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Archbishop McCarthy High School

  • LocationSouthwest Ranches, FL
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 1,785 students
  • SponsorArchdiocese of Miami
Official website

Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School is a coeducational Catholic high school of the Archdiocese of Miami in Southwest Ranches, Florida. Students take four years of theology in courses the school says follow the curriculum provided by the U.S. bishops, attend monthly all-school Masses, and are expected to complete 100 service hours. Mass is celebrated in the campus chapel several times each week, and student ministries include liturgical and music ministry, Respect Life Ministry and a nursing-home ministry.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Archbishop McCarthy High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Maximilian Catholic Church: 2.9 mi1Campus Ministry Office and Chapel, Archbishop McCarthy High School: 0.1 miArchbishop McCarthy High School (campus)N2 mi
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  1. Saint Maximilian Catholic Church — 2.9 mi

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Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

N/ASacramental life: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Sacramental life

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearMonthly (Students are required to attend monthly all-school Masses. Mass is also celebrated on holy days and at various times during the year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Mass is celebrated in the Chapel several times each week, on Holy Days, and at various times throughout the school year. Students are required to attend monthly all-school Masses.”
      Mass is celebrated in the chapel several times a week and on holy days; students must attend monthly all-school Masses.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolNot enough information: not found in official sources.
ATheology and curriculum: 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.

Theology and curriculum

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (Four theology credits are required for graduation (2025-26 Curriculum Guide, the newest posted, and the current Academics page).)
    Sources (2)
    1. Academics - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/academics · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “4 credits – Theology”
      Four theology credits are required.
    2. 2025-2026 Curriculum Guidemccarthyhigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-2026-Curriculum-Guide.pdf · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Graduation Requirements In addition to the credits listed below, students are required to maintain a minimum 2.0 Career Grade Point Average. Theology: 4 credits”
      Graduation requires four theology credits.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkYes (The school states that its daily theology classes follow the curriculum provided by the United States Bishops. Course titles (Faith and Revelation/Christology, The Paschal Mystery/Ecclesiology, Sacraments, Morality, World Religions, Church social teaching) in the 2025-26 Curriculum Guide (the newest posted) track the framework's themes but are not exact title matches; the value rests on the school's statement.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Archbishop McCarthy High School’s mission of educating tomorrow’s leaders is reinforced through daily Theology classes following the curriculum provided by the United States Bishops, teaching the treasures of the Roman Catholic Faith.”
      Theology classes meet daily and follow the curriculum provided by the U.S. bishops.
    2. 2025-2026 Curriculum Guidemccarthyhigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-2026-Curriculum-Guide.pdf · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Church’s social teaching. In this course, students will learn how Christ’s concern for others, especially the poor and needy, is present today in the Church’s social teaching and mission.”
      The grade 12 theology course Global Studies teaches the Church's social teaching.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredYes (Morality: Ethics is the grade 11 second-semester theology course (2025-26 Curriculum Guide, the newest posted).)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2025-2026 Curriculum Guidemccarthyhigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-2026-Curriculum-Guide.pdf · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “0080 MORALITY: ETHICS (2105350) +Grade Level: 11/Semester 2”
      Morality: Ethics is a grade 11 theology course.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Yes (The mission describes a Roman Catholic experience providing excellence in academics and a curricular program that meets students' spiritual as well as intellectual needs.)
    Sources (1)
    1. McCarthy High School - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “To provide a curricular program that meets the spiritual, cultural and intellectual needs of a diverse community and challenges them to their highest potential.”
      The mission calls for a curricular program that meets students' spiritual as well as intellectual needs.
      “We offer a Roman Catholic experience that provides excellence in Atmosphere, Academics, Activities, the Arts, and Athletics.”
      The school describes a Roman Catholic experience that extends to academics.
N/ACampus culture: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Campus culture

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    RetreatsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffOne (The current contact page lists one campus ministry staff member, the Director of Campus Ministry (a deacon).)
    Sources (1)
    1. Contact Us - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/contact-us · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Rev. Deacon Lazaro UlloaDirector of Campus Ministry lulloa@mccarthyhigh.org”
      Deacon Lazaro Ulloa is Director of Campus Ministry.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (Liturgical Ministry, Liturgical Music Ministry, Respect Life Ministry and H.E.L.P. Ministry are described on the Campus Life page.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Members of Respect Life Ministry plan and conduct events such as Respect Life Week, the Walk For Life, Prayer Chains, diaper drives, and the Grandparents Mass and Breakfast.”
      Respect Life Ministry organizes Respect Life Week, the Walk for Life, prayer chains, diaper drives and the Grandparents Mass and Breakfast.
      “Helping the Elderly Live Purposefully – this is a ministry that allows the students to interact with senior citizens in the community. Students visit the nursing home twice a month and minister to non-ambulatory elderly persons.”
      H.E.L.P. Ministry students visit a nursing home twice a month.
      “Students are invited to serve as lectors, ushers, altar servers, and upon receiving proper instruction, as Eucharistic Ministers. As liturgical ministers, students, through periodic meetings and other extracurricular activities, promote the sense of sacredness in worship”
      Liturgical Ministry trains students as lectors, ushers, altar servers and Eucharistic ministers and holds periodic meetings.
      “This is an ensemble that exists to provide musical accompaniment to worship. It consists of both singers as well as musicians of all kinds. Students rehearse weekly and provide music for Mass and other Campus Ministry related events.”
      Liturgical Music Ministry rehearses weekly and provides music for Mass.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayNot enough information: not found in official sources.
AService and Catholic social teaching: 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.

Service and Catholic social teaching

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Required service hours40 or more hours over four years (100 community service learning hours over four years.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “All students are expected to complete a total of 100 community service learning project hours in their four-year career at Archbishop McCarthy High School. Community service-learning is an integral part of our Christian formation program in all of our Theology courses.”
      All students are expected to complete 100 service hours over four years, tied to the theology courses.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesYes (The grade 12 theology course Global Studies introduces students to the Church's social teaching (2025-26 Curriculum Guide, the newest posted).)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2025-2026 Curriculum Guidemccarthyhigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-2026-Curriculum-Guide.pdf · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Church’s social teaching. In this course, students will learn how Christ’s concern for others, especially the poor and needy, is present today in the Church’s social teaching and mission.”
      The grade 12 theology course Global Studies teaches the Church's social teaching.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (Respect Life Ministry runs Respect Life Week, the Walk for Life, prayer chains and diaper drives.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Members of Respect Life Ministry plan and conduct events such as Respect Life Week, the Walk For Life, Prayer Chains, diaper drives, and the Grandparents Mass and Breakfast.”
      Respect Life Ministry organizes Respect Life Week, the Walk for Life, prayer chains, diaper drives and the Grandparents Mass and Breakfast.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (H.E.L.P. Ministry (Helping the Elderly Live Purposefully) visits a nursing home twice a month.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Helping the Elderly Live Purposefully – this is a ministry that allows the students to interact with senior citizens in the community. Students visit the nursing home twice a month and minister to non-ambulatory elderly persons.”
      H.E.L.P. Ministry students visit a nursing home twice a month.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • Students take four years of theology, and the school states that its courses follow the curriculum provided by the U.S. bishops.
    Sources (2)
    1. 2025-2026 Curriculum Guidemccarthyhigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-2026-Curriculum-Guide.pdf · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Graduation Requirements In addition to the credits listed below, students are required to maintain a minimum 2.0 Career Grade Point Average. Theology: 4 credits”
      Graduation requires four theology credits.
    2. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Archbishop McCarthy High School’s mission of educating tomorrow’s leaders is reinforced through daily Theology classes following the curriculum provided by the United States Bishops, teaching the treasures of the Roman Catholic Faith.”
      Theology classes meet daily and follow the curriculum provided by the U.S. bishops.
  • Students are required to attend monthly all-school Masses, and Mass is celebrated in the chapel several times each week.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Mass is celebrated in the Chapel several times each week, on Holy Days, and at various times throughout the school year. Students are required to attend monthly all-school Masses.”
      Mass is celebrated in the chapel several times a week and on holy days; students must attend monthly all-school Masses.
  • All students are expected to complete 100 service hours over four years, and the senior theology course teaches Catholic social teaching.
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “All students are expected to complete a total of 100 community service learning project hours in their four-year career at Archbishop McCarthy High School. Community service-learning is an integral part of our Christian formation program in all of our Theology courses.”
      All students are expected to complete 100 service hours over four years, tied to the theology courses.
    2. 2025-2026 Curriculum Guidemccarthyhigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-2026-Curriculum-Guide.pdf · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Church’s social teaching. In this course, students will learn how Christ’s concern for others, especially the poor and needy, is present today in the Church’s social teaching and mission.”
      The grade 12 theology course Global Studies teaches the Church's social teaching.
  • A Respect Life Ministry runs Respect Life Week, the Walk for Life and diaper drives.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Members of Respect Life Ministry plan and conduct events such as Respect Life Week, the Walk For Life, Prayer Chains, diaper drives, and the Grandparents Mass and Breakfast.”
      Respect Life Ministry organizes Respect Life Week, the Walk for Life, prayer chains, diaper drives and the Grandparents Mass and Breakfast.

Concerns

  • The contact page lists one campus ministry staff member.
    Sources (1)
    1. Contact Us - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/contact-us · verified Oct. 8, 2026
      “Rev. Deacon Lazaro UlloaDirector of Campus Ministry lulloa@mccarthyhigh.org”
      Deacon Lazaro Ulloa is Director of Campus Ministry.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry Office and Chapel, Archbishop McCarthy High School

  • Address: 5451 South Flamingo Road, Southwest Ranches, FL 33330
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel (300 seats), campus ministry offices

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Source: mccarthyhigh.org, verified Oct. 8, 2026, mccarthyhigh.org, verified Oct. 8, 2026, mccarthyhigh.org, verified Oct. 8, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

8 groups and regular activities · 5 on campus, 3 off campus

Service 3

  • Walk for LifeOff campus
    Respect Life Ministry participates in the Walk for Life.
    mccarthyhigh.org
  • H.E.L.P. Ministry (Helping the Elderly Live Purposefully)Off campus
    Twice a month
    Students visit a nursing home and minister to non-ambulatory elderly residents.
    mccarthyhigh.org
  • Community Ministry Service ProgramOff campus
    100 service-learning hours over four years, tied to the theology courses.
    mccarthyhigh.org

Clubs and groups 1

  • Respect Life MinistryOn campus
    Student ministry promoting respect for life from conception to natural death; runs Respect Life Week, the Walk for Life, prayer chains and diaper drives.
    mccarthyhigh.org

Liturgy and prayer 4

  • Monthly all-school MassesOn campus
    Monthly during the school year
    Required all-school Masses. Mass is also celebrated in the chapel several times each week and on holy days.
    mccarthyhigh.org
  • Liturgical MinistryOn campus
    Students serve as lectors, ushers, altar servers and, after instruction, Eucharistic ministers, with periodic meetings.
    mccarthyhigh.org, mccarthyhigh.org
  • Liturgical Music MinistryOn campus
    Weekly rehearsals
    Student singers and musicians who provide music for Mass and campus ministry events.
    mccarthyhigh.org
  • Grandparents Day Mass and BreakfastOn campus
    Friday, September 11, 10 AM
    Mass for students and grandparents followed by breakfast; listed among events Respect Life Ministry helps plan.
    mccarthyhigh.org, mccarthyhigh.org

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (3)
  1. Contact Us - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/contact-us · verified Oct. 8, 2026
    “Rev. Deacon Lazaro UlloaDirector of Campus Ministry lulloa@mccarthyhigh.org”
    Deacon Lazaro Ulloa is Director of Campus Ministry.
    “5451 South Flamingo Road Southwest Ranches, FL 33330 Phone: 954-434-8820”
    The school is at 5451 South Flamingo Road, Southwest Ranches, FL 33330; its phone number is 954-434-8820.
  2. Campus Life - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/campus-life · verified Oct. 8, 2026
    “Emphasis is placed on instruction in the classroom, a common prayer life, participation in the Sacred Liturgy, the sacraments, community ministry and Christian service.”
    Faith development emphasizes classroom instruction, common prayer, liturgy, sacraments and service.
    “Mass is celebrated in the Chapel several times each week, on Holy Days, and at various times throughout the school year. Students are required to attend monthly all-school Masses.”
    Mass is celebrated in the chapel several times a week and on holy days; students must attend monthly all-school Masses.
  3. About - Welcome to Maverick Country!mccarthyhigh.org/about · verified Oct. 8, 2026
    “The initial phase included a 21-room classroom building, including offices for campus ministry and student activities, computer lab and three science labs, a 300-seat chapel”
    The campus has campus ministry offices and a 300-seat chapel.

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Academic Excellence

CAcademic Excellence: 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.
66 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of scoreThis measure counts for 75% of the Academic Excellence score.95%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.25.2 to 1

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed. Federal data on private high schools is limited to these two measures.

Source: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24 school year)

School facts

TypeDiocesan school
DioceseArchdiocese of Miami, FL
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)1,785
Students in grades 9–121,785
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio25.2 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges95%
SettingSuburb

Source: NCES Private School Survey 23-24 public-use file (school year 2023–24). The college-going rate and student–teacher ratio feed Academic Excellence; nothing here changes the faith grades.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Miami

The Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski, Archbishop of Miami

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: miamiarch.org, miamiarch.org, miamiarch.org, usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

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Yes. Archbishop McCarthy High School is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Miami. Its sponsor is Archdiocese of Miami.

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