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Catholic high school

Lumen Gentium Academy

  • LocationBoonton, NJ
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 104 students

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Lumen Gentium Academy, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaints Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Church: 0.4 mi1St. Pius X Church: 2.7 mi2St. Catherine of Siena: 2.8 mi3Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 3.0 mi4Lumen Gentium Academy (campus)N2 mi
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  1. Saints Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Church — 0.4 mi
  2. St. Pius X Church — 2.7 mi · 24 Changebridge Road, Montville Township
  3. St. Catherine of Siena — 2.8 mi
  4. Shrine to the Virgin Mary — 3.0 mi

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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.
75 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.100%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.20.8 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
DioceseDiocese of Paterson, NJ
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)104
Students in grades 9–12104
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio20.8 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges100%
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

Diocese of Paterson

The Most Reverend Kevin J. Sweeney, Bishop of Paterson

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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Is Lumen Gentium Academy a Catholic high school?
Yes. Lumen Gentium Academy is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Paterson.

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