#25 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Waldron Mercy Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 96% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Merion Station, PA
A+Overall grade348 students6 students per teacher
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The highest-graded schools of this kind in the Northeast. Top 50 of 1,033 schools.
#26 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only all-girls school in Princeton
Princeton, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls283 students4 students per teacher
#27 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Cassian Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Upper Montclair, NJ
A+Overall grade207 students9 students per teacher
#28 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Union Catholic Regional High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Scotch Plains, NJ
A+Overall grade530 students10 students per teacher
#29 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Jerome Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
West Long Branch, NJ
A+Overall grade206 students9 students per teacher
#30 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Vincent Ferrer High School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 80% of Catholic schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls324 students9 students per teacher
#31 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Regis High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll boys529 students9 students per teacher
#32 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Oakland Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
A+Overall gradeAll girls400 students10 students per teacher
#33 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Francis Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Union City
Union City, NJ
A+Overall grade223 students10 students per teacher
#34 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Michael School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 99% of Catholic schools in Massachusetts
Lowell, MA
A+Overall grade148 students4 students per teacher
#35 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Sacred Heart School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 75% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Lyndhurst, NJ
A+Overall grade326 students10 students per teacher
#36 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Holy Child Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 99% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill, PA
A+Overall grade123 students5 students per teacher
#37 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr
Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, PA
A+Overall gradeAll girls190 students6 students per teacher
#38 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Vincent Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Newark
Newark, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls197 students9 students per teacher
#39 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Joseph School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 97% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Oradell, NJ
A+Overall grade113 students7 students per teacher
#40 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Villa Victoria Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
Smaller classes than 90% of Catholic schools nationwide
Ewing, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls94 students6 students per teacher
#41 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Mount St. Joseph Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 81% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Flourtown, PA
A+Overall gradeAll girls478 students9 students per teacher
#42 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 85% of Catholic schools nationwide
Summit, NJ
A+Overall grade498 students6 students per teacher
#43 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Dominican Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls240 students10 students per teacher
#44 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
St. Francis Xavier School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 87% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
A+Overall grade133 students9 students per teacher
#45 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Most Holy Rosary School
Diocesan school · Grades K–6
Smaller classes than 99% of Catholic schools in New York
Syracuse, NY
A+Overall grade110 students3 students per teacher
#46 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Aquinas Academy
Diocesan school · Grades K–8
The only Catholic school in Livingston
Livingston, NJ
A+Overall grade165 students9 students per teacher
#47 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Notre Dame Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–5
Smaller classes than 88% of Catholic schools in New York
Utica, NY
A+Overall grade156 students7 students per teacher
#48 Best Catholic Schools in the Northeast
Sacred Heart Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Hamden
Hamden, CT
A+Overall gradeAll girls316 students10 students per teacher
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