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Christian Brothers High School

  • LocationMemphis, TN
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 702 students
  • SponsorInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers)

All-male

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Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee, is an all-boys Catholic school in the Lasallian tradition. Its campus ministry offers a weekly Thursday Mass, Eucharistic adoration with Reconciliation on the first Friday of each month, and retreats for freshmen, sophomores, and seniors. Students take religion or ethics courses each year, complete an 80-hour service requirement, and can join faith-based groups including a pro-life club.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 1

  • Thursday7:20 AMNot stated on the page · Weekly, offered for the CBHS community; everyone is welcome.

Confession 1

  • Friday8:00 AM–2:30 PMBrothers' chapel · First Friday of every month, during adoration; the two official pages name different priests.

Adoration 1

  • Friday8:00 AM–2:30 PMBrothers' chapel · First Friday of every month.

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 12, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. Liturgies & Prayer Services | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/liturgies-prayer-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Every Thursday morning at 7:20 a.m., Mass is offered for the CBHS community”
    A Mass is offered every Thursday morning at 7:20 a.m. for the school community.
    “On the first Friday of every month, Eucharistic Adoration takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.”
    Eucharistic adoration is held on the first Friday of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    “Throughout the day, Msgr. McArthur is available to offer the sacrament of Reconciliation.”
    A priest is available to offer Reconciliation during first-Friday adoration.

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.

BSacramental life: 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.

Sacramental life

77 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearA few times a year (All-School Masses are held on Feast Days and Holy Days of Obligation, such as the Feast of the Assumption, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and Ash Wednesday. The weekly Thursday Mass is optional and is not counted here.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “On Feast Days and Holy Days of Obligation, students attend All-School Masses”
      Students attend All-School Masses on Feast Days and Holy Days of Obligation.
  • 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.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearMonthly or more often (Reconciliation is offered on the first Friday of each month during adoration. The two official pages name different priests for it (Msgr. McArthur and Father Joe Sax), recorded here at the monthly frequency both support.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Liturgies & Prayer Services | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/liturgies-prayer-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Throughout the day, Msgr. McArthur is available to offer the sacrament of Reconciliation.”
      A priest is available to offer Reconciliation during first-Friday adoration.
    2. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “will be available in the chapel to offer the sacrament of Reconciliation”
      A priest is available in the chapel to offer Reconciliation during first-Friday adoration.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (Adoration is held on the first Friday of every month in the Brothers' chapel.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Liturgies & Prayer Services | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/liturgies-prayer-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “On the first Friday of every month, Eucharistic Adoration takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.”
      Eucharistic adoration is held on the first Friday of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    2. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the Brothers”
      Adoration takes place in the Brothers' chapel on campus.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Chaplain Father Joe Sax”
      Father Joe Sax is the 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 (The curriculum requires four units of Religion or Ethics, one year-long course per year, all taught by the Religion and Ethics Department. Ethics courses are an alternative track within that department.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Curriculum | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/academics/curriculum · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “4 units of Religion or Ethics”
      Graduation requires four units of Religion or Ethics.
    2. Academic Catalog | Christian Brothers High Schoolresources.finalsite.net/images/v1770408263/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/hanxx8w9yiwtefyn8uf0/CBHSAcademicCatalog.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The mission of the Religion and Ethics Department is to provide a solid grounding in faith formation for all our students”
      The Religion and Ethics Department provides faith formation for all students.
  • 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.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredYes (Ethics courses from the Religion and Ethics Department are offered, including Ethics IV: Justice and Morality.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academic Catalog | Christian Brothers High Schoolresources.finalsite.net/images/v1770408263/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/hanxx8w9yiwtefyn8uf0/CBHSAcademicCatalog.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “COURSE TITLE: Ethics IV: Justice and Morality”
      Ethics IV: Justice and Morality is offered in grade 12.
  • 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 (Stated in the school's mission as education in the Catholic and Lasallian traditions. The department also says it works through both the curriculum and the service program.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academic Catalog | Christian Brothers High Schoolresources.finalsite.net/images/v1770408263/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/hanxx8w9yiwtefyn8uf0/CBHSAcademicCatalog.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “a college-preparatory education in the Catholic and Lasallian traditions.”
      The school's mission is a college-preparatory education in the Catholic and Lasallian traditions.
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

88 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    RetreatsRetreats for some grades (Retreats are published for freshmen, sophomores, and seniors.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Retreats | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/student-retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “This two-day experience combines fun, fellowship, prayer, exploration, and reflection.”
      Freshmen take a two-day retreat.
      “Students will be encouraged to consider their beliefs and what they value”
      Sophomores have a faith retreat on their beliefs.
      “Senior Retreat: Who am I? And who will I be as I prepare for graduation?”
      Seniors have a retreat on faith and preparing for graduation.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffTwo or more (Two priests are named as serving students: Chaplain Father Joe Sax and Msgr. McArthur.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Chaplain Father Joe Sax”
      Father Joe Sax is the school chaplain.
    2. Liturgies & Prayer Services | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/liturgies-prayer-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Throughout the day, Msgr. McArthur is available to offer the sacrament of Reconciliation.”
      A priest is available to offer Reconciliation during first-Friday adoration.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (Four faith-based student groups are listed: Brothers For Life, Brothers In Christ, Brothers of Faith, and Lasallian Youth.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Activities | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/student-life/clubs-activities · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Brothers For Life is for students interested in pro-life activities and advocacy alongside their Brothers.”
      Brothers For Life is a student club for pro-life activities.
      “Brothers In Christ is for students who want to lead faith formation activities”
      Brothers In Christ is a student faith-formation ministry team.
      “Brothers of Faith is our school choir for students who want to serve the CBHS community through music.”
      Brothers of Faith is a school choir that performs at All School Masses.
      “Lasallian Youth is for students who want to deepen their understanding of themselves and the world through the teachings of Jesus Christ”
      Lasallian Youth is a faith and social justice club.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (Each month's prayers, advisory activities, and school Masses focus on a Brothers' Way virtue.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “advisory activities, and school Masses focus on a different virtue”
      Prayers, advisory activities, and school Masses focus on a different virtue each month.
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 (Service totals 80 hours over four years: 16 hours each for freshmen and sophomores, 24 each for juniors and seniors.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Curriculum | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/academics/curriculum · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “80 hours of Service”
      Graduation requires 80 hours of service.
    2. Service & Outreach | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/service-outreach · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Freshmen & Sophomores: 16 hours”
      Freshmen and sophomores must complete 16 service hours per school year.
      “Juniors & Seniors: 24 hours”
      Juniors and seniors must complete 24 service hours per school year.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesYes (Religion IV: Justice and Morality, taken in grade 12, covers the foundational themes of Catholic Social Thought.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academic Catalog | Christian Brothers High Schoolresources.finalsite.net/images/v1770408263/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/hanxx8w9yiwtefyn8uf0/CBHSAcademicCatalog.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the class moves into the foundational themes of Catholic Social Thought”
      Religion IV: Justice and Morality covers the foundational themes of Catholic Social Thought.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (Brothers For Life is a student club for pro-life activities and advocacy, including the March for Life in Washington, D.C.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Activities | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/student-life/clubs-activities · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Brothers For Life is for students interested in pro-life activities and advocacy alongside their Brothers.”
      Brothers For Life is a student club for pro-life activities.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Seniors take part in an annual Senior Day of Service at Memphis organizations, and Lasallian Youth reflects on social justice.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Every year, seniors participate in a day of service.”
      Seniors take part in a yearly day of service at Memphis organizations.
    2. Clubs & Activities | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/student-life/clubs-activities · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Lasallian Youth is for students who want to deepen their understanding of themselves and the world through the teachings of Jesus Christ”
      Lasallian Youth is a faith and social justice club.

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

Strengths

  • A Thursday morning Mass is offered each week and adoration with Reconciliation is held on the first Friday of every month.
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgies & Prayer Services | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/liturgies-prayer-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Every Thursday morning at 7:20 a.m., Mass is offered for the CBHS community”
      A Mass is offered every Thursday morning at 7:20 a.m. for the school community.
      “On the first Friday of every month, Eucharistic Adoration takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.”
      Eucharistic adoration is held on the first Friday of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Students complete four units of Religion or Ethics, and Religion IV covers Catholic Social Thought.
    Sources (2)
    1. Curriculum | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/academics/curriculum · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “4 units of Religion or Ethics”
      Graduation requires four units of Religion or Ethics.
    2. Academic Catalog | Christian Brothers High Schoolresources.finalsite.net/images/v1770408263/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/cbhsorg/hanxx8w9yiwtefyn8uf0/CBHSAcademicCatalog.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the class moves into the foundational themes of Catholic Social Thought”
      Religion IV: Justice and Morality covers the foundational themes of Catholic Social Thought.
  • Service totals 80 hours over four years, and four faith-based student groups are listed, including a pro-life club.
    Sources (2)
    1. Curriculum | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/academics/curriculum · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “80 hours of Service”
      Graduation requires 80 hours of service.
    2. Clubs & Activities | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/student-life/clubs-activities · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Brothers For Life is for students interested in pro-life activities and advocacy alongside their Brothers.”
      Brothers For Life is a student club for pro-life activities.
      “Brothers In Christ is for students who want to lead faith formation activities”
      Brothers In Christ is a student faith-formation ministry team.
      “Brothers of Faith is our school choir for students who want to serve the CBHS community through music.”
      Brothers of Faith is a school choir that performs at All School Masses.
      “Lasallian Youth is for students who want to deepen their understanding of themselves and the world through the teachings of Jesus Christ”
      Lasallian Youth is a faith and social justice club.

Concerns

  • Retreats are listed for freshmen, sophomores, and seniors.
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Retreats | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/student-retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “This two-day experience combines fun, fellowship, prayer, exploration, and reflection.”
      Freshmen take a two-day retreat.
      “Students will be encouraged to consider their beliefs and what they value”
      Sophomores have a faith retreat on their beliefs.
      “Senior Retreat: Who am I? And who will I be as I prepare for graduation?”
      Seniors have a retreat on faith and preparing for graduation.
  • The official pages name different priests for Reconciliation during adoration.
    Sources (2)
    1. Liturgies & Prayer Services | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/liturgies-prayer-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Throughout the day, Msgr. McArthur is available to offer the sacrament of Reconciliation.”
      A priest is available to offer Reconciliation during first-Friday adoration.
    2. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “will be available in the chapel to offer the sacrament of Reconciliation”
      A priest is available in the chapel to offer Reconciliation during first-Friday adoration.
  • Confession and adoration are monthly, not weekly.
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgies & Prayer Services | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/liturgies-prayer-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “On the first Friday of every month, Eucharistic Adoration takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.”
      Eucharistic adoration is held on the first Friday of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry and the Brothers' chapel, Christian Brothers High School

  • Address: 5900 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38120
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

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Source: cbhs.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026, cbhs.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026, cbhs.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

11 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 1 off campus, 9 location not published

Service 1

  • Senior Day of ServiceOff campus
    Yearly, on PSAT test day
    Seniors are bused to service organizations around Memphis, such as the Mid-South Food Bank and the Dorothy Day House.
    cbhs.org

Liturgy and prayer 4

  • First-Friday Eucharistic adoration and ReconciliationOn campus
    First Friday of each month, 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM
    Adoration in the Brothers' chapel, with a priest available for the sacrament of Reconciliation.
    cbhs.org, cbhs.org
  • Thursday morning Mass
    Thursdays, 7:20 AM
    Mass offered each week for the CBHS community; the intention is for a club, organization, or team on campus.
    cbhs.org
  • All-School Masses
    Feast Days and Holy Days of Obligation
    Students attend All-School Masses led by the student ministry team and the chaplain, including the Feast of the Assumption, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Ash Wednesday, and a Founder's Week Mass.
    cbhs.org, cbhs.org
  • Brothers of Faith
    School choir that performs at All School Masses and other community events.
    cbhs.org

Faith formation 2

  • Brothers In Christ
    Student ministry team that leads small groups on freshman and sophomore retreats, gives talks, and helps plan prayer services and Masses.
    cbhs.org, cbhs.org
  • Lasallian Youth
    Club for Lasallian formation that reflects on faith, service, community, and social justice.
    cbhs.org

Clubs and groups 1

  • Brothers For Life
    Pro-life events and advocacy, including the opportunity to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
    cbhs.org

Retreats 3

  • Freshman retreat
    Freshman year, two days
    Retreat on what it means to be a Brothers' boy through the Lasallian Core Principles.
    cbhs.org
  • Sophomore retreat
    Sophomore year
    Retreat on students' beliefs and how they live them out, with small-group discussion and witness talks.
    cbhs.org
  • Senior retreat
    Senior year
    Retreat on relationships and the role of faith as students prepare to graduate.
    cbhs.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 (1)
  1. Campus Ministry | Christian Brothers High Schoolcbhs.org/mission-ministry/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Chaplain Father Joe Sax”
    Father Joe Sax is the school chaplain.
    “5900 Walnut Grove Road”
    The school and its campus ministry are at 5900 Walnut Grove Road.
    “5900 Walnut Grove Road”
    The school and its campus ministry are at 5900 Walnut Grove Road.
    “Memphis, TN 38120”
    The school is in Memphis, Tennessee, ZIP code 38120.
    “Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the Brothers”
    Adoration takes place in the Brothers' chapel on campus.

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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.
71 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.89%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.12.0 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
DioceseCatholic Diocese of Memphis, TN
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)702
Students in grades 9–12702
Coed or single-sexAll-male
Student–teacher ratio12.0 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges89%
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

Catholic Diocese of Memphis

The Most Reverend David P. Talley, Bishop of Memphis

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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Questions families ask

Is Christian Brothers High School a Catholic high school?
Yes. Christian Brothers High School is a Catholic high school in the Catholic Diocese of Memphis. Its sponsor is Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers).
What is Christian Brothers High School’s Compass Score?
86 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Where is Mass celebrated at Christian Brothers High School?
Mass is listed at Not stated on the page. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.
Is Christian Brothers High School Compass Recommended?
Yes. Christian Brothers High School meets the Compass Recommended standard for Catholic identity and academics.

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