The following comes from a Sept. 15 release from the Cardinal Newman Society.

Today, The Cardinal Newman Society released the list of schools recognized by the Catholic Education Honor Roll as 2014 Schools of Excellence. Since 2004 the Honor Roll has celebrated quality Catholic education throughout the United States.

Honor Roll schools receiving this designation are marked by the integration of Catholic identity throughout all aspects of their programs and excellence in academics. This year seventy-one schools received the honor of being named as a School of Excellence,and an additional nine received the distinction of Honorable Mention. This is less than five percent of the Catholic high schools in the United States….

Catholic Education Honor Roll:

2014 Schools of Excellence

Alaska
Holy Rosary Academy, Anchorage

https://stmonicaacademy.com

Arizona
Saint Mary’s Catholic High School, Phoenix
https://www.machebeuf.org

California
Saint Augustine Academy, Ventura
Saint Joseph Academy, San Marcos
Saint Michael’s Preparatory School, Silverado
Saint Monica Academy, Pasadena

Colorado
Holy Family High School, Broomfield

Florida
https://www.mccarthyhigh.orgArchbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School, Southwest Ranches
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami
Rhodora J. Donahue Academy, Ave Mariahttps://donahueacademy.org

Georgia
https://www.holyspiritprep.orgHoly Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta
Pinecrest Academy, Cumminghttps://www.pinecrestacademy.org

Indiana
https://www.saintjoehigh.comBishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis
Saint Joseph High School, South Bend
Saint Theodore Guerin High School, Noblesvillehttps://www.guerincatholic.org

Kansas
St. James Academy, Lenexa
St. John’s Catholic School, Beloit

Kentucky
https://www.holyangelslouisville.comCovington Latin School, Covington
Holy Angels Academy, Louisville

Louisiana
https://www.jpgacademy.orgAcademy of Our Lady, Marrero
John Paul the Great Academy, Lafayette
Mount Carmel Academy, New Orleans

Massachusetts
https://www.triviumschool.comTrivium School, Lancaster

Maryland
https://www.mountdesales.orgMount de Sales Academy, Catonsville

Michigan
Catholic Central High School, Grand Rapids
Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi
Everest Collegiate High School, Clarkston
Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor
Saint Francis High School, Traverse City
West Catholic High School, Grand Rapids

Minnesota
https://www.chestertonacademy.orgChesterton Academy, Edina
Providence Academy, Plymouth
Saint Agnes School, St. Paulhttps://www.saintagnesschool.org

Missouri
https://www.notredamehighschool.orgNotre Dame Regional High School, Cape Girardeau
St. John Vianney High School, St. Louis
St. Pius X High School, Festus
St. Vincent High School, Perryville

Nebraska
Pius X High School, Lincoln

New Hampshire
Holy Family Academy, Manchester
Mount Royal Academy, Sunapee

New York
Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Elmhurst
Holy Cross Academy, Oneida
The Montfort Academy, Mt. Vernon https://www.themontfortacademy.org

Ohio
The Lyceum, South Euclid

Pennsylvania
https://www.aquinasacademy-pittsburgh.orgAquinas Academy, Gibsonia
Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School, Connellsville
Oakland Catholic High School, Pittsburgh
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, Coraopolis
Quigley Catholic High School, Baden
Saint Joseph High School, Natrona Heights
Serra Catholic High School, McKeesport
Seton-La Salle Catholic High School, Pittsburgh

South Carolina
https://www.sjcatholicschool.orgBishop England High School, Charleston
St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Greenville

South Dakota
https://www.sfcss.org/oghsO’Gorman High School, Sioux Falls

Tennessee
https://www.knoxvillecatholic.comKnoxville Catholic High School, Knoxville
Saint Cecilia Academy, Nashvillehttps://www.stcecilia.edu

Texas
Antonian College Preparatory High School, San Antonio
Bishop T.K. Gorman Regional Catholic School, Tyler
Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Muenster
Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School, Fort Worth
The Atonement Academy, San Antonio
The Highlands School, Irving

Virginia
https://www.paulvi.netBishop Denis J. O’Connell High School, Arlington
Holy Family Academy, Manassas
Paul VI Catholic High School, Fairfax
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Dumfries
Seton School, Manassashttps://www.seton-school.org

Wisconsin
Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha
https://www.xavier.k12.wi.usTrinity Academy, Pewaukee
Xavier High School, Appleton

2014 High Schools Receiving Honorable Mention:

Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville, IA
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Ebensburg, PA
John Paul II Catholic High School, New Braunfels, TX
Notre Dame Academy, Toledo, OH
Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE
Saint Mary’s Springs Academy High School, Fond du Lac, WI
St. John Paul II High School, Corpus Christi, TX
St. Pius X High School, Kansas City, MO
Trinity Catholic High School, Ocala, FL

To read the entire release, click here.