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Catholic high school

Villa Joseph Marie High School

  • LocationHolland, PA
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 312 students

All-female

Official website

Villa Joseph Marie High School is a Catholic college-preparatory school for young women in Holland, Pennsylvania, in the tradition of the Sisters of St. Casimir. Its pages describe a Mass for the school community usually once or twice a month, four required units of theology, a retreat each year for every grade, and at least 10 service hours a year for sophomores through seniors.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Villa Joseph Marie High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Bede the Venerable: 0.5 mi1St. Andrew's Church: 2.5 mi2The Old Church of St. Andrew: 2.7 mi3Mission & Ministry Office, Villa Joseph Marie High School: 0.2 miVilla Joseph Marie High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Bede the Venerable — 0.5 mi
  2. St. Andrew's Church — 2.5 mi · 81 Swamp Road, Newtown
  3. The Old Church of St. Andrew — 2.7 mi · 135 South Sycamore Street, Newtown

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 school says the students, faculty and staff celebrate Mass together usually once or twice a month. Recorded as monthly.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Prayer | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/liturgyprayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The students, faculty, and staff celebrate Mass together as a community usually once or twice a month.”
      The school community celebrates Mass together usually once or twice 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.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (Masses are celebrated usually once or twice a month. The staff directory could only be read in part.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Prayer | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/liturgyprayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The students, faculty, and staff celebrate Mass together as a community usually once or twice a month.”
      The school community celebrates Mass together usually once or twice a month.
N/ATheology and curriculum: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Theology and curriculum

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

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (Graduation requires 4 units of theology (one credit each); the department lists Theology I through IV as core courses, one per year; theology is taken in every grade. Computed as four full-year equivalents.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Curriculum and Grading | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/academics/curriculumgrading · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The following courses must be included: 4 units of Theology”
      Graduation requires 4 units of theology.
    2. Academic Departments | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/academics/academicdepartments · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Theology III (Moral Theology, Peace and Social Justice)”
      Theology is a core course in every year, including Theology III on moral theology and peace and social justice.
  • 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 (An Ethics & Social Justice course is listed in the Social Studies department.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academic Departments | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/academics/academicdepartments · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “AP Psychology, Ethics & Social Justice, Introduction to Psychology”
      An Ethics & Social Justice course is listed in the Social Studies department.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
N/ACampus culture: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Campus culture

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

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    RetreatsA retreat for every grade (Retreats are held once each year as a requirement, with a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior retreat listed.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Retreats | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “retreats are held one each year as a requirement”
      Retreats are required once each year for members of the school community.
    2. Year by Year | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/yearbyyear · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Freshmen Retreat. Grow in community through reflection, fun, and prayer with your new Villa sisters.”
      Freshmen take a retreat.
      “Self-Love Retreat. Join your sisters in reflection, learning, and prayer centered on loving yourself.”
      Sophomores take a retreat.
      “Junior Retreat. Retreat takes the form of a Day of Service.”
      Juniors take a retreat.
      “Senior Retreat is a chance to gather together”
      Seniors take a Senior Retreat.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Campus ministry staffNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (The clubs page lists a Pro-Life Club and a Ministry Team, and also a Catholic Relief Services group.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Organizations | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/campuslife/clubs-organizations · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Club Umbrella, Pro-Life Club, With Love”
      A Pro-Life Club is listed among the school's advocacy clubs.
      “Athletes Helping Athletes, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Community Service Corps, Diamond Key Club/Tour Guides, Ministry Team”
      The mission and service clubs include Catholic Relief Services, the Community Service Corps and a Ministry Team.
  • 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

85 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Required service hoursFewer than 40 hours (Ten service hours a year are required for sophomores, juniors and seniors, about 30 hours stated. The stated total is under 40.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Mission & Ministry Information | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/students/mission-ministry-forms-guidelines-information · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “For every other year you need to submit at least 10 service hours.”
      Every year except freshman, students must submit at least 10 service hours.
      “Service hours for sophomores, juniors, and seniors are due on May 1.”
      Service hours are due by May 1 for sophomores, juniors and seniors.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesYes (Theology III is titled Moral Theology, Peace and Social Justice, a theology course that covers social justice.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academic Departments | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/academics/academicdepartments · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Theology III (Moral Theology, Peace and Social Justice)”
      Theology is a core course in every year, including Theology III on moral theology and peace and social justice.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (The Pro-Life Club is listed among the school's advocacy clubs.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Organizations | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/campuslife/clubs-organizations · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Club Umbrella, Pro-Life Club, With Love”
      A Pro-Life Club is listed among the school's advocacy clubs.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Justice and solidarity programs include immersion trips (Junior Immersion, Chicago, Haiti and Mt. Carmel), the Community Service Corps and meal service at the Blessed Sarnelli Community.)
    Sources (4)
    1. Clubs & Organizations | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/campuslife/clubs-organizations · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Athletes Helping Athletes, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Community Service Corps, Diamond Key Club/Tour Guides, Ministry Team”
      The mission and service clubs include Catholic Relief Services, the Community Service Corps and a Ministry Team.
    2. Immersion | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/immersion · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “reflection that will push you to reconsider how you work for social justice”
      The Junior Immersion includes service and reflection on social justice in Philadelphia.
      “An immersion trip to the community of Bois-de-Laurence in rural Haiti.”
      The school runs an immersion trip to Haiti, plus Chicago and Mt. Carmel trips.
    3. Service | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/service · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The goal of our monthly meetings is to serve various populations (elderly, at-risk children, hungry, homeless)”
      The Community Service Corps meets monthly to serve people in need.
    4. Mission & Ministry Information | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/students/mission-ministry-forms-guidelines-information · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Twice-monthly visits on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.”
      Students make and serve meals at the Blessed Sarnelli Community twice a month.
      “The Blessed Sarnelli Community serves those most poor and vulnerable in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.”
      The Blessed Sarnelli Community serves people in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

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

Strengths

  • The school community celebrates Mass together usually once or twice a month.
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Prayer | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/liturgyprayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The students, faculty, and staff celebrate Mass together as a community usually once or twice a month.”
      The school community celebrates Mass together usually once or twice a month.
  • Theology is required in every year, and four units are required for graduation.
    Sources (2)
    1. Curriculum and Grading | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/academics/curriculumgrading · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The following courses must be included: 4 units of Theology”
      Graduation requires 4 units of theology.
    2. Academic Departments | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/academics/academicdepartments · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Theology III (Moral Theology, Peace and Social Justice)”
      Theology is a core course in every year, including Theology III on moral theology and peace and social justice.
  • Each class takes a retreat every year, which the school says is required.
    Sources (2)
    1. Retreats | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “retreats are held one each year as a requirement”
      Retreats are required once each year for members of the school community.
    2. Year by Year | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/yearbyyear · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Freshmen Retreat. Grow in community through reflection, fun, and prayer with your new Villa sisters.”
      Freshmen take a retreat.
  • Justice and service programs include immersion trips to Haiti, Chicago and Mt. Carmel, and a Pro-Life Club.
    Sources (2)
    1. Immersion | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/immersion · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “reflection that will push you to reconsider how you work for social justice”
      The Junior Immersion includes service and reflection on social justice in Philadelphia.
      “An immersion trip to the community of Bois-de-Laurence in rural Haiti.”
      The school runs an immersion trip to Haiti, plus Chicago and Mt. Carmel trips.
    2. Clubs & Organizations | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/campuslife/clubs-organizations · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Club Umbrella, Pro-Life Club, With Love”
      A Pro-Life Club is listed among the school's advocacy clubs.

Concerns

  • The stated service requirement is 10 hours a year for sophomores through seniors, which totals fewer than 40 hours over four years.
    Sources (1)
    1. Mission & Ministry Information | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/students/mission-ministry-forms-guidelines-information · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “For every other year you need to submit at least 10 service hours.”
      Every year except freshman, students must submit at least 10 service hours.
      “Service hours for sophomores, juniors, and seniors are due on May 1.”
      Service hours are due by May 1 for sophomores, juniors and seniors.

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Campus ministry home

Mission & Ministry Office, Villa Joseph Marie High School

  • Address: 1180 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

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

Catholic clubs and student life

9 groups and regular activities · 2 on campus, 2 off campus, 5 location not published

Service 3

  • Blessed Sarnelli Community meal serviceOff campus
    Twice monthly, Tuesdays and Thursdays
    Students prepare and serve a meal at a hospitality center in Kensington, Philadelphia.
    vjmhs.org, vjmhs.org
  • Immersion tripsOff campus
    Junior Immersion in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood, a Chicago immersion with the Sisters of St. Casimir, a Haiti immersion, and a June service trip to the Mother Maria Kaupas Center in Mt. Carmel, PA.
    vjmhs.org, vjmhs.org
  • Community Service Corps
    Monthly meetings
    The largest club at the school; it serves the elderly, at-risk children, the hungry and the homeless.
    vjmhs.org, vjmhs.org

Liturgy and prayer 2

  • Wednesday morning Prayer ServiceOn campus
    Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m.
    A student-led prayer service in the Chapel. It is not a Mass.
    vjmhs.org
  • School Mass
    Usually once or twice a month
    Mass celebrated by students, faculty and staff together; students serve as altar servers, readers, banner bearers and in the liturgical choir.
    vjmhs.org

Retreats 2

  • Pause RetreatOn campus
    Free time between 7:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
    Quiet time, reflection and prayer in the Chapel during free periods.
    vjmhs.org
  • Retreats (freshman through senior)
    A retreat is held each year for each class; juniors' retreat takes the form of a Day of Service. Optional retreats include Pause, Nature, Art and Discernment.
    vjmhs.org, vjmhs.org, vjmhs.org, vjmhs.org, vjmhs.org

Clubs and groups 2

  • Pro-Life Club
    Advocacy club listed among the school's clubs.
    vjmhs.org
  • Ministry Team and Catholic Relief Services ambassadors
    Student groups listed under Mission & Service Clubs. Students apply to join the Campus Ministry Team.
    vjmhs.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 (4)
  1. Our Mission & Philosophy | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/aboutvilla/ourphilosophy · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Villa Joseph Marie, a Catholic college-preparatory high school, empowers young women through faith, education, and service, in the tradition of the Sisters of St. Casimir.”
    The school describes itself as a Catholic college-preparatory school in the tradition of the Sisters of St. Casimir.
  2. Mission & Ministry | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Please share your joys, concerns, and questions at any time”
    The Mission & Ministry Office invites questions and prayer requests.
  3. Contact Us | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/aboutvilla/contact-us · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “1180 Holland Road”
    The school is at 1180 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966.
  4. Retreats | Villa Joseph Marie High Schoolvjmhs.org/missionandministry/retreats · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Come to the Chapel during any free time between 7:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.”
    The school chapel is open for the Pause Retreat during the school day.

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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.
96 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.100%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.10.1 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 Philadelphia, PA
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)312
Students in grades 9–12312
Coed or single-sexAll-female
Student–teacher ratio10.1 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges100%
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 Philadelphia

The Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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