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Notre Dame Academy High School

  • LocationStaten Island, NY
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 457 students

All-female

Official website

Notre Dame Academy High School is a Catholic school for girls on Staten Island, in the tradition of the Congregation of Notre Dame. Its Campus Ministry plans liturgies and prayer services with students, holds a ninth-grade retreat each November, and lists service and social justice projects. The published program of studies includes a theology course in each of grades 9 to 12 and 70 required service hours.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Notre Dame Academy High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miOur Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church: 0.3 mi1Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: 0.4 mi2Korean Catholic Apostolate Church: 0.5 mi3Church of the Assumption: 0.5 mi4Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church: 1.1 mi5Church of Saint Joseph: 1.3 mi6Campus Ministry: 0.0 miNotre Dame Academy High School (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church — 0.3 mi · 10 Austin Place
  2. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 0.4 mi · 111 Targee Street
  3. Korean Catholic Apostolate Church — 0.5 mi
  4. Church of the Assumption — 0.5 mi
  5. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church — 1.1 mi · 109 York Avenue
  6. Church of Saint Joseph — 1.3 mi · 171 Saint Marys Avenue

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 yearA few times a year (Liturgies and prayer services are held throughout the year, with an opening liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The year begins with a special Opening Liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, where our school community gathers to ask for God’s blessing on the year ahead. Throughout the year, we hold liturgies and prayer services, planned by students on the Campus Ministry Team in collaboration with the Music Department.”
      The school holds liturgies and prayer services throughout the year, with an opening liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
  • 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 (School liturgies count as Masses under the rubric. The staff directory names a campus minister.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The year begins with a special Opening Liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, where our school community gathers to ask for God’s blessing on the year ahead. Throughout the year, we hold liturgies and prayer services, planned by students on the Campus Ministry Team in collaboration with the Music Department.”
      The school holds liturgies and prayer services throughout the year, with an opening liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
    2. Staff Directory | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Christa Gesztesi Campus Minister & High School Theology”
      Christa Gesztesi is the campus minister and teaches high school theology.
N/ATheology and curriculum: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Theology and curriculum

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

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (Theology is a full-year course in each of grades 9 to 12: four full-year equivalents, taken in every grade.)
    Sources (1)
    1. High School Program of Studies | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976052&type=d&pREC_ID=1732868 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Grade 9 Curriculum Theology: Theology 9”
      Grade 9 students take Theology 9.
      “Grade 10 Curriculum Theology: Theology 10”
      Grade 10 students take Theology 10.
      “Grade 11 Curriculum Theology: Recognizing God’s Call, Campus Ministry”
      Grade 11 students take a theology course, Recognizing God’s Call.
      “Grade 12 Curriculum Theology: Living as Disciples of Jesus in Today’s Society”
      Grade 12 students take a theology course, Living as Disciples of Jesus in Today’s Society.
  • 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.
  • No: the school does not offer this, so it earns no points.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredNo
    Sources (1)
    1. High School Program of Studies | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976052&type=d&pREC_ID=1732868 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Physical Education: Advanced Physical Education for Life Guidance: College Guidance Service: 25 hours of community service”
      The grade 9 to 12 program of studies ends with the grade 12 list and lists no philosophy, apologetics or ethics course.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
CCampus culture: 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.

Campus culture

68 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 (A ninth-grade retreat is held on campus every November.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “At the high school level, our juniors take part in an elective Campus Ministry class, where they lead morning prayers and plan retreats, including the ninth-grade retreat held on campus every November.”
      Juniors lead morning prayers and plan retreats, including a ninth-grade retreat held on campus each November.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffOne (One campus minister is named on the staff directory.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Staff Directory | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Christa Gesztesi Campus Minister & High School Theology”
      Christa Gesztesi is the campus minister and teaches high school theology.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (Campus Ministry: Service Club is the one student group described as run by campus ministry. Scholas Club is part of the campus ministry program.)
    Sources (1)
    1. High School Clubs & Activities | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=2536265 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “In dedication to serving our community, students create, lead and facilitate service projects on and off campus.”
      The Campus Ministry: Service Club creates and leads service projects on and off campus.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (Juniors in the elective Campus Ministry class lead morning prayers.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “At the high school level, our juniors take part in an elective Campus Ministry class, where they lead morning prayers and plan retreats, including the ninth-grade retreat held on campus every November.”
      Juniors lead morning prayers and plan retreats, including a ninth-grade retreat held on campus each November.
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 (10 + 15 + 20 + 25 = 70 required service hours over four years.)
    Sources (1)
    1. High School Program of Studies | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976052&type=d&pREC_ID=1732868 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Service: 10 hours of community service”
      Grade 9 students complete 10 hours of community service.
      “Service: 15 hours of community service”
      Grade 10 students complete 15 hours of community service.
      “Service: 20 hours of community service”
      Grade 11 students complete 20 hours of community service.
      “Service: 25 hours of community service”
      Grade 12 students complete 25 hours of community service.
  • 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.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Service projects, including monthly community meals and nursing home visits, are run by the campus ministry service club.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Social justice and service are core elements of our program, as we learn and live the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
      Social justice and service are core elements of the campus ministry program.
    2. High School Clubs & Activities | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=2536265 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “In dedication to serving our community, students create, lead and facilitate service projects on and off campus.”
      The Campus Ministry: Service Club creates and leads service projects on and off campus.
      “Glamour Gals is a club dedicated to service to local nursing homes by providing senior residents with complimentary manicures and handmade cards at the Silver Lake nursing home.”
      Glamour Gals is a service club that visits the Silver Lake nursing home.
      “Off campus service projects include: Monthly Community Meals with the SI Catholic Worker and Project Hospitality”
      The service club runs monthly community meals with the SI Catholic Worker and Project Hospitality, off campus.

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

Strengths

  • Students plan the school's liturgies and prayer services, and juniors lead morning prayers.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The year begins with a special Opening Liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, where our school community gathers to ask for God’s blessing on the year ahead. Throughout the year, we hold liturgies and prayer services, planned by students on the Campus Ministry Team in collaboration with the Music Department.”
      The school holds liturgies and prayer services throughout the year, with an opening liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
      “At the high school level, our juniors take part in an elective Campus Ministry class, where they lead morning prayers and plan retreats, including the ninth-grade retreat held on campus every November.”
      Juniors lead morning prayers and plan retreats, including a ninth-grade retreat held on campus each November.
  • Theology is taken in every grade from 9 to 12.
    Sources (1)
    1. High School Program of Studies | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976052&type=d&pREC_ID=1732868 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Grade 9 Curriculum Theology: Theology 9”
      Grade 9 students take Theology 9.
      “Grade 10 Curriculum Theology: Theology 10”
      Grade 10 students take Theology 10.
      “Grade 11 Curriculum Theology: Recognizing God’s Call, Campus Ministry”
      Grade 11 students take a theology course, Recognizing God’s Call.
      “Grade 12 Curriculum Theology: Living as Disciples of Jesus in Today’s Society”
      Grade 12 students take a theology course, Living as Disciples of Jesus in Today’s Society.
  • Students complete 70 hours of required community service over four years.
    Sources (1)
    1. High School Program of Studies | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976052&type=d&pREC_ID=1732868 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Service: 10 hours of community service”
      Grade 9 students complete 10 hours of community service.
      “Service: 15 hours of community service”
      Grade 10 students complete 15 hours of community service.
      “Service: 20 hours of community service”
      Grade 11 students complete 20 hours of community service.
      “Service: 25 hours of community service”
      Grade 12 students complete 25 hours of community service.
  • Social justice and service are described as core elements of the campus ministry program.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Social justice and service are core elements of our program, as we learn and live the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
      Social justice and service are core elements of the campus ministry program.

Concerns

  • The liturgies are listed without a schedule.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The year begins with a special Opening Liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, where our school community gathers to ask for God’s blessing on the year ahead. Throughout the year, we hold liturgies and prayer services, planned by students on the Campus Ministry Team in collaboration with the Music Department.”
      The school holds liturgies and prayer services throughout the year, with an opening liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry

  • Address: 74-134 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301
  • Location: On campus

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

Catholic clubs and student life

7 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 2 off campus, 4 location not published

Service 3

  • Monthly community mealsOff campus
    Monthly
    Community meals with the SI Catholic Worker and Project Hospitality, run by the service club.
    notredameacademy.org
  • Glamour GalsOff campus
    Service club that gives senior residents manicures and handmade cards at the Silver Lake nursing home.
    notredameacademy.org
  • Campus Ministry: Service Club
    Students create, lead and facilitate service projects on and off campus, including Big Sister Day, Family Day and tutoring in the elementary school.
    notredameacademy.org

Retreats 1

  • Ninth-grade retreatOn campus
    Every November
    Retreat for ninth-grade students, planned by juniors in the Campus Ministry class.
    notredameacademy.org

Faith formation 1

Liturgy and prayer 1

  • Opening liturgy
    Beginning of the school year
    The school community gathers at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church to ask for God's blessing on the year ahead.
    notredameacademy.org

Other 1

  • Scholas Club
    Students develop a project on a social issue, as part of Scholas, an organization created by Pope Francis.
    notredameacademy.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. Campus Ministry | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=976067&type=d&pREC_ID=1295815 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “The year begins with a special Opening Liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, where our school community gathers to ask for God’s blessing on the year ahead. Throughout the year, we hold liturgies and prayer services, planned by students on the Campus Ministry Team in collaboration with the Music Department.”
    The school holds liturgies and prayer services throughout the year, with an opening liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
    “Social justice and service are core elements of our program, as we learn and live the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
    Social justice and service are core elements of the campus ministry program.
    “The year begins with a special Opening Liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, where our school community gathers to ask for God’s blessing on the year ahead. Throughout the year, we hold liturgies and prayer services, planned by students on the Campus Ministry Team in collaboration with the Music Department.”
    The school holds liturgies and prayer services throughout the year, with an opening liturgy at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
  2. Directions | Notre Dame Academynotredameacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=974212&type=d&pREC_ID=1294329 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Directions to Notre Dame Academy, 74-134 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10301”
    The school is at 74-134 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301.

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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.
86 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.14.8 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

TypeDiocesan school
DioceseArchdiocese of New York, NY
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)457
Students in grades 9–12457
Coed or single-sexAll-female
Student–teacher ratio14.8 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges100%
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 York

The Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, Archbishop of New York

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: St. Patrick's Cathedral

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

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