Choosing a Catholic school in New York
Catholic schools in New York, NY form the whole child — mind, heart, and soul. Alongside strong, college-prep academics, a Catholic education offers daily faith formation, the sacraments, service to others, and a community grounded in Gospel values. New York families can choose from diocesan and parish schools, plus high schools and academies run by religious orders.
Diocesan & parish schools
Most Catholic elementary and K-8 schools in New York are parish schools, operated under the local archdiocese with a school Mass, sacramental preparation, and a close-knit community that knows each child by name. These are the schools marked Diocesan above.
Religious-order high schools & academies
Many of the area's best-known Catholic high schools are run by religious orders — the Jesuits, Dominicans, Basilians, and the Religious of the Sacred Heart among them — each with its own charism and tradition. They are marked religious order above, with the sponsoring order noted.
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