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St. Vincent Pallotti High School

  • LocationLaurel, MD
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 419 students
Official website

St. Vincent Pallotti High School is a Catholic, coeducational college preparatory school in Laurel, Maryland, founded in 1921 by the Pallottine Sisters. Students take Religion in each of the four years, complete a Christian service requirement of 20 hours a year, and attend a class retreat each year. The school has a Campus Ministry, a Mary Queen of Apostles Chapel, and school liturgies that include a monthly Mass at which a student is recognized.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of St. Vincent Pallotti High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Mary of the Mills Roman Catholic Church: 0.1 mi1Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church: 2.0 mi2Saint Nicholas Catholic Church: 2.4 mi3St. Vincent Pallotti High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Mary of the Mills Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi · 114 Saint Marys Place, Laurel
  2. Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church — 2.0 mi · 8402 Brock Bridge Road, Laurel
  3. Saint Nicholas Catholic Church — 2.4 mi

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.

CSacramental life: 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.

Sacramental life

59 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearMonthly (The student-life page says a student is recognized each month at Mass, which places a school Mass each month.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Life | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/student-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “We acknowledge a student each month at mass that was nominated by someone in the Pallotti Family for the virtue of the month.”
      A student is recognized at Mass each 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.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredOccasionally (The Serve Him altar servers club has time each month with the Blessed Sacrament. This is described for club members only, not as an all-school practice.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Life | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/student-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “You will receive advanced training for high liturgies and have time each month with the Blessed Sacrament.”
      The Serve Him altar servers club has time each month with the Blessed Sacrament.
  • 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. The only priest named is a club moderator.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Life | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/student-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The Pallotti House Band is a club of student musicians who learn music to lead the congregation at school masses.”
      School Masses are held, and a student band leads music at them.
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 is a 4-credit graduation requirement, with one credit earned each year (full-year equivalents: four).)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Pallotti Course Catalogdocs.google.com/document/d/1WBW6kbJTiNDCdWH5HzO3rh3qQnUZqABIv5p6YlfNzi4/export?format=txt · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Religion 4 credits (Students entering after 9th grade earn one credit each year while at Pallotti).”
      Religion is a 4-credit graduation requirement, one credit per year.
  • 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 Department of Religion offers Ethics: Catholic Moral and Social Teaching.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Pallotti Course Catalogdocs.google.com/document/d/1WBW6kbJTiNDCdWH5HzO3rh3qQnUZqABIv5p6YlfNzi4/export?format=txt · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Department of Religion (pg. 6) Foundations of Faith and Scripture The Mission of Jesus and the Church Church History and Sacraments Ethics: Catholic Moral and Social Teaching”
      The Department of Religion offers Ethics: Catholic Moral and Social Teaching.
  • 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 history page says Catholic doctrine and values are integrated into all academic and cultural areas of the school.)
    Sources (1)
    1. About Us | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/about-us · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Catholic doctrine and values are integrated into all academic and cultural areas of the school.”
      Catholic doctrine and values are integrated into all academic and cultural areas of the school.
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

87 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 must attend their class retreat each year, and the retreats page lists a freshman retreat, sophomore service days, a junior Kairos retreat and a senior retreat.)
    Sources (2)
    1. 2026-2027 Pallotti Course Catalogdocs.google.com/document/d/1WBW6kbJTiNDCdWH5HzO3rh3qQnUZqABIv5p6YlfNzi4/export?format=txt · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students must attend their class retreat each year they are enrolled at Pallotti.”
      Students must attend their class retreat each year they are enrolled.
    2. Retreats and Abroad Service Trips | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Junior Kairos Retreat Kairos 73: December 2 - December 4”
      Juniors attend a Kairos retreat.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffOne (One campus minister is listed in the staff directory.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faculty & Staff Directory | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/directory · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Campus Ministry Nancy Vawter Campus Minister nvawter@pallottihs.org”
      Nancy Vawter is the campus minister.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (The clubs list includes Students for Life, Bible Club and the Serve Him altar servers club.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Life | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/student-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “We will be attending the National Pro-Life Summit, the National March for Life and the Maryland March for Life.”
      The Students for Life club attends the National March for Life and the Maryland March for Life.
      “Bible Club is a welcoming space where students can grow in their faith, explore Scripture”
      A Bible Club meets for faith formation.
      “Join other altar servers on a Fall and Spring Formation and Training Day.”
      The Serve Him club is for altar servers and holds formation and training days.
  • 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 (The graduation requirements state a minimum of 20 hours each year enrolled: 80 hours over four years.)
    Sources (2)
    1. 2026-2027 Pallotti Course Catalogdocs.google.com/document/d/1WBW6kbJTiNDCdWH5HzO3rh3qQnUZqABIv5p6YlfNzi4/export?format=txt · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students must complete a minimum of 20 hours during each year enrolled at Pallotti.”
      Students must complete 20 hours of Christian service each year enrolled.
    2. About Us | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/about-us · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “100 percent of students complete a minimum of 80 hours of community service”
      Students complete a minimum of 80 hours of community service.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesYes (The Department of Religion offers Ethics: Catholic Moral and Social Teaching.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Pallotti Course Catalogdocs.google.com/document/d/1WBW6kbJTiNDCdWH5HzO3rh3qQnUZqABIv5p6YlfNzi4/export?format=txt · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Department of Religion (pg. 6) Foundations of Faith and Scripture The Mission of Jesus and the Church Church History and Sacraments Ethics: Catholic Moral and Social Teaching”
      The Department of Religion offers Ethics: Catholic Moral and Social Teaching.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (The Students for Life club attends the National March for Life and the Maryland March for Life.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Life | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/student-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “We will be attending the National Pro-Life Summit, the National March for Life and the Maryland March for Life.”
      The Students for Life club attends the National March for Life and the Maryland March for Life.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (The school runs a Belize service trip, a Belize immersion trip, and monthly off-campus service projects through the Apostles for Action club.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Student Life | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/student-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students have the opportunity to travel abroad in a mission to serve those in need.”
      The school offers a service trip to Belize.
      “We will be planning monthly off campus service projects.”
      The Apostles for Action club plans monthly off-campus service projects.
    2. Retreats and Abroad Service Trips | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Each year, we take a group of nine students to Belize to take part in a cultural and ecological immersion trip.”
      A group of students takes an immersion trip to Belize each year.

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

Strengths

  • Religion is taken in each of the four years, one credit per year.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Pallotti Course Catalogdocs.google.com/document/d/1WBW6kbJTiNDCdWH5HzO3rh3qQnUZqABIv5p6YlfNzi4/export?format=txt · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Religion 4 credits (Students entering after 9th grade earn one credit each year while at Pallotti).”
      Religion is a 4-credit graduation requirement, one credit per year.
  • Students complete a minimum of 20 hours of Christian service each year, 80 hours over four years.
    Sources (2)
    1. 2026-2027 Pallotti Course Catalogdocs.google.com/document/d/1WBW6kbJTiNDCdWH5HzO3rh3qQnUZqABIv5p6YlfNzi4/export?format=txt · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students must complete a minimum of 20 hours during each year enrolled at Pallotti.”
      Students must complete 20 hours of Christian service each year enrolled.
    2. About Us | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/about-us · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “100 percent of students complete a minimum of 80 hours of community service”
      Students complete a minimum of 80 hours of community service.
  • Students for Life, Bible Club and a Serve Him altar servers club are listed, and a service trip and an immersion trip to Belize are offered.
    Sources (2)
    1. Student Life | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/student-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “We will be attending the National Pro-Life Summit, the National March for Life and the Maryland March for Life.”
      The Students for Life club attends the National March for Life and the Maryland March for Life.
      “Bible Club is a welcoming space where students can grow in their faith, explore Scripture”
      A Bible Club meets for faith formation.
      “Join other altar servers on a Fall and Spring Formation and Training Day.”
      The Serve Him club is for altar servers and holds formation and training days.
      “Students have the opportunity to travel abroad in a mission to serve those in need.”
      The school offers a service trip to Belize.
    2. Retreats and Abroad Service Trips | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Each year, we take a group of nine students to Belize to take part in a cultural and ecological immersion trip.”
      A group of students takes an immersion trip to Belize each year.

Concerns

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministry, St. Vincent Pallotti High School

  • Address: 113 St Mary's Pl, Laurel, MD 20707
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: Mary Queen of Apostles Chapel

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

Catholic clubs and student life

10 groups and regular activities · 3 on campus, 3 off campus, 4 location not published

Service 3

  • Apostles for ActionOff campus
    Monthly
    A club that plans monthly off-campus service projects.
    pallottihs.org
  • Belize service tripOff campus
    A mission trip in which students serve those in need in Belize with classmates and teachers, beginning and ending each day with prayer.
    pallottihs.org
  • Belize immersion trip (Laudato Si)Off campus
    January
    A group of nine students takes a cultural and ecological immersion trip to Belize that includes a study of the encyclical Laudato Si.
    pallottihs.org

Faith formation 3

  • Rosary ClubOn campus
    Mondays during homeroom
    Students pray the rosary every Monday during homeroom.
    pallottihs.org
  • Union of the Catholic Apostolate (Union Leaders)On campus
    A group through which upperclassmen take a leadership role in the spiritual life of the school and lead the retreat program.
    pallottihs.org
  • Bible Club
    A club where students explore Scripture and grow in their faith through discussions, activities and prayer.
    pallottihs.org

Liturgy and prayer 2

  • Pallotti House BandOn campus
    One weekday after school
    A club of student musicians who learn music to lead the congregation at school Masses.
    pallottihs.org
  • Serve Him Club (altar servers)
    Monthly with the Blessed Sacrament; fall and spring formation days
    A club for altar servers with formation and training days and time each month with the Blessed Sacrament.
    pallottihs.org, pallottihs.org

Clubs and groups 1

  • Students for Life
    A club that promotes the dignity and respect for life, attends the National Pro-Life Summit and the March for Life events, and plans service projects to help mothers in need.
    pallottihs.org

Retreats 1

  • Junior Kairos retreat
    December and February
    The junior retreat, which helps students deepen their love and understanding of the Lord.
    pallottihs.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. Support | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/give · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Mary Queen of Apostles Chapel at St. Vincent Pallotti High School”
    The school has Mary Queen of Apostles Chapel.
    “Mary Queen of Apostles Chapel at St. Vincent Pallotti High School”
    The school has Mary Queen of Apostles Chapel.
  2. Faculty & Staff Directory | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/directory · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Campus Ministry Nancy Vawter Campus Minister nvawter@pallottihs.org”
    Nancy Vawter is the campus minister.
  3. Admissions | St. Vincent Pallotti High Schoolpallottihs.org/admissions · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “113 St Mary's Pl, Laurel, MD 20707”
    The school's address is 113 St Mary's Pl, Laurel, MD 20707.

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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.
54 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.80%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.12.2 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 Washington, DC
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)419
Students in grades 9–12419
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio12.2 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges80%
SettingSuburb

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 Washington

His Eminence Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington

Formal address: “Your Eminence”

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

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What is St. Vincent Pallotti 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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