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Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School

  • LocationSarasota, FL
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 687 students
  • SponsorSisters of Notre Dame (affiliate school)
Official website

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School in Sarasota, Florida is a diocesan Catholic high school of the Diocese of Venice in Florida and an affiliate school of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Its faith page lists Adoration, Reconciliation, Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, and Morning Prayer, class retreats led by a peer ministry team, and a school chaplain, Fr. Alex Pince. Students complete four credits of theology for graduation and 100 hours of community service.

Catholic churches nearby

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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.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    All-school or class Masses 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.
    Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearSeasonally (Advent, Lent) or a few times a year (Reconciliation is listed among faith-based opportunities.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/faith · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Stations of the Cross Rosary Adoration Morning Prayer Reconciliation”
      The faith page lists Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, Adoration, Morning Prayer, and Reconciliation as faith-based opportunities.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredOccasionally (Adoration is listed among faith-based opportunities.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/faith · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Stations of the Cross Rosary Adoration Morning Prayer Reconciliation”
      The faith page lists Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, Adoration, Morning Prayer, and Reconciliation as faith-based opportunities.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes (Fr. Alex Pince is listed as School Chaplain.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faculty and Staff | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/about/faculty-and-staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Fr. Alex Pince School Chaplain”
      Fr. Alex Pince is listed as School 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 (Theology is listed as four credits for graduation. English, listed as four credits for four years (I through IV), uses one credit per full-year course; theology is four full-year equivalents. Seniors take Peer Ministry as part of their theology requirement.)
    Sources (2)
    1. School Profile 2026-27 | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/School-Profile.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Theology 4 credits”
      Theology is a four-credit graduation requirement.
      “English I–IV”
      English is offered in four courses, one per year, for four credits.
    2. Faith | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/faith · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Our seniors have the opportunity to enroll in Peer Ministry as part of their Theology requirement.”
      Seniors can take Peer Ministry to meet their theology requirement.
  • 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
    Sources (1)
    1. Mission And Beliefs | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/about/mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Religion is not just one subject among the rest”
      The school's mission statement says religion is integrated across its educational program.
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.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    RetreatsA retreat for every grade (The page says the ministry team leads the school's class retreats each year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/faith · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Our ministry team leads our class retreats each year.”
      The peer ministry team leads the school's class retreats each year.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffTwo or more (Two campus ministry staff are named: the Director of Campus Ministry and the School Chaplain.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faculty and Staff | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/about/faculty-and-staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Fr. Alex Pince School Chaplain”
      Fr. Alex Pince is listed as School Chaplain.
      “Erica Marten Director of Campus Ministry”
      Erica Marten is listed as Director of Campus Ministry.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsNot 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.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayNot enough information: not found in official sources.
N/AService and Catholic social teaching: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Service and Catholic social teaching

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

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Required service hours40 or more hours over four years (Required service is 100 hours total (30 hours per year in grades 9 through 11, and 10 hours in the first semester of senior year).)
    Sources (1)
    1. Community Service | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/campus-life/community-service · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “required to serve a total minimum of 100 community service hours”
      Graduation requires a total of 100 community service hours.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot 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.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Not 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.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Not enough information: not found in official sources.

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

Strengths

  • The school requires four credits of theology and lists a school chaplain, Fr. Alex Pince.
    Sources (2)
    1. School Profile 2026-27 | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/School-Profile.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Theology 4 credits”
      Theology is a four-credit graduation requirement.
    2. Faculty and Staff | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/about/faculty-and-staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Fr. Alex Pince School Chaplain”
      Fr. Alex Pince is listed as School Chaplain.
  • Students are required to complete 100 hours of community service for graduation.
    Sources (1)
    1. Community Service | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/campus-life/community-service · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “required to serve a total minimum of 100 community service hours”
      Graduation requires a total of 100 community service hours.
  • The school's mission statement says religion is integrated across its educational program.
    Sources (1)
    1. Mission And Beliefs | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/about/mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Religion is not just one subject among the rest”
      The school's mission statement says religion is integrated across its educational program.

Concerns

None recorded.

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Campus ministry home

Cardinal Mooney Campus Ministry

  • Address: 4171 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, Florida 34232
  • Location: On campus

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Source: cmhs-sarasota.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

7 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 0 off campus, 7 location not published

Faith formation 2

Liturgy and prayer 3

Retreats 1

  • Class retreats
    Each year
    Class retreats led by the peer ministry team.
    cmhs-sarasota.org

Service 1

  • Community Service Program
    Graduation requirement of 100 hours, completed through non-profit agencies, with a 30-hour-per-year minimum in grades 9 through 11.
    cmhs-sarasota.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 (2)
  1. Faith | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/faith · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Our seniors have the opportunity to enroll in Peer Ministry as part of their Theology requirement.”
    Seniors can take Peer Ministry to meet their theology requirement.
    “4171 Fruitville Road Sarasota, Florida 34232”
    The school's address is 4171 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, Florida 34232.
  2. Faculty and Staff | Cardinal Mooney Catholic High Schoolcmhs-sarasota.org/about/faculty-and-staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Erica Marten Director of Campus Ministry”
    Erica Marten is listed as Director of Campus Ministry.

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Academic Excellence

BAcademic Excellence: 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.
74 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.16.1 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
DioceseDiocese of Venice in Florida, FL
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)687
Students in grades 9–12687
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio16.1 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges95%
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

Diocese of Venice in Florida

The Most Reverend Emilio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Venice in Florida

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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Is Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School a Catholic high school?
Yes. Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Venice in Florida. Its sponsor is Sisters of Notre Dame (affiliate school).

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