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Best Catholic high schools in New York

Catholic high schools ranked by the Compass Score: 75% faith across the four pillars and 25% academic indicators.

17 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

  • Schools in New York.
  • Catholic high schools on the Compass.
  • 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

    Christian Brothers Academy

    Syracuse, NY · Independent Catholic school
  2. 2

    St. Dominic High School

    Oyster Bay, NY · Independent Catholic schoolHonor Roll
    • Sacramental life: grade B
  3. 3

    St. Mary's High School

    Manhasset, NY · Parish school
    • Sacramental life: grade A
  4. 4

    McQuaid Jesuit

    Rochester, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade B
  5. 5

    Bishop Ludden Junior Senior High School

    Syracuse, NY · Diocesan school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
  6. 6

    St. Peter's Boys High School

    Staten Island, NY · Independent Catholic schoolHonor Roll
    • Sacramental life: grade A
  7. 7

    Dominican Academy

    New York, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  8. 7

    St. Anthony's High School

    Huntington Station, NY · Parish school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  9. 9

    Cristo Rey New York High School

    New York, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  10. 10

    Notre Dame Junior/Senior High

    Utica, NY · Diocesan school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  11. 11

    Archbishop Stepinac High School

    White Plains, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
    • Daily Mass on school days
  12. 12

    Preston High School

    Bronx, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  13. 13

    St. Edmund Preparatory High School

    Brooklyn, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
    • Daily Mass on school days
  14. 14

    Sacred Heart High School

    Yonkers, NY · Diocesan school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  15. 15

    Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate

    Auburn, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade D
  16. 16

    Christ the King High School

    Middle Village, NY · Independent Catholic school
    • Sacramental life: grade C
  17. 17

    Immaculate Heart Central Junior/Senior High School

    Watertown, NY · Parish school
    • Sacramental life: grade D

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