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Best Catholic Schools for Language Immersion

Independent rankings of Catholic schools with Language Immersion programs, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.

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Our directory includes 29 catholic schools across Florida (Tampa Bay) and New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens). Annual tuition ranges from $5.4K/yr to $63.5K/yr, with a median of $10.3K/yr across schools that publish a number. 23 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 79% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.

Catholic schools accept students of all faiths but typically prioritize parish families. Tuition is well below independent-school rates, and most participate in Florida Step Up scholarships. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.

See also: Learning Support, Gifted, IB (International Baccalaureate).

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How we rank

We rank by how well each school fits your family — academics, cost, distance, and values. Never by size, popularity, or payment (schools can’t pay for rank). The coarse admission-likelihood band is always free.

  1. 1
    Academy of the Holy Names

    Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~993 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCatholicCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$24.3K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~993
  2. 2
    Jesuit High School

    Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades 9-12·~860 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCatholic
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$23.9K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~860
  3. 3
    Tampa Catholic High School

    Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades 9-12·~781 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordable
    Likely · admission likelihood · free

    Families like yours are admitted here most of the time.

    Tuition$16.9K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~781
  4. 4
    Clearwater Central Catholic High School

    Clearwater·Pinellas County·Grades 9-12·~583 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCatholicCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$20.7K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~583
  5. 5
    Christ the King Catholic School

    Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-8·~522 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCatholicCo-edAffordable
    Likely · admission likelihood · free

    Families like yours are admitted here most of the time.

    Tuition$11K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~522
  6. 6
    Saint Petersburg Catholic High School

    Saint Petersburg·Pinellas County·Grades 09-12·~496 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCatholicCo-edAffordable
    Likely · admission likelihood · free

    Families like yours are admitted here most of the time.

    Tuition$16K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~496
  7. 7
    Espiritu Santo Catholic School

    Safety Harbor·Pinellas County·Grades PK-08·~466 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$10.7K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~466
  8. 8
    Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School

    Spring Hill·Pasco County·Grades 9-12·~354 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$12.8K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~354
  9. 9
    Saint Joseph Parish School

    Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-08·~278 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$10.3K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~278
  10. 10
    Cristo Rey Tampa

    Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades 09-12·~230 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$21.1K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~230
How we rank these schools

Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.

Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.

We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the average tuition for schools?
Across the 29 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $5.4K/yr to $63.5K/yr, with a median of $10.3K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
23 of the 29 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
St. Thomas Aquinas Academy is the smallest with 79 students; Academy of the Holy Names is the largest at 993. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
How many schools offer Language Immersion programs?
29 schools on this page have documented Language Immersion programs. Program depth varies — some schools embed it across the curriculum, others offer dedicated tracks or after-school options. Visit each school's profile for specifics.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.

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Data last updated June 5, 2026. Rankings reflect director interviews and public DOE/NCES data. How we verify and rank.