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Catholic high schools

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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Distance (miles)
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.
School1
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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13 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    Servite High School

    Anaheim, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 731 students
    Honor RollCatholic School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Bellarmine College Preparatory

    San Jose, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 1,664 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    De La Salle High School

    Concord, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 1,042 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Palma School

    Salinas, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12 · 487 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Cathedral High School

    Los Angeles, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 645 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Junipero Serra High School

    San Mateo, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 859 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithFairAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    St. John Bosco

    Bellflower, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 800 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
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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
  • Not yet rated

    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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    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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    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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    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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