#1 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Mary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 98% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Delaware, OH
A+Overall grade122 students6 students per teacher
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Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
The highest-graded schools of this kind in the Diocese of Columbus. Top 38 of 38 schools.
#2 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Mary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 78% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Columbus, OH
A+Overall grade348 students10 students per teacher
#3 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Bishop Hartley High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Columbus, OH
A+Overall grade697 students13 students per teacher
#4 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
William V. Fisher Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 89% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Lancaster, OH
A+Overall grade139 students7 students per teacher
#5 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Mary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 68% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Marion, OH
A+Overall grade129 students11 students per teacher
#6 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Bishop Rosecrans High School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Zanesville, OH
A+Overall grade148 students10 students per teacher
#7 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–6
Serving families in Dover since at least 2011
Dover, OH
A+Overall grade139 students13 students per teacher
#8 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Newark Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Newark
Newark, OH
A+Overall grade207 students10 students per teacher
#9 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Francis De Sales High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The largest Catholic school in Columbus
Columbus, OH
A+Overall grade866 students12 students per teacher
#10 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Cecilia Elementary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 32% since 2011–12
Columbus, OH
A+Overall grade291 students14 students per teacher
#11 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Bishop Flaget School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 72% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Chillicothe, OH
A+Overall grade172 students11 students per teacher
#12 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Bishop Watterson High
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Columbus, OH
A+Overall grade864 students11 students per teacher
#13 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Sacred Heart Elementary School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–7
Growing: enrollment up 131% since 2011–12
Coshocton, OH
AOverall grade104 students12 students per teacher
#14 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Cristo Rey Columbus High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Columbus, OH
AOverall grade432 students14 students per teacher
#15 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Patrick School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 68% of Catholic schools in Ohio
London, OH
AOverall grade101 students11 students per teacher
#16 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Bishop Fenwick School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 71% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Zanesville, OH
AOverall grade287 students11 students per teacher
#17 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Tuscarawas Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
Smaller classes than 70% of Catholic schools in Ohio
New Philadelphia, OH
AOverall grade155 students10 students per teacher
#18 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Trinity Elementary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
One of 14 Catholic schools in Columbus
Columbus, OH
A-Overall grade131 students13 students per teacher
#19 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Vincent De Paul School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, OH
A-Overall grade179 students11 students per teacher
#20 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
All Saints Academy
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 26% since 2011–12
Columbus, OH
B+Overall grade409 students16 students per teacher
#21 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
Immaculate Conception
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–6
Smaller classes than 72% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Dennison, OH
B+Overall grade108 students11 students per teacher
#22 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Bernadette School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–5
Smaller classes than 60% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Lancaster, OH
B+Overall grade112 students12 students per teacher
#23 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Gahanna
Gahanna, OH
B+Overall grade560 students14 students per teacher
#24 Best Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus
St. Agatha School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Columbus since at least 2011
Columbus, OH
B+Overall grade185 students14 students per teacher
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