Faith-based schools offer an education based on religious values such as Catholic, Christian, Islamic, or Jewish. Religious schools offer some unique benefits with good results. For example, research has shown that a Catholic education offers great benefits when it comes to values, academic outcomes, and cost.
There are over 60 religious schools in the Boston area to choose from, and many schools are also open to students of other religions.
Here are some of the advantages of a faith-based education:
Faith-Based Education
If you’re practicing a particular religion, you may value the faith-based education offered by such schools.
Values
Many parents choose to send their children to a faith-based school because they prefer the values taught compared to a public or independent school setting. This includes an emphasis on service to the community and discipline. Uniforms may not be very popular with students, but studies have found some major benefits of school uniforms, including fewer discipline issues and fewer incidences of bullying.
Academic Excellence
Faith-based schools are known for their emphasis on academic excellence. For example, data shows that Catholic schools have a higher rate of high school graduation for minority students compared to other schools. According to the US Department of Education, 62% of Catholic school students will earn a bachelor’s degree, compared to 31% of public school graduates.
Cost-based school tuition is generally much lower than that of other private schools.
Featured - Religious Elementary Schools
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Pope St Paul II…
Saint John Paul II School is a Catholic academy with three campuses in the Dorchester…
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Columbkille Partnership School
Saint Columbkille Partnership School is a pre-K through eighth grade Catholic school located in the…
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Sacred Heart STEM School
The Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school located in Roslindale, MA, serving students from…
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South Boston Catholic Academy
South Boston Catholic Academy is an urban Catholic school in South Boston, serving students from…
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Saint Agnes School
Saint Agnes is a Catholic school located in Arlington, MA, offering programs from pre-kindergarten to…
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Park Street School
Park Street School is a Christian school located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston,…
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Saint Peter Elementary School
St. Peter is a Catholic elementary school located in Cambridge, MA. The school serves girls…
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Mission Grammar School
Mission Grammar School is a private Catholic elementary school located in Roxbury, Massachusetts. It serves…
Religious Elementary Schools in the Boston Area
| Link | Name | Type | Tuition | Academics | Size | Grades | Town |
 | Maimonides School Elementary Section | Jewish |  |  |  | K-5 | Brookline |
| | St Benedict Elementary Inc. | Catholic | - | |  | K-6 | Natick |
| | Epstein Hillel School | Jewish | | | | K-6 | Marblehead |
| | The Rashi School | Jewish | | | | K-8 | Dedham |
| | Veritas Christian Academy | Christian | | | | K-8 | Wayland |
| | Abundant Life Christian School | Christian |  |  | | K-8 | Wilmington |
| | Samuel Fuller School | Christian | | | | K-8 | Middleboro |
| | Jewish Community Day School | Jewish | | | | K-8 | Watertown |
| | Torah Academy | Jewish | | | | preK-11 | Brookline |
| | St Agatha School | Catholic | | |  | preK-8 | Milton |
| | Immaculate Conception School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Lowell |
| | St Anthony School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Everett |
| | St Patrick Elementary School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Stoneham |
| | St Pius V School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Lynn |
| | St Mary Of The Hills School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Milton |
| | St John School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Boston |
| | St Catherine Of Genoa School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Somerville |
| | St Francis Xavier School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | South Weymouth |
| | St Mary's School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Melrose |
| | St Agnes School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Arlington |
| | Immaculate Conception School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Newburyport |
| | St Monica School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Methuen |
| | St Joseph Elementary School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Holbrook |
| | The Saints Academy | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Beverly |
| | Sacred Heart Elementary School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Weymouth |
| | St Charles School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Woburn |
| | St John The Evangelist School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Canton |
| | St Mary Of The Assumption Elementary School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Brookline |
| | St Peter School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Cambridge |
| | Immaculate Conception | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Revere |
| | St Bridget School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Abington |
| | St Joseph School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Wakefield |
| | East Boston Central Catholic School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | East Boston |
| | St Mary's Catholic School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Mansfield |
| | St Paul Elementary School | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Hingham |
| | St Patrick School & Education Center | Catholic | | | | preK-8 | Lowell |
| | Greater Boston Academy | Christian | | preK-8 | Stoneham | ||
| | Community Christian Academy | Christian | | | | preK-8 | Lowell |
| | First Baptist Christian School | Christian | | | | preK-8 | Weymouth |
| | North Shore Christian | Christian |  | | | preK-8 | Lynn |
| | Berea Sda Academy | Christian | - | | | preK-8 | Mattapan |
| | Brockton Area Sda Academy | Christian | - | - | | preK-8 | Brockton |
| | The Imago School Association I | Christian | | | | preK-8 | Maynard |
| | Mullein Hill Christian Academy | Christian | - | | | preK-8 | Lakeville |
| | Hope Christian School | Christian | | | | preK-8 | Hanson |
| | The Islamic Academy For Peace | Islamic | - | | | preK-8 | Methuen |
| | Malik Academy | Islamic | - | - | | preK-8 | Roxbury Crossing |
| | Malik Academy/ Al Bustan Preschool | Islamic | - | - | | preK-8 | Cambridge |
| | New England Hebrew Academy | Jewish | | | | preK-8 | Brookline |
| | Metro West Jewish Day School | Jewish | | | | preK-8 | Framingham |
