#1 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Rita Elementary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Louisville
Louisville, KY
A+Overall grade229 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Private schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville with the highest overall grades. Top 37 of 37 schools.
#2 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
John Paul II Academy
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 86% of Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
A+Overall grade132 students9 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Presentation Academy
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 90% of Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
A+Overall gradeAll girls160 students9 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Athanasius
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 87% of Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
A+Overall grade182 students8 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. James Catholic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Louisville
Louisville, KY
A+Overall grade83 students8 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
De Sales High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Louisville, KY
A+Overall gradeAll boys298 students12 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Xavier High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
One of the 3 largest Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
A+Overall gradeAll boys1,081 students10 students per teacher
#8 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Francis of Assisi School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 66% of Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
AOverall grade229 students11 students per teacher
#9 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Andrew Academy
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Louisville since at least 2011
Louisville, KY
AOverall grade138 students13 students per teacher
#10 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Holy Cross High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 62% of Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
AOverall grade256 students11 students per teacher
#11 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Sacred Heart Model School
Independent Catholic school · Grades K–8
Smaller classes than 68% of Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
A-Overall grade410 students11 students per teacher
#12 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Mercy Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
91% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Louisville, KY
A-Overall gradeAll girls508 students12 students per teacher
#13 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Edward School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Louisville since at least 2011
Louisville, KY
A-Overall grade305 students14 students per teacher
#14 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Assumption High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
One of the 3 largest Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
B+Overall gradeAll girls902 students12 students per teacher
#15 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Louisville since at least 2011
Louisville, KY
B+Overall grade372 students13 students per teacher
#16 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Aloysius Elementary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 71% of Catholic schools in Kentucky
Pewee Valley, KY
B+Overall grade357 students10 students per teacher
#17 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Augustine School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 19% since 2011–12
Lebanon, KY
B+Overall grade157 students12 students per teacher
#18 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Notre Dame Academy
Diocesan school · Grades K–8
Serving families in Louisville since at least 2011
Louisville, KY
B+Overall grade433 students14 students per teacher
#19 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Bernard Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Louisville since at least 2011
Louisville, KY
B+Overall grade339 students12 students per teacher
#20 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. James Catholic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Elizabethtown since at least 2011
Elizabethtown, KY
B+Overall grade359 students15 students per teacher
#21 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Our Lady of the Rosary
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
One school from pre-K through 12th grade
Bardstown, KY
B+Overall grade78 students
#22 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Gabriel School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Louisville since at least 2011
Louisville, KY
BOverall grade524 students15 students per teacher
#23 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Trinity High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The largest of 102 Catholic schools in Kentucky
Louisville, KY
BOverall gradeAll boys1,260 students12 students per teacher
#24 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville
St. Gregory Elementary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 71% since 2011–12
Coxs Creek, KY
BOverall grade185 students16 students per teacher
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