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Cabrini High School

  • LocationNew Orleans, LA
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 8–12 · 330 students

All-female

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Cabrini High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a Catholic school for young women founded and sponsored by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The school states that Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body, with communion services, prayer services and the Rosary held regularly in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Students lead morning prayer, take Religion I through IV in grades 9 through 12, complete grade-level retreats, and must complete 100 hours of volunteer community service before graduation.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Cabrini High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church: 0.1 mi1Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church: 1.0 mi2Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church: 1.1 mi3Corpus Christi-Epiphany Catholic Church: 1.2 mi4Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church: 1.3 mi5Saint Augustine Catholic Church: 1.7 mi6Campus Ministry at the Sacred Heart Chapel: 0.0 miCabrini High School (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church — 0.1 mi · 3368 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans
  2. Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church — 1.0 mi · 2916 Paris Avenue, New Orleans
  3. Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church — 1.1 mi
  4. Corpus Christi-Epiphany Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 2022 Saint Bernard Avenue, New Orleans
  5. Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church — 1.3 mi · 1923 Saint Philip Street, New Orleans
  6. Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 1.7 mi · 1210 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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 (Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body, per the Spirituality page.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body”
      Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body.
  • 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.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (Monthly school Mass is published.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body”
      Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body.
    2. Faculty and Staff Directory | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/facultyandstaff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Deacon Uriel Durr Chaplain”
      Deacon Uriel Durr is listed as Chaplain.
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 (Religion I through IV are required, one course in each of grades 9 through 12; four full-year courses. Taken in every grade. The required-courses page is undated.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Required Courses & Electives | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/required-courses-electives · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Freshman Religion I”
      Religion I is required in the freshman year.
      “Sophomore Religion II”
      Religion II is required in the sophomore year.
      “Junior Religion III”
      Religion III is required in the junior year.
      “Senior Religion IV”
      Religion IV is required in the senior year.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot 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.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • 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 statement says the college preparatory curriculum encourages spiritual development. This is a general statement; the wording is quoted in full.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Our Mission | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Our college preparatory curriculum encourages students of diverse races, creeds, nationalities, and socio-economic backgrounds to discover their God-given talents through our commitment to academic excellence, spiritual development, and social growth.”
      The mission describes the curriculum as encouraging spiritual development.
ACampus culture: 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.

Campus culture

90 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    RetreatsA retreat for every grade (Retreats are held for pre-freshman, freshman, sophomore, junior and senior students.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “senior overnight retreat, junior, sophomore, freshman, pre-freshman retreats”
      Retreats are held for pre-freshman through senior students.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffTwo or more (Three staff are named for campus ministry on the staff directory: the Chaplain (a deacon), the Director of Campus Ministry, and one Religion teacher listed under Campus Ministry.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faculty and Staff Directory | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/facultyandstaff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Deacon Uriel Durr Chaplain”
      Deacon Uriel Durr is listed as Chaplain.
      “Nicole Jouandot Director of Campus Ministry”
      Nicole Jouandot is listed as Director of Campus Ministry.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (A student Campus Ministry team plans liturgies with the Campus Chaplain.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “a Student Campus Ministry team working with the Campus Chaplain and Faculty Campus Ministry Team to plan all aspects of liturgies”
      A student Campus Ministry team plans liturgies with the Campus Chaplain.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (A different student leads the whole community in prayer each morning, and Mass, prayer services and the Rosary are held in the chapel.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “a different student each morning leads the entire community in prayer”
      A different student leads the school community in prayer each morning.
      “School-wide liturgical services in Advent and Holy Week, the Living Rosary, May Crowning”
      School-wide liturgical services include Advent, Holy Week, the Living Rosary and May Crowning.
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 (Each student must complete 100 hours of volunteer community service before graduation.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “each student is required to complete 100 hours of volunteer community service prior to graduation”
      Students must complete 100 hours of volunteer service before graduation.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesYes (The Religion III course covers Catholic Social Teaching in its first semester.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Religion Course Offerings | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/religion-course-offerings · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The first semester is designed for students to achieve a better understanding of the Catholic Social Teachings and how they affect society.”
      Religion III covers Catholic Social Teaching in its first semester.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Each student participates in a service-learning project focused on immigrants, children, the elderly, the poor or women.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Religion Course Offerings | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/religion-course-offerings · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “each student will participate in a service-learning project”
      Each student takes part in a service-learning project focused on Mother Cabrini's areas of concern.

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

Strengths

  • Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body, with prayer and Rosary regularly held in the Sacred Heart Chapel.
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body”
      Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body.
  • Religion I through IV are required, one course in each high school year.
    Sources (1)
    1. Required Courses & Electives | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/required-courses-electives · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Freshman Religion I”
      Religion I is required in the freshman year.
      “Senior Religion IV”
      Religion IV is required in the senior year.
  • Students must complete 100 hours of volunteer service before graduation.
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “each student is required to complete 100 hours of volunteer community service prior to graduation”
      Students must complete 100 hours of volunteer service before graduation.
  • Catholic Social Teaching is covered in the Religion III course.
    Sources (1)
    1. Religion Course Offerings | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/religion-course-offerings · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The first semester is designed for students to achieve a better understanding of the Catholic Social Teachings and how they affect society.”
      Religion III covers Catholic Social Teaching in its first semester.

Concerns

  • Mass is stated as monthly.
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/spirituality · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body”
      Mass is celebrated monthly for the entire student body.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry at the Sacred Heart Chapel

  • Address: 1400 Moss Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

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Source: cabrinihigh.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026, cabrinihigh.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

6 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 0 off campus, 6 location not published

Faith formation 1

  • Student Campus Ministry team
    Students who plan liturgies with the Campus Chaplain and Faculty Campus Ministry Team, alongside student Eucharistic ministers and altar servers.
    cabrinihigh.com

Liturgy and prayer 2

  • Monthly student Mass
    Monthly
    Mass celebrated monthly for the entire student body.
    cabrinihigh.com
  • School-wide liturgies
    Liturgical services in Advent and Holy Week, the Living Rosary, May Crowning, Senior Ring Mass and Baccalaureate Mass.
    cabrinihigh.com, cabrinihigh.com

Other 1

  • Morning student-led prayer
    Each school morning
    A different student leads the community in prayer each morning.
    cabrinihigh.com

Retreats 1

  • Grade-level retreats
    Retreats for pre-freshman through senior students, including a senior overnight retreat.
    cabrinihigh.com

Service 1

  • Community service program
    100 hours of volunteer service required before graduation, and a service-learning project for each student.
    cabrinihigh.com, cabrinihigh.com

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. Faculty and Staff Directory | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/facultyandstaff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Deacon Uriel Durr Chaplain”
    Deacon Uriel Durr is listed as Chaplain.
    “Nicole Jouandot Director of Campus Ministry”
    Nicole Jouandot is listed as Director of Campus Ministry.
  2. Cabrini High School - New Orleans, LAcabrinihigh.com · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “1400 Moss Street New Orleans, LA 70119”
    The school's address is 1400 Moss Street, New Orleans, LA 70119.
  3. Sacred Heart Chapel | Cabrini High Schoolcabrinihigh.com/sacredheartchapel · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “currently serves as a place of worship in the heart of Cabrini High School's campus”
    The Sacred Heart Chapel is on the school's campus.

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Academic Excellence

AAcademic Excellence: 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.
87 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.97%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.11.6 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

TypeIndependent Catholic school
DioceseArchdiocese of New Orleans, LA
Grades8–12
Students (all grades)330
Students in grades 9–12284
Coed or single-sexAll-female
Student–teacher ratio11.6 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges97%
SettingCity

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 New Orleans

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

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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Is Cabrini High School a Catholic high school?
Yes. Cabrini High School is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
What is Cabrini High School’s Compass Score?
94 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Is Cabrini High School Compass Recommended?
Yes. Cabrini High School meets the Compass Recommended standard for Catholic identity and academics.

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