MD · Independent Catholic school- Sacramental life: grade D
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