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Academics

Entrance Exam

  • St. Catherine'sNone (No admission test. Inquiry → adults-only tour → director meeting → application ($150) + records + lesson samples → student classroom visit. 9th graders enter the Adolescent Community (gr 7-9); High School entry is gr 10-12.)
  • St. Pius XISEE (School code 571082; 9th-grade applicants. Transfers submit PSAT/SAT/ACT. School offers an ISEE prep course. Application opens Sept 1.)

Academic Model

  • St. Catherine'sAMI-accredited Catholic Montessori adolescent program — four integrated areas (Theology, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Sciences, Mathematics); internships (Houston Methodist, law/design firms), university partnerships (St. Thomas, Texas A&M AgriLife), independent study; graduates build a "body of work" (No AP program; university partnerships and internships serve the advanced-work role.)
  • St. Pius XNot Published

Dual Credit

  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • St. Pius XYes (Via college partnerships (institutions not named))

Honors & AP Courses

  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • St. Pius X25 (Honors/AP combined; 490 AP exams, 49 AP Scholars in 2025)

Learning Support

  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • St. Pius XPaul A. Gilliam '98 Learning for Success program — structured academic support ($2,500/yr)

Notable Programs

  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • St. Pius X"Engineer Your World I & II," Computer Science; electives in Business, Law, Psychology, Media Arts

Recommendations

  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • St. Pius XMath + English teachers, Principal/Counselor; student essay; transcripts

World Languages

  • St. Catherine'sSpanish · Latin/French/ASL/Portuguese via independent study & university partnerships
  • St. Pius XNot Published
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St. Catherine's Montessori
St. Pius X High School
Tuition
$20,560

2026-27 rate · 9th grade; grades 10-12: $20,753

$22,850

2026-27 rate

What's included
Fees listed separately see fees
  • Application fee: $150
  • Tuition deposit: $750
  • New Student Fee: $850
  • Facility fee: $800
  • Program fee: $2,500–$2,750
Fees listed separately see fees
  • Registration fee (new students): $350
  • Graduation fee (seniors): $280 (seniors)
  • Athletics fee: $150–$350 (per sport) — optional
  • Learning for Success program: $2,500 (if enrolled in program) — optional
  • Bus transportation: $1,550 — optional
Sibling discount10% off for each younger siblingHalf tuition for a 3rd concurrently enrolled child
Lower school on campus
Yes

14 months–12th (Montessori)

HS only
Open houseNot postedNot posted
Required test
None
ISEE
Application deadlineJan 15, 2027Not posted
Decision dateMar 5, 2027Not posted
Financial aid
Need-based
Need-based + Merit
AP coursesNot postedNot posted
Enrollment23655
Student:Teacher14.4:17:1
Mass
Monthly
Monthly
Sports6 sports14 sports
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