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Shawe Memorial Junior/Senior High School

  • LocationMadison, IN
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 7–12 · 198 students
Official website

Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School in Madison, Indiana, is one of the Prince of Peace Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Its 2026-27 handbook requires theology in every high school year, requires students to attend Mass (usually weekly) and a monthly Eucharistic Adoration, and holds an all-school Mass about once a month. The school offers a retreat for each high school grade and a pro-life student group that attends the Indy March for Life.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 1

  • Wednesday8:30 AMSt. Patrick's Church · Usually weekly, required for all students (2026-27 handbook).

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 13, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “All students are required to attend the celebration of Mass. Usually, weekly Mass will be at St. Patrick’s Church at 8:30 am on Wednesday mornings.”
    All students are required to attend Mass, usually weekly at St. Patrick's Church on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 am.

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

85 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearWeekly (Required of all students; the handbook says 'usually' weekly, at St. Patrick's Church on Wednesdays at 8:30 am. An all-school Mass is held about once a month in the Father Meny Gymnasium.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All students are required to attend the celebration of Mass. Usually, weekly Mass will be at St. Patrick’s Church at 8:30 am on Wednesday mornings.”
      All students are required to attend Mass, usually weekly at St. Patrick's Church on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 am.
      “All-school Masses will be held in the Father Meny Gymnasium about once a month.”
      An all-school Mass is held in the school gymnasium about once a month.
  • 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.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (Required of all students monthly; usually held at St. Patrick's Church on the first Friday of each month.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All students are required to attend a monthly Eucharistic Adoration. Usually, Adoration is held at St. Patrick’s Church on the first Friday of each month.”
      All students are required to attend Eucharistic adoration monthly, usually at St. Patrick's Church on the first Friday.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (Masses are confirmed. The priest named on the staff list is the parish pastor.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All students are required to attend the celebration of Mass. Usually, weekly Mass will be at St. Patrick’s Church at 8:30 am on Wednesday mornings.”
      All students are required to attend Mass, usually weekly at St. Patrick's Church on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 am.
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 (One theology credit per semester enrolled; four years of high school gives eight semesters; four full-year equivalents. Theology is taken in every grade.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “High School students must earn one credit of Theology for every semester they are enrolled at Shawe to receive a Shawe Diploma.”
      High school students must earn one theology credit per semester, which means theology in all four years.
  • 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 (The grade 12 theology course 'Our Moral Life in Christ' covers moral decision-making, counted here as an ethics course.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Theology Programs of Study | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/theology-programs-of-study · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Grade 12: Our Moral Life in Christ and Theology of the Body”
      The grade 12 theology courses include a course on the moral life in Christ.
  • 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

57 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 run from freshman to senior year; the handbook calls the retreat an option students are encouraged to attend.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Retreats | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/retreats · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The retreats begin in the freshman year and build on one another, culminating in the senior year.”
      Student retreats are offered beginning in freshman year and continuing through senior year.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffOne (One school-listed ministry staff member (Faith Formation Director). The pastor, deacon and pastoral associate are listed in the parish office block and are not counted.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spiritual & Student Life | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Chemaign Drumm Faith Formation Director shawedrumm@popeace.org”
      Chemaign Drumm is the Faith Formation Director and can be reached at shawedrumm@popeace.org.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (Toppers for Life, a student pro-life group.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Toppers for Life | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/toppers-for-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Each year, a group of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, accompanied by 3-4 adult chaperones, attends the Indy March for Life in Indianapolis on January 22”
      Toppers for Life, a student pro-life group, attends the Indy March for Life each January.
      “Students who are Toppers for Life also take turns planning an informative activity at each monthly meeting”
      Toppers for Life holds monthly meetings.
  • 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 hours listed: sophomores 14 per year, juniors 20 per year, seniors 20 per year (the 20-hour line follows the senior section). Grades 10 to 12 alone total 54 hours; the four-year total is at least 40.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Service Hours | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/service-hours · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Sophomores will only do school and/or church service hours. 14 hours per year.”
      Sophomores must complete 14 service hours per year.
      “Juniors will only do school and/or church service hours. 20 hours per year.”
      Juniors must complete 20 service hours per year.
      “Seniors will only do community service hours.”
      Seniors complete community service hours.
      “20 hours per year. 10 hours first semester 10 hours second semester”
      The senior service requirement is 20 hours per year, 10 in each semester.
  • 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.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes
    Sources (1)
    1. Toppers for Life | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/toppers-for-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Each year, a group of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, accompanied by 3-4 adult chaperones, attends the Indy March for Life in Indianapolis on January 22”
      Toppers for Life, a student pro-life group, attends the Indy March for Life each January.
      “Students who are Toppers for Life also take turns planning an informative activity at each monthly meeting”
      Toppers for Life holds monthly meetings.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (The S.I.G.N. service program focuses on the Corporal Works of Mercy. Toppers for Life also does two service projects a year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Service Hours | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/service-hours · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “We focus our efforts on the Corporal Works of Mercy”
      The school's service program (S.I.G.N.) focuses on the Corporal Works of Mercy.

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

Strengths

  • Theology is required in every high school year, one credit per semester.
    Sources (1)
    1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “High School students must earn one credit of Theology for every semester they are enrolled at Shawe to receive a Shawe Diploma.”
      High school students must earn one theology credit per semester, which means theology in all four years.
  • Students are required to attend Mass, usually weekly, and an all-school Mass about once a month.
    Sources (1)
    1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All students are required to attend the celebration of Mass. Usually, weekly Mass will be at St. Patrick’s Church at 8:30 am on Wednesday mornings.”
      All students are required to attend Mass, usually weekly at St. Patrick's Church on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 am.
      “All-school Masses will be held in the Father Meny Gymnasium about once a month.”
      An all-school Mass is held in the school gymnasium about once a month.
  • A monthly Eucharistic Adoration is required for all students.
    Sources (1)
    1. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All students are required to attend a monthly Eucharistic Adoration. Usually, Adoration is held at St. Patrick’s Church on the first Friday of each month.”
      All students are required to attend Eucharistic adoration monthly, usually at St. Patrick's Church on the first Friday.
  • Retreats are offered for each high school grade, beginning in freshman year.
    Sources (1)
    1. Retreats | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/retreats · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The retreats begin in the freshman year and build on one another, culminating in the senior year.”
      Student retreats are offered beginning in freshman year and continuing through senior year.
  • A pro-life student group, Toppers for Life, attends the Indy March for Life each January.
    Sources (1)
    1. Toppers for Life | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life/toppers-for-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Each year, a group of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, accompanied by 3-4 adult chaperones, attends the Indy March for Life in Indianapolis on January 22”
      Toppers for Life, a student pro-life group, attends the Indy March for Life each January.

Concerns

  • The priest named on the staff list is the parish pastor.
    Sources (1)
    1. Spiritual & Student Life | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Father Rick Nagel Pastor”
      Father Rick Nagel is the pastor, listed on the school's spiritual life page; no chaplain title is given.

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Campus ministry home

Prince of Peace Catholic Church

  • Address: 413 East Second St., Madison, IN 47250
  • Location: Off campus
  • Distance from campus: 1.7 mi (straight line from the campus point in federal IPEDS data)

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

Catholic clubs and student life

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

Service 2

  • Indy March for Life tripOff campus
    January 22 each year
    Toppers for Life attends the Indy March for Life in Indianapolis, with 3 to 4 adult chaperones.
    popeaceschools.org
  • S.I.G.N. (Service In God's Name)
    Service-hours program for students that focuses on the Corporal Works of Mercy.
    popeaceschools.org

Liturgy and prayer 1

  • All-school MassOn campus
    About once a month
    All-school Masses are held in the Father Meny Gymnasium, according to the 2026-27 handbook.
    popeaceschools.org

Faith formation 1

  • Monthly Eucharistic Adoration
    First Friday of each month (usually)
    Required monthly for students; usually held at St. Patrick's Church.
    popeaceschools.org

Clubs and groups 1

  • Toppers for Life
    Monthly meetings
    Pro-life student group for sophomores, juniors and seniors. It plans an informative activity at each monthly meeting and adds two service projects each year.
    popeaceschools.org, popeaceschools.org

Retreats 1

  • Student retreats
    A weekend spiritual retreat for each high school grade, from freshman to senior year. The handbook describes the retreat as an option that all students are encouraged to attend; there is a fee.
    popeaceschools.org, popeaceschools.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. Spiritual & Student Life | Prince of Peace Catholic Schoolspopeaceschools.org/spiritual-student-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Chemaign Drumm Faith Formation Director shawedrumm@popeace.org”
    Chemaign Drumm is the Faith Formation Director and can be reached at shawedrumm@popeace.org.
  2. Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School Handbook 2026-2027popeaceschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/7.-Shawe-Handbook-2026-27-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “The primary goal of Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School is to enable our students to integrate their faith into their daily lives.”
    The school states its goal is to help students integrate their faith into daily life.
  3. Visit Us | Prince of Peace, Madisonpopeace.org/directions-to-prince-of-peace-catholic-church · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Prince of Peace is located at 413 East Second St.”
    Prince of Peace Catholic Church, the parish that runs the school, is at 413 East Second Street in Madison.

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Academic Excellence

FAcademic Excellence: Minimal (grade F): 0 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
16 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.60%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.12.5 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
DioceseArchdiocese of Indianapolis, IN
Grades7–12
Students (all grades)198
Students in grades 9–12128
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio12.5 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges60%
SettingTown

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 Indianapolis

The Most Reverend Charles C. Thompson, Archbishop of Indianapolis

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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Questions families ask

Is Shawe Memorial Junior/Senior High School a Catholic high school?
Yes. Shawe Memorial Junior/Senior High School is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
What is Shawe Memorial Junior/Senior High School’s Compass Score?
64 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Where is Mass celebrated at Shawe Memorial Junior/Senior High School?
Mass is listed at St. Patrick's Church. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.

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