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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.
School
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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102 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    St. Anthony High School

    Long Beach, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 431 students
    FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    St. Joseph High School

    Santa Maria, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 506 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).FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Bishop Amat Memorial High School

    La Puente, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 1,023 students
    FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • 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

    Louisville High School

    Woodland Hills, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 317 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Paraclete High School

    Lancaster, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 582 students
    FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Bishop Montgomery High

    Torrance, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 869 students
    FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Christian Brothers High School

    Sacramento, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 1,141 students
    FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Garces Memorial High School

    Bakersfield, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 529 students
    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
  • Compass Score

    Salesian College Preparatory

    Richmond, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 413 students
    FaithFairAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Santa Catalina School

    Monterey, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades PK–12 · 421 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Mayfield Senior School

    Pasadena, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 311 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Bishop Garcia Diego High School

    Santa Barbara, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 284 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Marymount High School Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 344 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Woodside Priory School

    Portola Valley, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12 · 427 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    La Reina High School

    Thousand Oaks, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 6–12 · 272 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Vincent De Paul High School

    Petaluma, CA · Parish school · Grades 9–12 · 169 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Holy Names High School

    Oakland, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 121 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

    La Canada Flintridge, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 382 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Santa Clara High School

    Oxnard, CA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 166 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • 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
  • Not yet rated

    Notre Dame Academy Girls High School

    Los Angeles, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 237 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart

    San Francisco, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12 · 1,198 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent

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