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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 50 religious schools in the Boston area to choose from, and many schools are 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 a 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
Faith-based school tuition is generally much lower than that of other private schools.  

 

Featured - Religious Middle Schools 

 

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  • St Paul's Choir School

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Religious Middle in the Boston Area

LinkNameTypeTuitionAcademicsSizeGradesTown
Nativity Preparatory SchoolCatholic4-8Jamaica Plain
Austin Preparatory SchoolCatholic6-12Reading
Montrose SchoolCatholic6-12Medfield
St Marys High SchoolCatholic6-12Lynn
Boston Trinity AcademyChristian6-12Boston
Lexington Christian AcademyChristian6-12Lexington
Al-noor AcademyIslamic6-12Mansfield
Jackson Walnut ParkCatholicK-6Newton
The Rashi SchoolJewishK-8Dedham
Veritas Christian AcademyChristianK-8Wayland
Abundant Life Christian SchoolChristianK-8Wilmington
Samuel Fuller SchoolChristianK-8Middleboro
Jewish Community Day SchoolJewishK-8Watertown
Torah AcademyJewishpreK-11Brookline
St Agatha SchoolCatholicpreK-8Milton
Immaculate Conception SchoolCatholicpreK-8Lowell
St Anthony SchoolCatholicpreK-8Everett
St Patrick Elementary SchoolCatholicpreK-8Stoneham
St Pius V SchoolCatholicpreK-8Lynn
St Mary Of The Hills SchoolCatholicpreK-8Milton
St John SchoolCatholicpreK-8Boston
St Catherine Of Genoa SchoolCatholicpreK-8Somerville
St Francis Xavier SchoolCatholicpreK-8South Weymouth
St Mary's SchoolCatholicpreK-8Melrose
St Agnes SchoolCatholicpreK-8Arlington
Immaculate Conception SchoolCatholicpreK-8Newburyport
St Monica SchoolCatholicpreK-8Methuen
St Joseph Elementary SchoolCatholicpreK-8Holbrook
The Saints AcademyCatholicpreK-8Beverly
Sacred Heart Elementary SchoolCatholicpreK-8Weymouth
St Charles SchoolCatholicpreK-8Woburn
St John The Evangelist SchoolCatholicpreK-8Canton
St Mary Of The Assumption Elementary SchoolCatholicpreK-8Brookline
St Peter SchoolCatholicpreK-8Cambridge
Immaculate ConceptionCatholicpreK-8Revere
St Bridget SchoolCatholicpreK-8Abington
St Joseph SchoolCatholicpreK-8Wakefield
East Boston Central Catholic SchoolCatholicpreK-8East Boston
St Mary's Catholic SchoolCatholicpreK-8Mansfield
St Paul Elementary SchoolCatholicpreK-8Hingham
St Patrick School & Education CenterCatholicpreK-8Lowell
Greater Boston AcademyChristianpreK-8Stoneham
Community Christian AcademyChristianpreK-8Lowell
First Baptist Christian SchoolChristianpreK-8Weymouth
North Shore ChristianChristianpreK-8Lynn
Berea Sda AcademyChristian-preK-8Mattapan
Brockton Area Sda AcademyChristian--preK-8Brockton
The Imago School Association IChristianpreK-8Maynard
Mullein Hill Christian AcademyChristian-preK-8Lakeville
Hope Christian SchoolChristianpreK-8Hanson
The Islamic Academy For PeaceIslamic-preK-8Methuen
Malik AcademyIslamic--preK-8Roxbury Crossing
Malik Academy/ Al Bustan PreschoolIslamic--preK-8Cambridge
New England Hebrew AcademyJewishpreK-8Brookline
Metro West Jewish Day SchoolJewishpreK-8Framingham

 

 

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