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St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School

  • LocationHastings, NE
  • Type and sizeParish school · Grades 6–12 · 222 students
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Saint Cecilia Middle & High School in Hastings, Nebraska, is part of Hastings Catholic Schools. The school says attendance at its all-school Mass on Tuesday and Friday afternoons is mandatory for students, and it holds penance services three times a year. Campus ministry organizes an annual retreat for middle and high school students, a weekly Wednesday evening Holy Hour that high school students are encouraged to attend, service learning days, and March for Life trips. High school students must complete community service hours to graduate, and four years of theology are required.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miSaint Cecilias Church: 0.1 mi1Crosier Monastery: 1.0 mi2Saint Michael's Catholic Church: 2.0 mi3Campus Ministry Department, Saint Cecilia Middle & High School: 0.0 miSt. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Cecilias Church — 0.1 mi
  2. Crosier Monastery — 1.0 mi
  3. Saint Michael's Catholic Church — 2.0 mi · 715 Creighton Avenue, Hastings

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.

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

74 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 (All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and is mandatory for all students.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons; attendance at this Mass is mandatory for all students.”
      All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and is mandatory for students.
  • 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.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearSeasonally (Advent, Lent) or a few times a year (Penance services are scheduled three times a year. Other confession times are mentioned on the campus ministry page without a schedule.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at our Penance Services which are scheduled three times a year.”
      Penance services for reconciliation are scheduled three times a year.
  • 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 (A published all-school Mass schedule exists. Priests and sisters are offered for spiritual direction.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons; attendance at this Mass is mandatory for all students.”
      All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and is mandatory for students.
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 graduation requirements list four years of Theology, one course in each grade, counted as four full-year equivalents. The 2026-27 handbook gives the same requirement.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academic Requirements & Policies | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/academics/course-offerings · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “4 years of Theology and English”
      Four years of theology are required for graduation.
  • 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.
  • 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 (The school's mission, quoted in the 2026-27 handbook, calls for integrating all subjects in the light of the Gospel.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “the first is reached by integrating all the different aspects of human knowledge through the subjects taught, in the light of the Gospel;”
      The school's mission calls for integrating all subjects in the light of the Gospel.
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 (Campus ministry organizes a retreat for middle school and high school, and retreats are held annually.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Organizing a retreat for middle school and high school”
      Campus ministry organizes a retreat for middle school and high school students.
    2. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Retreats are held annually for our students to spend particular time in Eucharistic Adoration”
      Annual retreats include time in Eucharistic adoration.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffOne (One campus ministry contact is named.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “For more information, contact Sr. M. Xavier at sr.xavier-schulze@cdolinc.net.”
      Sr. M. Xavier is the campus ministry contact.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (Catholic Medical Careers is the only listed student group named for the Catholic faith. Teens for Life is a pro-life group and is counted under HV3.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Extracurricular Activities | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/extracurricular-activities · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Catholic Medical Careers”
      Catholic Medical Careers is listed as a high school activity.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (Prayer begins every class period and activity, and the all-school Mass is held during the week.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Prayer begins every class period and activity.”
      Prayer begins every class period and activity.
      “All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons; attendance at this Mass is mandatory for all students.”
      All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and is mandatory for students.
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 (The 2026-27 handbook requires at least 60 verified service hours for graduation, and the graduation requirements page says 75. Both are 40 or more over four years. The two figures differ and are noted in the gaps.)
    Sources (2)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “A minimum of sixty (60) verified community service hours is required for all”
      The 2026-27 handbook requires at least 60 verified community service hours for high school graduation (grades 9-12).
    2. Academic Requirements & Policies | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/academics/course-offerings · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “high school students are required to volunteer a minimum of 75 hours of service to the school or community as a requirement for graduation”
      The graduation requirements page lists 75 hours of service for high school graduation.
  • 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 (Campus ministry coordinates the March for Life in Washington, D.C. The handbook lists the Nebraska Walk for Life as an approved service activity, and Teens for Life is a listed club.)
    Sources (3)
    1. Campus Ministry | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Coordinating with the Diocese of Lincoln for the March for Life in Washington, D.C.”
      Campus ministry coordinates the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
    2. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “March for Life in Washington D.C.; Nebraska Walk for Life in Lincoln”
      The March for Life in Washington, D.C. and the Nebraska Walk for Life are approved service activities.
    3. Extracurricular Activities | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/extracurricular-activities · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Teens for Life”
      Teens for Life is listed as a high school activity.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Campus ministry organizes service learning days, and the handbook lists mission trips among approved service activities.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Organizing service learning days for middle school and high school”
      Campus ministry organizes service learning days.
    2. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Mission trip (Christ in the City in Denver, Missionaries of Charity, Gallup N.M., etc.)”
      Mission trips are among the approved service activities.

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

Strengths

  • Attendance at the all-school Mass on Tuesday and Friday afternoons is mandatory for students.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons; attendance at this Mass is mandatory for all students.”
      All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and is mandatory for students.
  • High school graduation requires at least 60 verified community service hours in the 2026-27 handbook.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “A minimum of sixty (60) verified community service hours is required for all”
      The 2026-27 handbook requires at least 60 verified community service hours for high school graduation (grades 9-12).
  • Campus ministry coordinates the March for Life in Washington, D.C. and organizes service learning days.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Coordinating with the Diocese of Lincoln for the March for Life in Washington, D.C.”
      Campus ministry coordinates the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
      “Organizing service learning days for middle school and high school”
      Campus ministry organizes service learning days.

Concerns

  • All School Mass is published for Tuesday and Friday only.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 St. Cecilia Student Handbookhastingscatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-2027-STC-Student-Handbook-1.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons; attendance at this Mass is mandatory for all students.”
      All School Mass is held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and is mandatory for students.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry Department, Saint Cecilia Middle & High School

  • Address: 401 West 6th Street, Hastings, NE 68901
  • Location: On campus

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

Catholic clubs and student life

11 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 3 off campus, 8 location not published

Service 4

Faith formation 2

  • Penance services
    Three times a year
    Penance services offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation, scheduled three times a year.
    hastingscatholicschools.org
  • Spiritual direction with priests and sisters
    Spiritual direction for juniors and seniors, arranged with a priest or sister.
    hastingscatholicschools.org

Clubs and groups 2

Liturgy and prayer 2

Retreats 1

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 | Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org/prospective-families/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “The purpose of the Campus Ministry Department is to help the students and their parents, faculty, and staff spiritually live out the mission of the school”
    The campus ministry department serves the school's students, parents and staff.
    “For more information, contact Sr. M. Xavier at sr.xavier-schulze@cdolinc.net.”
    Sr. M. Xavier is the campus ministry contact.
    “The purpose of the Campus Ministry Department is to help the students and their parents, faculty, and staff spiritually live out the mission of the school”
    The campus ministry department serves the school's students, parents and staff.
  2. Hastings Catholic Schoolshastingscatholicschools.org · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “401 West 6th Street”
    Saint Cecilia Middle & High School is at 401 West 6th Street, Hastings, NE 68901.

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Academic Excellence

DAcademic Excellence: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
53 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.77%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.9.7 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

TypeParish school
DioceseDiocese of Lincoln, NE
Grades6–12
Students (all grades)222
Students in grades 9–12118
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio9.7 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges77%
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

Diocese of Lincoln

The Most Reverend James D. Conley, Bishop of Lincoln

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Risen Christ

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

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Is St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School a Catholic high school?
Yes. St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Lincoln.
What is St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School’s Compass Score?
78 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

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