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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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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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62 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    Newark Catholic High School

    Newark, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 207 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

    Gilmour Academy

    Gates Mills, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades PK–12 · 703 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
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    Benedictine High School

    Cleveland, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 265 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

    Archbishop McNicholas High School

    Cincinnati, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 628 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.FaithExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    St. Francis De Sales High School

    Columbus, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 866 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
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    William V. Fisher Catholic High School

    Lancaster, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 139 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
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    Bishop Hartley High School

    Columbus, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 697 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

    St. Francis De Sales School

    Toledo, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12 · 674 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.FaithStrongAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Bishop Fenwick High School

    Middletown, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 487 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

    Delphos St. John's

    Delphos, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12 · 668 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.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Stephen T Badin High School

    Hamilton, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 690 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.FaithExcellentAcademicsFair
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    Bishop Watterson High

    Columbus, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 864 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.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
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    Lehman Catholic High School

    Sidney, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 161 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.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Archbishop Hoban High School

    Akron, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 841 students
    FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Magnificat High School

    Rocky River, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 705 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithStrongAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Lake Catholic High School

    Mentor, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 461 students
    FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Trinity High School

    Garfield Heights, OH · Parish school · Grades 9–12 · 377 students
    FaithStrongAcademicsFair
  • Compass Score

    Sandusky Central Catholic School

    Sandusky, OH · Diocesan school · Grades PK–12 · 498 students
    FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    St. Joseph Central Catholic High School

    Fremont, OH · Parish school · Grades PK–12 · 451 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.FaithExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Compass Score

    Carroll High School

    Dayton, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 703 students
    FaithStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    The Summit Country Day School

    Cincinnati, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades PK–12 · 840 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Royalmont Academy

    Mason, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades PK–12 · 147 students
    FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Joseph High School

    Ironton, OH · Diocesan school · Grades 7–12 · 59 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Edmund Campion Academy

    Cincinnati, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades 1–12 · 30 students
    Faith scorecard not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Our Lady of the Elms School

    Akron, OH · Independent Catholic school · Grades PK–12 · 293 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsExcellent

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