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Catholic high school

Presentation Academy

  • LocationLouisville, KY
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 160 students
  • SponsorSisters of Charity of Nazareth

All-female

Official website

Presentation Academy is a Catholic high school for young women in Louisville, founded in 1831 by Mother Catherine Spalding and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Its pages describe a Campus Ministry, a Believe Club that helps plan school Masses and prayer services, a retreat for every grade, and a required service program.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Presentation Academy, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.25 mi0.5 mi1 miSaint Louis Bertrand Catholic Church: 0.5 mi1Cathedral of the Assumption: 0.7 mi2Saint Augustine Catholic Church: 0.9 mi3Saint Augustine Catholic Church: 0.9 mi4Saint William Catholic Church: 1.0 mi5Saint Boniface Catholic Church: 1.0 mi6Campus Ministry: 0.1 miPresentation Academy (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Louis Bertrand Catholic Church — 0.5 mi · 1104 South 6th Street, Louisville
  2. Cathedral of the Assumption — 0.7 mi · 443 South 5th Street, Louisville
  3. Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 0.9 mi · 1310 West Broadway, Louisville
  4. Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 0.9 mi · 1310 West Broadway, Louisville
  5. Saint William Catholic Church — 1.0 mi · 1216 West Oak Street, Louisville
  6. Saint Boniface Catholic Church — 1.0 mi · East Liberty Street, Louisville

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 (School Masses are confirmed.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Clubs | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/clubs · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Believe Club gives students the opportunity to participate in school Masses and prayer services through readings, music, prayer, and other liturgical roles.”
      Students can take part in school Masses and prayer services through the Believe Club.
    2. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Handbook-25-26-final.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “School liturgies and assemblies are always dress”
      The school holds school liturgies.
  • 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 Masses are confirmed.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/clubs · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Believe Club gives students the opportunity to participate in school Masses and prayer services through readings, music, prayer, and other liturgical roles.”
      Students can take part in school Masses and prayer services through the Believe Club.
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 required for four years, and the 2025-26 program of studies lists four theology courses, one for each grade from ninth through twelfth. Each is a one-credit, two-semester course; the full-year equivalent is four.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Program of Studies 2025-2026 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Program-of-Studies-2025-2026.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Theology 4 credits”
      Theology is a required subject worth four credits for graduation.
    2. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Handbook-25-26-final.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Theology 4 credits”
      The handbook lists four credits of theology among the required classes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    RetreatsRetreats for some grades (The freshman retreat is required; retreats at other levels are optional (clubs page); a retreat for every grade is not established.)
    Sources (2)
    1. 2026-27 Viewbook | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/2026-27-Viewbook · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Senior Retreat is a transformative experience”
      The 2026-27 viewbook describes a senior retreat, with a retreat for each grade level.
    2. Clubs | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/clubs · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All freshmen are required to attend a one-day retreat. Retreats are optional on all other levels.”
      Freshmen attend a required one-day retreat; retreats are optional on other levels.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Campus ministry staffNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (Two faith-based student groups: the Believe Club and the St. Joseph of Arimathea Club.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/clubs · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Believe Club gives students the opportunity to participate in school Masses and prayer services through readings, music, prayer, and other liturgical roles.”
      Students can take part in school Masses and prayer services through the Believe Club.
      “St. Joseph of Arimathea club recognizes the dignity of all people by providing a Christian burial service for the deceased who are poor and/or houseless”
      The St. Joseph of Arimathea club provides Christian burial services for people who are poor or houseless.
  • 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.
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 (Required service for every level of theology. The 2026-27 viewbook sets 10, 15, 20 and 30 or more hours (75 in total); the 2025-26 handbook and service page set 10, 15, 20 and 25 hours (70 in total). Both are 40 or more.)
    Sources (3)
    1. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Handbook-25-26-final.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “the completion of service hours is a REQUIRED component for all levels of theology”
      Completion of service hours is required for every level of theology.
    2. 2026-27 Viewbook | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/2026-27-Viewbook · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Senior Year: 30+ hours at ONE non-profit”
      Required service for seniors is 30 or more hours at one non-profit social justice agency (2026-27).
    3. Service Program | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/serviceprogram · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Seniors: 25 hours of direct service at ONE non-profit social justice agency”
      The service program sets 10, 15, 20 and 25 required hours for the four grades.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesYes (Theology IV, a required senior course, introduces students to the roots and traditions of the Church's social teaching.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Program of Studies 2025-2026 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Program-of-Studies-2025-2026.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Church’s social teaching and to learn how”
      Theology IV, a required senior course, introduces students to the Church's social teaching.
  • 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 (The service program works for justice in solidarity with marginalized communities, and seniors serve a social justice agency.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Service Program | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/serviceprogram · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Our program emphasizes working for justice in solidarity with marginalized communities, especially the economically poor and women”
      The service program works for justice in solidarity with marginalized communities.

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

Strengths

  • Theology is required for four years, one course in each grade from ninth through twelfth.
    Sources (2)
    1. Program of Studies 2025-2026 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Program-of-Studies-2025-2026.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Theology 4 credits”
      Theology is a required subject worth four credits for graduation.
    2. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Handbook-25-26-final.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Theology 4 credits”
      The handbook lists four credits of theology among the required classes.
  • Service is required at every level of theology, totaling at least 70 hours over four years.
    Sources (2)
    1. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Handbook-25-26-final.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “the completion of service hours is a REQUIRED component for all levels of theology”
      Completion of service hours is required for every level of theology.
    2. Service Program | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/serviceprogram · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Seniors: 25 hours of direct service at ONE non-profit social justice agency”
      The service program sets 10, 15, 20 and 25 required hours for the four grades.
  • Two faith-based student groups are listed: the Believe Club, which takes part in school Masses and prayer services, and the St. Joseph of Arimathea Club.
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/clubs · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Believe Club gives students the opportunity to participate in school Masses and prayer services through readings, music, prayer, and other liturgical roles.”
      Students can take part in school Masses and prayer services through the Believe Club.
      “St. Joseph of Arimathea club recognizes the dignity of all people by providing a Christian burial service for the deceased who are poor and/or houseless”
      The St. Joseph of Arimathea club provides Christian burial services for people who are poor or houseless.

Concerns

  • The theology courses are listed; no page says they follow the USCCB high school curriculum framework.
    Sources (1)
    1. Program of Studies 2025-2026 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Program-of-Studies-2025-2026.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Theology 4 credits”
      Theology is a required subject worth four credits for graduation.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry

  • Address: 861 S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40203
  • Distance from campus: less than 0.1 mi (straight line from the campus point in federal IPEDS data)

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Source: presentationacademy.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026, presentationacademy.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

4 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 0 off campus, 4 location not published

Clubs and groups 1

Retreats 1

  • Retreat Program
    Freshmen attend a required one-day retreat. Sophomores and juniors attend two-day retreats, and seniors attend a three-day retreat.
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Service 2

  • St. Joseph of Arimathea Club
    Provides a Christian burial service for the deceased who are poor or houseless and do not have the funds for a private burial.
    presentationacademy.org
  • Service Program
    Required service hours at non-profit agencies, with each junior and senior completing hours at one agency.
    presentationacademy.org, presentationacademy.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 (3)
  1. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/Handbook-25-26-final.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Members work closely with campus ministry to design original services”
    The Believe committee works with campus ministry to design school services.
    “Members work closely with campus ministry to design original services”
    The Believe committee works with campus ministry to design school services.
  2. 2026-27 Viewbook | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/s/2026-27-Viewbook · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Senior Retreat is a transformative experience”
    The 2026-27 viewbook describes a senior retreat, with a retreat for each grade level.
  3. Contact Us | Presentation Academypresentationacademy.org/contact-us · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “861 S. Fourth St. Louisville, KY 40203”
    The school's address is 861 S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40203.

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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.
79 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.90%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.9.0 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

TypeDiocesan school
DioceseArchdiocese of Louisville, KY
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)160
Students in grades 9–12160
Coed or single-sexAll-female
Student–teacher ratio9.0 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges90%
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 Louisville

The Most Reverend Shelton J. Fabre, Archbishop of Louisville

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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Yes. Presentation Academy is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Louisville. Its sponsor is Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

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