A Catholic School Education is the starting point on the path to a lifetime of accomplishment for your child.  It is a sound investment in a valuable education, and an education in values.  Catholic schools nurture each student’s spiritual depth and response to God’s love. 

If you have a child who has the desire to succeed in a positive environment and you want to make sure your child is provided a faith-based, high-quality, values-based education, please call one of our Frederick or Washington County Catholic schools today.  From pre-kindergarten through college, there are a variety of resources for those seeking a Catholic school education.

MOTHER SETON SCHOOL
Co-Ed Elementary School, Pre-K-8
100 Creamery Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727
301-447-3161 | Fax 301-447-3914
Email: office@mothersetonschool.org
www.mothersetonschool.org

Mother Seton School, sponsored by the Daughters of Charity, has the proud distinction of being the first parochial school established in the United States by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, in 1810.

The facility is nestled on a 14 acre campus and is home to a quality Catholic education (Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade) including a Spanish Language Program, community service, and a strong sense of spirituality reflected in our school liturgies and prayer partner activities. Students also enjoy new facilities such as a state-of-the-art Science Lab, multipurpose room, new kindergarten classrooms, and pre-kindergarten room.

ST. JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Co-Ed Elementary School, Pre-K-8
8414 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick MD 21702
301-662-6722 | Fax 301-695-7505
Email: development@sjrcs.org
www.sjrcs.org

St. John Regional is the largest Catholic co-ed elementary school in the Frederick area, providing values-based Catholic education for children from Pre-K through 8th grade.

After more than 175 years of delivering quality education with strong academics and spiritual growth, St. John moved from downtown Frederick to a brand-new campus on Opossumtown Pike. The 27-acre campus accommodates 750 students with state-of-the-art academic and sports facilities. Its dedicated educators are committed to the development of the whole person—creatively, academically, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and socially—all through the teachings of Jesus Christ.

THE VISITATION ACADEMY
Girls Elementary School, Pre-K-8
200 East Second Street, Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-2814 | Fax 301-695-8549
Email: info@thevisitationacademy.org
www.thevisitationacademy.org

The Visitation Academy provides students, from grades Pre-K through 8th grade, an environment conducive to developing their spiritual, academic, physical and social skills. The Academy assists its students in reaching their highest potential of academic and personal success. It believes that each person is endowed with particular individual gifts—spiritual, academic and social—that when developed, enrich not only their community but the world.

Small classes allow teachers to address the individual level of students. The Academy also offers a School of the Arts Program. The philosophy of the Visitation Academy is that of a great reverence toward God, people and things, and a gentle strength.

MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727
201-447-5214 | 800-448-4347
Email: admissions@msmary.edu
www.msmary.edu

Founded in 1808, Mount St. Mary’s University is the second-oldest Catholic university in the United States. Located on 1,400 acres near historic Emmitsburg, the Mount offers more than 40 academic majors and concentrations complementing the university’s distinctive core curriculum—enabling students to develop specialized knowledge as they share a common experience in intellectual growth.

With more than 90 percent of its 1,500 students living on campus, Mount St. Mary’s fosters a union of living and learning in which work, study and friendship meet to enrich the lives of students and faculty alike.

SAINT JOHN’S CATHOLIC PREP
Co-Ed Secondary School
889 Butterfly Lane, Frederick, MD 21703
301.662.4210 | Fax 301.662.5166
www.saintjohnsprep.org

Founded in 1829, Saint John’s Catholic Prep is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school dedicated to the development and education of the total student. St. John’s serves an increasingly diverse student body with over 300 students on a rolling 31-acre campus within the city of Frederick.

Students enjoy ideal class sizes (averaging 17 students per class) where learning is comfortable and individual attention is given. At St. John’s, college counseling is a priority that ensures our graduates’ placement in select colleges and universities. Our extensive offering of honors and advanced placement courses challenges young people to work to their full potential while extracurricular activities and athletics teach the values of self-discipline, mutual respect, and teamwork.

Saint Maria Goretti High School
Co-Ed Secondary School
1535 Oak Hill Avenue
Hagerstown, Maryland 21742
Phone: 301-739-4266
www.goretti.org
 

St. Maria Goretti High School is a Catholic co-educational college preparatory institution committed to the development of the whole person. In its uniquely small and diverse environment Goretti encourages the intellectual, moral, emotional, creative, and physical development of our students as we enter the 21st century.

     The major emphasis of Goretti is a melding of academic excellence and Christian moral development. Recognizing the unique gifts and talents of each student, the Goretti community provides a safe, challenging environment where all strive to reach their potential. Through the integration of worship, academics, extracurricular activities and community service, students prepare to assume positions of responsibility within society.

Saint Mary School

St. Mary School, established in 1874 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, is Catholic education in the finest tradition. Today it is one of 89 schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and has an enrollment of 299 students.

The only Catholic K-8 school in Washington County, St. Mary School is sponsored by St. Mary Parish and is an integral part of the parish. Both St. Mary Church and St. Mary School lie in downtown Hagerstown in the heart of the Cumberland Valley of western Maryland.

St. Mary School, dedicated to excellence in the education of its students, renews itself daily to this commitment.