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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.
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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29 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

    Olney, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 1,246 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.FaithExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Mount Saint Joseph High School

    Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 798 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Bishop McNamara High School

    Forestville, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 887 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.FaithExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Mount De Sales Academy

    Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 450 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    DeMatha Catholic High School

    Hyattsville, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 838 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    John Carroll School

    Bel Air, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 734 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.FaithExcellentAcademicsFair
  • Compass Score

    Archbishop Spalding High School

    Severn, MD · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 1,295 students
    FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

    Bethesda, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades PK–12 · 738 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithStrongAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Calvert Hall College High School

    Baltimore, MD · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 1,249 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithStrongAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Notre Dame Preparatory School

    Towson, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12 · 828 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithStrongAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    St. Vincent Pallotti High School

    Laurel, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 419 students
    FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Archbishop Curley High School

    Baltimore, MD · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 537 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School

    Essex, MD · Diocesan school · Grades PK–12 · 498 students
    FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Academy of the Holy Cross

    Kensington, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 371 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
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    Georgetown Preparatory School

    North Bethesda, MD · Parish school · Grades 9–12 · 500 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
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    The Catholic High School of Baltimore

    Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 264 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
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    Bishop Walsh School, K-12

    Cumberland, MD · Diocesan school · Grades PK–12 · 229 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. John's Catholic Prep

    Buckeystown, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 281 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Avalon School

    Silver Spring, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12 · 202 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

    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

    Mercy High School

    Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 441 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Elizabeth Seton High School

    Bladensburg, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 523 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    St. Frances Academy

    Baltimore, MD · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 250 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School

    Takoma Park, MD · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 383 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair

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