Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.

Every U.S. Catholic high school

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.

Filters

Search & sort
Compass Score lists Catholic colleges first, then the other schools by the same score. The other sorts order every school by a different measure.
Ratings
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.
Location
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.
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.
Clear all
RecommendedOnly 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.Honor RollOnly 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.FaithOnly schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A). At other colleges, this is their Catholic life score.All-maleOnly all-male schools.All-femaleOnly all-female schools.

1,090 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

  • Not yet rated

    Xavier High School

    New York, NY · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 924 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Mary's High School

    Annapolis, MD · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 511 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Vermilion Catholic High School

    Abbeville, LA · Diocesan school · Grades PK–12 · 487 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Mary's Dominican High School

    New Orleans, LA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12 · 776 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 483 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
  • Not yet rated

    Notre Dame Academy High School

    Staten Island, NY · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 457 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Philip Catholic Central High School

    Battle Creek, MI · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 82 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Mullen High School

    Denver, CO · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 753 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Peter's Preparatory School

    Jersey City, NJ · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 863 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Mercy High School

    Middletown, CT · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 384 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School

    West Islip, NY · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 969 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Holy Cross of San Antonio

    San Antonio, TX · Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12 · 300 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    West Catholic Preparatory H.s.

    Philadelphia, PA · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 453 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Walsh Jesuit High School

    Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 928 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    All Hallows High School

    Bronx, NY · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 328 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Marquette Catholic High School

    Michigan City, IN · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 224 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School

    Worcester, MA · Parish school · Grades 7–12 · 406 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Butte Central Catholic High School

    Butte, MT · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 113 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Chesterton Academy of the St. Croix Valley

    Stillwater, MN · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 37 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Carondelet High School

    Concord, CA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 834 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Judge Memorial Catholic High School

    Salt Lake City, UT · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 615 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    St. Bernard's High School

    Fitchburg, MA · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 207 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Loyola Blakefield

    Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12 · 1,018 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Ursuline Academy

    Saint Louis, MO · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 363 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong

Don’t see a school? Suggest it.

Sort by

0 school selectedCompare

What would it cost your family?

Pick your family’s yearly income. Each college then shows what families like yours paid on average after grants and scholarships (federal data).

Reach, Target or Likely?

Enter an SAT or ACT to sort every college in this search.