Is Stephen T Badin High School a Catholic high school?

Yes. Stephen T Badin High School is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Its sponsor is Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

What is Stephen T Badin High School’s Compass Score?

82 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

Is Stephen T Badin High School Compass Recommended?

Yes. Stephen T Badin High School meets the Compass Recommended standard for Catholic identity and academics.

Catholic high school

Stephen T Badin High School

LocationHamilton, OH
Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 690 students
SponsorSisters of Notre Dame de Namur

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Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio is a Catholic high school of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, re-affiliated with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The school's site lists an all-school Liturgy every month, a class retreat for every grade, prayer at the start and end of each day, and a priest, Father Ed Pratt, listed as chaplain.

Catholic churches nearby

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Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church — 1.5 mi
Saint Marys Catholic Church — 1.5 mi · 111
Saint Peter in Chains Catholic Church — 1.6 mi
St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church — 1.8 mi · 224 Dayton Street, Hamilton
Saint Veronica Catholic Church — 2.7 mi
Saint Ann Catholic Church — 2.7 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.

N/A

Sacramental life

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

Partly:
All-school or class Masses during the school yearMonthly (The page states all-school Liturgy is held every month.)
Sources (1)
1. Mission & Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/missionministry-home.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Badin celebrates all-school Liturgy every month.”
  All-school Liturgy is celebrated monthly.
Not enough information:
Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Confession offered to students during the school yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Eucharistic adoration offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes (Father Ed Pratt is listed on the faculty and staff page as Chaplain.)
Sources (1)
1. Faculty & Staff | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/aboutbadin/faculty-staff.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Father Ed Pratt Chaplain”
  Father Ed Pratt is listed as the school's chaplain.

Theology and curriculum

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

Yes:
Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (Religion is listed as four credits, one year of Religious Studies for each year of attendance (full-year equivalents: four).)
Sources (1)
1. Graduation Requirements | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/academics/graduationreqs.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Religion | Four credits | One year of Religious Studies for each year of attendance at Badin High School”
  Religion is required for graduation: four credits, one year for each year of attendance.
Not enough information:
Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Yes
Sources (1)
1. Leadership | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/aboutbadin/leadership.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “faith is interwoven throughout the curriculum”
  The school states that faith is interwoven throughout its curriculum.

Campus culture

90 of 100 points on what we could document.

Yes:
RetreatsA retreat for every grade (Each class has a retreat: freshman, sophomore, junior and senior retreats are listed.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/campusministry.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “All students attend a class retreat each year”
  Every student attends a class retreat each year.
  “Each freshman will attend a 1 school day retreat off campus.”
  Freshmen attend a one-day retreat off campus.
  “All juniors will attend a 1-night overnight retreat.”
  Juniors attend a one-night overnight retreat.
  “Sophomores will enjoy a 1-day retreat off campus.”
  Sophomores attend a one-day retreat off campus.
  “Kairos is a 4 day retreat for all seniors.”
  Seniors attend a four-day Kairos retreat.
Yes:
Campus ministry staffTwo or more (Three ministry staff are named: Campus Minister Gina Helms, Chaplain Father Ed Pratt, and Christian Service Coordinator Megan Halverson.)
Sources (2)
1. Mission & Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/missionministry-home.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Gina Helms Campus Minister”
  Gina Helms is the Campus Minister; the page lists her email and phone extension.
2. Faculty & Staff | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/aboutbadin/faculty-staff.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Father Ed Pratt Chaplain”
  Father Ed Pratt is listed as the school's chaplain.
  “Megan Halverson Christian Service Coordinator”
  Megan Halverson is listed as Christian Service Coordinator.
Partly:
Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (The clubs directory lists one faith-based club, ReMix.)
Sources (1)
1. Clubs & Organizations | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/studentlife/clubs_orgs.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “ReMix is a faith-based club designed to help you grow closer in your relationships with God and others”
  ReMix is a faith-based student club.
Yes:
Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes
Sources (1)
1. Mission & Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/missionministry-home.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Badin begins and ends each day with prayer.”
  Prayer is part of each school day.

Service and Catholic social teaching

80 of 100 points on what we could document.

Partly:
Required service hoursFewer than 40 hours (Juniors must serve a minimum of 20 hours; other years' service hours are encouraged rather than required; the total required hours are under 40.)
Sources (1)
1. Christian Service | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/christianservice.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Service hours are encouraged, though are not required (with the exception of the Junior and Senior Year Action Plan)”
  Service hours are encouraged; the junior and senior action plans are the exceptions.
  “commit to serve at one non profit agency for a minimum of twenty hours over the course of their Junior Year”
  Juniors must serve a minimum of twenty hours at one nonprofit agency.
Not enough information:
Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (Respect Life Club is listed in the clubs directory. Its page describes a focus on discussing many issues of life and says it is open to students regardless of position.)
Sources (1)
1. Clubs & Organizations | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/studentlife/clubs_orgs.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Respect Life Club”
  The school's clubs directory lists a Respect Life Club.
  “This club has a focus on fostering a conversation around the many selective issues of life”
  The Respect Life Club focuses on discussion of issues of life and is open to students of any position.
Yes:
Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes
Sources (1)
1. Christian Service | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/christianservice.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Magnified Giving is a club at Badin that is about making a difference”
  Magnified Giving is a service and justice club that gives a grant to a local nonprofit each year.
  “is our service trip program that offers students the opportunity to serve in a new way”
  Summer in Solidarity is the school's service trip program.

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

Strengths

All students attend a class retreat each year, and the school's retreat program covers every grade.
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/campusministry.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “All students attend a class retreat each year”
  Every student attends a class retreat each year.
  “Kairos is a 4 day retreat for all seniors.”
  Seniors attend a four-day Kairos retreat.
Religion is required for four years, and the school states that faith is interwoven throughout the curriculum.
Sources (2)
1. Graduation Requirements | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/academics/graduationreqs.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Religion | Four credits | One year of Religious Studies for each year of attendance at Badin High School”
  Religion is required for graduation: four credits, one year for each year of attendance.
2. Leadership | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/aboutbadin/leadership.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “faith is interwoven throughout the curriculum”
  The school states that faith is interwoven throughout its curriculum.
A priest, Father Ed Pratt, is listed as chaplain, and the school celebrates all-school Liturgy every month.
Sources (2)
1. Faculty & Staff | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/aboutbadin/faculty-staff.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Father Ed Pratt Chaplain”
  Father Ed Pratt is listed as the school's chaplain.
2. Mission & Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/missionministry-home.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Badin celebrates all-school Liturgy every month.”
  All-school Liturgy is celebrated monthly.

Concerns

Required service is a 20-hour commitment for juniors; service in other years is encouraged rather than required.
Sources (1)
1. Christian Service | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/christianservice.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Service hours are encouraged, though are not required (with the exception of the Junior and Senior Year Action Plan)”
  Service hours are encouraged; the junior and senior action plans are the exceptions.
  “commit to serve at one non profit agency for a minimum of twenty hours over the course of their Junior Year”
  Juniors must serve a minimum of twenty hours at one nonprofit agency.

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Campus ministry home

Badin High School Office of Campus Ministry

Address: 571 New London Road, Hamilton, Ohio 45013
Location: On campus

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

Catholic clubs and student life

14 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 5 off campus, 8 location not published

Retreats 6

Freshman RAMILY RetreatOff campus
One school day, freshman year
One-day class retreat at a local YMCA camp, led by juniors.
badinhs.org
Sophomore HOPE RetreatOff campus
One day, sophomore year
One-day class retreat with four separate dates in one week, led by juniors.
badinhs.org
Girls RetreatOff campus
One night, normally during Holy Week
One-night retreat at the High Ground Retreat & Conference Center in Indiana.
badinhs.org
Boys RetreatOff campus
One night, normally during Holy Week
One-night retreat at the Hueston Woods Lodge.
badinhs.org
JOY Junior Retreat
One-night overnight retreat, junior year
Overnight class retreat led by seniors, which students sign up for during religion class.
badinhs.org
Senior KAIROS Retreat
Four days, senior year
Four-day retreat for all seniors, led by a peer leadership team and faculty and staff.
badinhs.org

Service 4

Summer in SolidarityOff campus
Service trip program with five summer trips based on community, simplicity, service, and prayer.
badinhs.org, badinhs.org
ShantytownOn campus
Annual event raising awareness of homelessness; students listen to speakers and sleep outside at Badin.
badinhs.org
Magnified Giving
Service club that learns about community needs and gives a grant to a local nonprofit each year.
badinhs.org
Meet, Serve, Grow
Program that takes students to local nonprofits to meet directors, serve, and reflect.
badinhs.org

Faith formation 2

ReMix
Faith-based club to help students grow closer in their relationships with God and others.
badinhs.org
Morning and end-of-day prayer
Each school day
The school begins and ends each day with prayer.
badinhs.org

Clubs and groups 1

Respect Life Club
Club that discusses issues of life and creates awareness activities in the Hamilton community.
badinhs.org, badinhs.org

Liturgy and prayer 1

All-school Liturgy
Monthly
All-school Liturgy celebrated every month; students help prepare and lead music, and parents and friends are welcome.
badinhs.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

Campus Ministry (Office of Campus Ministry)

Sources (2)

Campus Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/campusministry.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“All students attend a class retreat each year”
Every student attends a class retreat each year.
Mission & Ministry | Badin High Schoolbadinhs.org/mission-ministry/missionministry-home.php · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“Gina Helms Campus Minister”
Gina Helms is the Campus Minister; the page lists her email and phone extension.
“At Badin, we have a prayer wall outside the Office of Campus Ministry”
The Office of Campus Ministry is at Badin High School.
“Badin High School 571 New London Road Hamilton, Ohio 45013”
The school's address is 571 New London Road, Hamilton, Ohio 45013.

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My rating and notes

Academic Excellence

58 of 100

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of score84%
Students per teacher 25% of score13.8 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

Type	Diocesan school
Diocese	Archdiocese of Cincinnati, OH
Grades	9–12
Students (all grades)	690
Students in grades 9–12	690
Coed or single-sex	Coed
Student–teacher ratio	13.8 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges	84%
Setting	Suburb

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 Cincinnati

The Most Reverend Robert G. Casey, Archbishop of Cincinnati

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

About this school’s data

NCES school ID 01895214
571 Hamilton New London Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 863-3993
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Is Stephen T Badin High School a Catholic high school?: Yes. Stephen T Badin High School is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Its sponsor is Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
What is Stephen T Badin High School’s Compass Score?: 82 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Is Stephen T Badin High School Compass Recommended?: Yes. Stephen T Badin High School meets the Compass Recommended standard for Catholic identity and academics.

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