Is Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate a Catholic high school?

Yes. Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Rochester.

What is Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate’s Compass Score?

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

Catholic high school

Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate

LocationAuburn, NY
Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 7–12 · 69 students

Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate is an independent, Regents-chartered middle and high school in Auburn, New York, serving grades 7 through 12. Its 2025-26 parent and student handbook says Mass is celebrated regularly in the school chapel during the school day and that all students are required to attend, that every enrolled student takes one credit of theology each year, and that students complete at least 20 hours of community service a year. The school's pages list two student guilds with prayer and adoration activities and a pro-life club.

Catholic churches nearby

CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›

Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 1.0 mi
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church — 1.3 mi
Saint Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church — 1.4 mi
Saint Aloysious Roman Catholic Church — 1.5 mi
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul — 1.6 mi
Saint Hyacinth's Polish Catholic Church — 1.7 mi · 59 Pulaski Street, Auburn

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.

Sacramental life

54 of 100 points on what we could document.

Partly:
All-school or class Masses during the school yearA few times a year (The handbook says Mass is celebrated on a regular basis in the school chapel during the school day and that all students are required to attend.)
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Mass is celebrated on a regular basis in the school chapel during the school day.”
  Mass is celebrated regularly in the school chapel during the school day.
  “All students at Tyburn Academy are required to attend Holy Mass.”
  All students are required to attend Holy Mass.
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.
Yes:
Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (The Frassati Guild, a student club open to young men at the school, lists monthly adoration among its activities.)
Sources (1)
1. Student Activities | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/student-activities · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “This organization is involved in many activities including weekly praying of the rosary, monthly adoration, hikes, events and service projects.”
  The Frassati Guild, a student guild open to young men, lists weekly rosary and monthly adoration among its activities.
Partly:
Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (School Mass is confirmed.)
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Mass is celebrated on a regular basis in the school chapel during the school day.”
  Mass is celebrated regularly in the school chapel during the school day.

N/A

Theology and curriculum

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

Yes:
Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (The handbook requires one credit of theology each year a student is enrolled, which is four units for a four-year student. The graduation table lists Theology as 4 units.)
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “All students are required to complete 1 credit of Theology each year they are enrolled as a student at Tyburn Academy.”
  Every enrolled student takes one credit of theology each year.
Not enough information:
Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredYes (All students are required to take courses in Theology, Latin, Logic, Philosophy, Art and Music/Choir.)
Sources (1)
1. Mission & Curriculum | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/about-1 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “All students are also required to take courses in Theology, Latin, Logic, Philosophy, Art and Music/Choir.”
  All students take required courses in theology, logic and philosophy.
Not enough information:
Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Not enough information: not found in official sources.

Campus culture

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

Yes:
RetreatsA retreat for every grade (The handbook says retreats are given each year and that students who miss a retreat day must complete an assignment.)
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Retreats are given each year to foster spiritual and moral growth.”
  Retreats are given each year.
Not enough information:
Campus ministry staffNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (Two student faith groups are listed: the Frassati Guild and the St. Maria Goretti Guild (open to female students). The Teens 4 Life club is a pro-life club and is not counted here.)
Sources (1)
1. Student Activities | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/student-activities · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “This organization is involved in many activities including weekly praying of the rosary, monthly adoration, hikes, events and service projects.”
  The Frassati Guild, a student guild open to young men, lists weekly rosary and monthly adoration among its activities.
  “The St. Maria Goretti Guild is a club open to all female students at Tyburn Academy.”
  The St. Maria Goretti Guild is a student club open to all female students.
Yes:
Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (The handbook says the school begins each class period with a prayer.)
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “As a Christian school, we begin each class period with a prayer.”
  Each class period begins with a prayer.

Service and Catholic social teaching

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

Yes:
Required service hours40 or more hours over four years (The handbook requires a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer community service per year, which is 80 hours over four years.)
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “All students of Tyburn Academy must complete a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer community service per year.”
  Students must complete at least 20 hours of community service per year.
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 (The Teens 4 Life club, open to all students, takes part in 40 Days for Life, the Bishop's Mass for Life in Syracuse, and the March for Life in Washington, D.C.)
Sources (1)
1. Student Activities | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/student-activities · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Teens 4 Life - Open to all students, the Teens 4 Life Club meets to discuss life issues and the importance of respecting life from conception to natural death.”
  Teens 4 Life is a club open to all students that discusses life issues.
  “They participate in the “40 Days for Life” in the Fall, the Bishop’s Mass for Life in Syracuse in October, and the March for Life in Washington DC in January.”
  Teens 4 Life takes part in 40 Days for Life, the Bishop's Mass for Life in Syracuse, and the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Yes:
Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (The Living Our Faith program has students plan and carry out works of mercy in the community, such as visits to elder care.)
Sources (1)
1. Student Activities | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/student-activities · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Living Our Faith - Student plan and engage in activities in our community to live out the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy”
  The Living Our Faith program has students carry out works of mercy in the community.

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

Strengths

Every enrolled student takes one credit of theology each year, and all students take a required course in logic and philosophy.
Sources (2)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “All students are required to complete 1 credit of Theology each year they are enrolled as a student at Tyburn Academy.”
  Every enrolled student takes one credit of theology each year.
2. Mission & Curriculum | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/about-1 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “All students are also required to take courses in Theology, Latin, Logic, Philosophy, Art and Music/Choir.”
  All students take required courses in theology, logic and philosophy.
Students must complete 20 hours of community service a year, which is 80 hours over four years.
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “All students of Tyburn Academy must complete a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer community service per year.”
  Students must complete at least 20 hours of community service per year.
Mass is celebrated in the school chapel during the school day, and each class begins with a prayer.
Sources (1)
1. Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
  “Mass is celebrated on a regular basis in the school chapel during the school day.”
  Mass is celebrated regularly in the school chapel during the school day.
  “As a Christian school, we begin each class period with a prayer.”
  Each class period begins with a prayer.

Concerns

None recorded.

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Campus ministry home

Tyburn Academy school chapel

Address: 17 Clymer Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Location: On campus
Facilities: chapel

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Source: tyburnacademy.com, verified Oct. 13, 2026, tyburnacademy.com, verified Oct. 13, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

7 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 0 off campus, 6 location not published

Liturgy and prayer 2

School MassOn campus
Regularly during the school day (frequency not stated)
Mass is celebrated regularly in the school chapel during the school day, and all students are required to attend.
tyburnacademy.com, tyburnacademy.com
Altar server and lector training
Interested Catholic students may receive training as altar servers and lectors during the school year.
tyburnacademy.com

Faith formation 2

Frassati Guild
Weekly rosary; monthly adoration
A student guild open to young men that centers on prayer and spiritual life, with weekly rosary, monthly adoration, hikes, events and service projects.
tyburnacademy.com
St. Maria Goretti Guild
A student guild open to all female students that focuses on virtue, prayer, adoration, service in the community and aiding in maintaining the chapel.
tyburnacademy.com

Clubs and groups 1

Teens 4 Life
A club open to all students that discusses life issues and takes part in 40 Days for Life, the Bishop's Mass for Life in Syracuse, and the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
tyburnacademy.com, tyburnacademy.com

Retreats 1

Annual retreats
Each year
Retreats are given each year to foster spiritual and moral growth.
tyburnacademy.com

Service 1

Living Our Faith
Students plan and carry out activities in the community to live out the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy, such as visiting people in elder care.
tyburnacademy.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

Tyburn Academy faith formation and school chapel

Sources (3)

Faith | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/faith · verified Oct. 13, 2026
“We offer our students opportunities where they can hear His voice; through prayer, through solid and dynamic religious instruction, through participation in the sacraments and through service to others.”
The school offers students prayer, religious instruction, the sacraments and service.
Parent/Student Handbook 2025-26 | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/s/Parent-Student-Handbook-2025-26docx-2.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
“Mass is celebrated on a regular basis in the school chapel during the school day.”
Mass is celebrated regularly in the school chapel during the school day.
“Mass is celebrated on a regular basis in the school chapel during the school day.”
Mass is celebrated regularly in the school chapel during the school day.
Contact Us | Tyburn Academytyburnacademy.com/contactus · verified Oct. 13, 2026
“(315) 252-2937”
The school's main phone is 252-2937.

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My rating and notes

Academic Excellence

25 of 100

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of score50%
Students per teacher 25% of score5.8 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	Independent Catholic school
Diocese	Diocese of Rochester, NY
Grades	7–12
Students (all grades)	69
Students in grades 9–12	51
Coed or single-sex	Coed
Student–teacher ratio	5.8 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges	50%
Setting	Town

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 Rochester

The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici, Bishop of Rochester

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

About this school’s data

NCES school ID A9702498
17 Clymer St., Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 252-2937
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Is Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate a Catholic high school?: Yes. Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Rochester.
What is Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate’s Compass Score?: 70 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

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