Religious schools offer an education based on religious values. Research has shown that a religious education offers great benefits when it comes to values, academic outcomes, and cost. In addition to Catholic schools, the Boston area has schools of Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith. Here are some of the advantages of religious schools.
Faith-Based Education
If you’re a practicing a specific religion, you may value the faith-based education offered by Religious schools.
Values
Many parents choose to send their children to a religious schools 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
Religious 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
Religious school tuition is generally much lower than that of other private schools.
Featured Religious Schools
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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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St Paul's Choir School
St. Paul’s Choir School is a Catholic school located in Cambridge, MA, serving students in…
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Xaverian Brothers High School
Xaverian Brothers High School is a Catholic college prep school for boys between 7th and…
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Saint Theresa of Avila
St. Theresa of Avila School is a Catholic school located in the West Roxbury neighborhood…
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Frances Jacobson Early Childhood…
The Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Centre (FJECC) is a Jewish preschool located in the Longwood…
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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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East Boston Central Catholic…
East Boston Central Catholic High School is a Catholic school located in East Boston, serving…
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Arlington Catholic High School
Arlington Catholic is a college preparatory high school. It is focused on a rigorous curriculum…
Religious Schools in the Boston Area
| Link | Name | Type | Tuition | Academics | Size | Grades | Town |
 | Nativity Preparatory School | Catholic |  |  |  | 4-8 | Jamaica Plain |
| | Austin Preparatory School | Catholic |  |  |  | 6-12 | Reading |
| | Montrose School | Catholic | | |  | 6-12 | Medfield |
| | St Marys High School | Catholic |  | | | 6-12 | Lynn |
| | Boston Trinity Academy | Christian | | | | 6-12 | Boston |
| | Lexington Christian Academy | Christian | | | | 6-12 | Lexington |
| | Al-noor Academy | Islamic | | | | 6-12 | Mansfield |
| | Mt Alvernia High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Newton |
| | Archbishop Williams High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Braintree |
| | Boston College High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Dorchester |
| | Cathedral High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Boston |
| | Catholic Memorial | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | West Roxbury |
| | Ursuline Academy | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Dedham |
| | Xaverian Brothers High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Westwood |
| | Notre Dame Academy | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Hingham |
| Pope John Xxiii High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Everett | |
| | Arlington Catholic High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Arlington |
| | Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School | Catholic | |  | | 9-12 | Lawrence |
| | Central Catholic High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Lawrence |
| | Cristo Rey Boston High School | Catholic | | - | | 9-12 | Dorchester |
| | Fontbonne Academy | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Milton |
| | Bishop Fenwick High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Peabody |
| | Marian High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Framingham |
| | Brooks School | Episcopal | | | | 9-12 | North Andover |
| | St Mark's School | Episcopal | | | | 9-12 | Southborough |
| | Bais Yaakov Of Boston High School | Jewish | - | - | | 9-12 | Brighton |
| | Gann Academy the New Jewish High School | Jewish | | | | 9-12 | Waltham |
| | Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael High School For Boys | Jewish | - | - | | 9-12 | Chestnut Hill |
| | Maimonides School Elementary Section | Jewish | | | | K-5 | Brookline |
| | Jackson Walnut Park | Catholic | | | | K-6 | Newton |
| | 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 |
| | Cuvilly Arts & Earth Center | Catholic| Alternative | | | | preK-K | Ipswich |
| | Walnut Park Montessori | Catholic| Montessori | | | | preK-K | Newton |
| | Mesivta High School | Jewish | - | - | | 9-12 | Brighton |
