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Catholic high schools from the NCES Private School Survey, rated on the same faith pillars wherever public information exists, with academic indicators from federal data.

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Compass ScoreCompass Score: 75% faith and 25% Academic Excellence, for every school that has both. Choose the lowest grade to show.
FaithFaith: the average of the four faith pillars for Catholic high schools.
Academic ExcellenceAcademic Excellence for high schools: the share of graduates who go to four-year colleges, and students per teacher.
Only schools marked Compass Recommended: a Faith or Catholic life score of 80 or higher, and a Compass Score of 80 or higher where academics are rated.
Only Honor Roll schools: Catholic schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher, and campus ministries at other colleges with a Catholic life score of 85 or higher.
Researched only: hides schools whose faith or Catholic life has not been checked against official sources.
Faith pillars
Sacramental lifeSchool Masses, daily Mass, confession, adoration, and a priest who serves students.
Theology and curriculumHow many years of theology students take, and how the curriculum presents the faith.
Campus cultureRetreats, campus ministry, faith-based clubs, and daily prayer.
Service and Catholic social teachingRequired service, Catholic social teaching in class, and both pro-life and justice work.
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A broad region of the country, as the guide groups the states. Territories are listed separately.
The diocese a Catholic high school belongs to, from federal data.
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Diocesan: run by a diocese. Parish: run by a parish. Independent: run privately, often by a religious order.
Students in grades 9 to 12: small is under 400, medium 400 to 999, and large 1,000 or more.
Coed: men and women together. Single-sex: all-male or all-female.
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123 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Trinity High School

    Louisville, KY · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 1,260 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Crespi Carmelite High School

    Encino, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 452 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    St. Augustine High School

    San Diego, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 729 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    St. John's Jesuit High School & Academy

    Toledo, OH · Parish school · Grades 6–12 · 735 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Jesuit High School

    Carmichael, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 917 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    St. Lawrence Seminary High School

    Mount Calvary, WI · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 136 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Verbum Dei Jesuit High School

    Los Angeles, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 302 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    St. Francis High School

    La Canada Flintridge, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 607 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    St. Louis School

    Honolulu, HI · Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12 · 801 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Brother Rice High School

    Chicago, IL · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 658 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsLimited
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    Mount St. Michael Academy

    Bronx, NY · Parish school · Grades 6–12 · 664 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    St. Anselm's Abbey School

    Washington, DC · Diocesan school · Grades 6–12 · 224 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsLimited
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    Cardinal Hayes High School

    Bronx, NY · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 704 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsLimited
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    Ocean Tides School

    Providence, RI · Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12 · 13 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    St. Katharine Drexel School

    Bensalem, PA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12 · 13 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Notre Dame De La Salette Boys Academy

    Georgetown, IL · Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12 · 109 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Immaculate Conception Academy

    Post Falls, ID · Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12 · 188 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School

    Buffalo, NY · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 279 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsLimited
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    St. Joseph Seminary

    Rathdrum, ID · Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12 · 12 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    St. Raymond High School for Boys

    Bronx, NY · Parish school · Grades 9–12 · 390 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Bishop Mora Salesian

    Los Angeles, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 391 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    La Salle School

    Albany, NY · Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12 · 56 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researched
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    Sacred Heart Apostolic School

    Rolling Prairie, IN · Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12 · 17 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot rated

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