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Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans

The Most Reverend James F. Checchio, Archbishop of New Orleans · diocesan website

Catholic high schools (19)

SchoolCompass ScoreFaithAcademicsStudents
Cabrini High School RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.330
Archbishop Hannan High School Honor RollCatholic School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).
Covington · Diocesan school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.694
Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Honor RollCatholic School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).
Slidell · Diocesan school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.357
Academy of the Sacred Heart RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.611
Archbishop Chapelle High School Honor RollCatholic School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
Metairie · Diocesan school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.667
Holy Cross School RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.796
Archbishop Rummel High School RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.
Metairie · Diocesan school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.DAcademics: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.651
De La Salle High School RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.511
St. Mary's Academy RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.503
Archbishop Shaw High School RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.
Marrero · Diocesan school
BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.468
Mount Carmel Academy All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.1,202
St. Paul's High School All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.
Covington · Independent Catholic school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.865
St. Mary's Dominican High School All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.776
St. Augustine High School All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.611
St. Scholastica Academy All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
Covington · Diocesan school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.538
Academy of Our Lady All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
Marrero · Diocesan school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.470
Ursuline Academy All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.405
St. Therese Academy
Metairie · Diocesan school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.FAcademics: Minimal (grade F): 0 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.164
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.
New Orleans · Independent Catholic school
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.141

Catholic colleges (5)

SchoolCompass ScoreFaithAcademicsNet priceStudents
Loyola University New Orleans CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.
New Orleans · Private nonprofit
BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.$23,6964,351
Xavier University of Louisiana CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.
New Orleans · Private nonprofit
BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.$17,1273,181
University of Holy Cross CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.
New Orleans · Private nonprofit
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.$15,6351,152
Saint Joseph Seminary College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.
St. Benedict · Private nonprofit
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.$45,46099
Notre Dame Seminary CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.
New Orleans · Private nonprofit
—N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.——

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