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St. Paul's High School

  • LocationCovington, LA
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 8–12 · 865 students
  • SponsorInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers)

All-male

Official website

Saint Paul's School in Covington, Louisiana, is a private Lasallian Catholic all-boys school run by the Christian Brothers, serving grades 8-12. Its campus ministry publishes a monthly whole-school liturgy and daily prayer at the start, during, and end of each school day, and its 2026-27 staff list names a chaplain. Students take a religion course each high school year and complete a 50-hour service requirement.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of St. Paul's High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.25 mi0.5 miSaint Peter Catholic Church: 0.5 mi1Campus Ministry, Saint Paul's School: 0.1 miSt. Paul's High School (campus)N0.25 mi
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  1. Saint Peter Catholic Church — 0.5 mi · 125 East 19th Avenue, Covington

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 yearMonthly (The campus ministry page says a whole-school liturgy, described under the heading Masses, is held once a month.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Once a month, the entire school community attends a whole-school liturgy.”
      A whole-school liturgy, listed under Masses, is held 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.
  • 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.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes (Rev. Matthew Clark, OSB is listed as chaplain on the 2026-27 student handbook staff list.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student/Parent Handbook 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Student-Handbook-26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Rev. Matthew Clark, OSB”
      Rev. Matthew Clark, OSB is the school chaplain on the 2026-27 staff list.
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 (Religion I, II, III, and IV are listed for grades 9 through 12, one course each year; theology is taken in all four high school years.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Core Curriculum Overview 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Saint-Pauls-Core-Curriculum-Overview-2026-2027.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “RELIGION Religion 8 Religion I Religion II Religion III Religion IV”
      Religion I through IV are required in grades 9 through 12.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkYes (The catalog states that Religion II is taught in accordance with the USCCB High School Curriculum Framework. This is stated for that course.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Course Catalog 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Course-Catalog-2026-2027.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “in accordance with USCCB High School Curriculum”
      Religion II is taught in accordance with the USCCB High School Curriculum Framework.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredYes (A Philosophy course for grades 11 and 12 covers basic epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Course Catalog 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Course-Catalog-2026-2027.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “will provide the student with a general survey of philosophical thought”
      A philosophy course for grades 11 and 12 surveys epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics.
  • 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 (Stated in the student handbook: Gospel values and the teaching of the Catholic faith are integrated throughout the school curricula and programs.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student/Parent Handbook 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Student-Handbook-26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “integrated throughout the school curricula and programs”
      Gospel values and Catholic teaching are integrated throughout the curricula and programs.
ACampus culture: 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.

Campus culture

90 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    RetreatsA retreat for every grade (Students attend a retreat day each school year, and the program is described as following the needs of students at each grade level.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “attend a retreat day each school year”
      Students attend a retreat day each school year.
      “the three-day experience we simply call”
      The culminating retreat is a three-day Senior Retreat.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffTwo or more (Two professional ministry staff are named: a campus minister and a chaplain.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Student/Parent Handbook 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Student-Handbook-26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Rev. Matthew Clark, OSB”
      Rev. Matthew Clark, OSB is the school chaplain on the 2026-27 staff list.
    2. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “please contact the Campus Ministry office (x1932) or e-mail Jeffrey Ramon at j.ramon@stpauls.com”
      Jeffrey Ramon is the campus minister; the campus ministry office is at extension 1932.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (Extraordinary Ministers is the only faith-based club on the official list. Wolves for Life is listed without a description.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Extracurricular Activities | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/student-life/clubs-extracurriculars · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Extraordinary Ministers”
      Extraordinary Ministers is listed among school clubs.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (Students pray at the beginning of the day, at the start of and during each class period, and at the end of the school day.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “students engage in prayer at the beginning of the day”
      Students pray at the beginning of the day, during each class period, and at the end of the day.
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 (Students must complete 50 non-compensated service hours between the start of sophomore year and January 1 of senior year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “required to complete 50 non-compensated service hours”
      Students must complete 50 non-compensated service hours in the specified period.
  • 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 (Weekly collections support Saint Paul's School in Marsabit, Kenya, through the Lasallian Twinning program, and the school lists a Habitat for Humanity club.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “we hold weekly collections in the beginning of the school day on Wednesday to help benefit”
      Weekly Wednesday collections benefit a Lasallian school in Marsabit, Kenya.
    2. Clubs & Extracurricular Activities | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/student-life/clubs-extracurriculars · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Habitat for Humanity”
      Habitat for Humanity is listed among school clubs.

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

Strengths

  • Students take Religion I through IV, one course in each high school year, and Religion II is taught in accordance with the USCCB framework.
    Sources (2)
    1. Core Curriculum Overview 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Saint-Pauls-Core-Curriculum-Overview-2026-2027.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “RELIGION Religion 8 Religion I Religion II Religion III Religion IV”
      Religion I through IV are required in grades 9 through 12.
    2. Course Catalog 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Course-Catalog-2026-2027.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “in accordance with USCCB High School Curriculum”
      Religion II is taught in accordance with the USCCB High School Curriculum Framework.
  • Students pray at the beginning and end of each school day and during each class period, and religion classes pray on the first Friday of each month.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “students engage in prayer at the beginning of the day”
      Students pray at the beginning of the day, during each class period, and at the end of the day.
      “participate in smaller-setting prayer every first Friday of each month”
      Religion classes pray together on the first Friday of each month.
  • A chaplain and a campus minister are named, and students complete a 50-hour service requirement.
    Sources (2)
    1. Student/Parent Handbook 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Student-Handbook-26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Rev. Matthew Clark, OSB”
      Rev. Matthew Clark, OSB is the school chaplain on the 2026-27 staff list.
    2. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “please contact the Campus Ministry office (x1932) or e-mail Jeffrey Ramon at j.ramon@stpauls.com”
      Jeffrey Ramon is the campus minister; the campus ministry office is at extension 1932.
      “required to complete 50 non-compensated service hours”
      Students must complete 50 non-compensated service hours in the specified period.

Concerns

  • The official pages publish no daily Mass, confession, or adoration schedule; the whole-school liturgy is held once a month.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Once a month, the entire school community attends a whole-school liturgy.”
      A whole-school liturgy, listed under Masses, is held once a month.
  • Only one faith-based club is listed with a description of its purpose on the official clubs list.
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Extracurricular Activities | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/student-life/clubs-extracurriculars · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Extraordinary Ministers”
      Extraordinary Ministers is listed among school clubs.
  • The religion course descriptions cover moral issues.
    Sources (1)
    1. Core Curriculum Overview 2026-2027 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Saint-Pauls-Core-Curriculum-Overview-2026-2027.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “RELIGION Religion 8 Religion I Religion II Religion III Religion IV”
      Religion I through IV are required in grades 9 through 12.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry, Saint Paul's School

  • Address: 917 South Jahncke Ave., Covington, LA 70433
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

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Catholic clubs and student life

7 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 0 off campus, 7 location not published

Faith formation 1

  • First-Friday prayer in religion classes
    First Friday of each month, and each religion class during Advent and Lent
    Smaller-setting prayer in religion classes on the first Friday of each month and during Advent and Lent.
    stpauls.com

Liturgy and prayer 2

  • Whole-school liturgies (Masses)
    Once a month
    The whole school attends a liturgy once a month, often aligned with holy days of obligation and special feasts such as Founder's Week.
    stpauls.com
  • Extraordinary Ministers
    Student club listed among the school's official clubs.
    stpauls.com

Retreats 2

  • Retreat day
    Each school year
    Students attend a retreat day each school year, with a program that follows the needs of each grade level.
    stpauls.com
  • Senior Retreat
    Usually early January
    A three-day retreat for seniors, the culminating retreat event of the program.
    stpauls.com

Service 2

  • Lasallian Twinning collections
    Weekly, Wednesday at the beginning of the school day
    Weekly collections that benefit Saint Paul's School in Marsabit, Kenya, through the Lasallian Twinning program.
    stpauls.com
  • Habitat for Humanity
    Student club listed among the school's official clubs.
    stpauls.com

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 | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “please contact the Campus Ministry office (x1932) or e-mail Jeffrey Ramon at j.ramon@stpauls.com”
    Jeffrey Ramon is the campus minister; the campus ministry office is at extension 1932.
    “Once a month, the entire school community attends a whole-school liturgy.”
    A whole-school liturgy, listed under Masses, is held once a month.
    “students engage in prayer at the beginning of the day”
    Students pray at the beginning of the day, during each class period, and at the end of the day.
  2. Contact Us | Saint Paul's Schoolstpauls.com/contact-us · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “917 South Jahncke Ave.”
    The school is at 917 South Jahncke Avenue.
    “Covington, LA 70433”
    The school is in Covington, Louisiana, ZIP code 70433.

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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.
88 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.99%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.13.0 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

TypeIndependent Catholic school
DioceseArchdiocese of New Orleans, LA
Grades8–12
Students (all grades)865
Students in grades 9–12700
Coed or single-sexAll-male
Student–teacher ratio13.0 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges99%
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 Orleans

The Most Reverend James F. Checchio, Archbishop of New Orleans

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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Yes. St. Paul's High School is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Its sponsor is Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers).

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