Cathedral High School

El Paso · TX · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Cathedral High School publishes where its graduates go (Cathedral’s 100th graduating class): 58 colleges, including Brown University, Boston College, Boston University, Columbia University.
  • Worth asking admissions: the school profile. Reach doesn't yet show this school's SAT/ACT or AP results. Every private school produces a counselor's "school profile" for colleges, and most post it online — ask admissions for it. How a school answers says as much as the numbers.

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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Cathedral High School publishes its college acceptances (Cathedral’s 100th graduating class): 58 colleges. See the full list ↓

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How Cathedral High School compares for families

What families should know about Cathedral High School.

  • ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Father Yermo Schools, Loretto Academy, Lydia Patterson Institute and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

The University of Texas at Austin

29%
admit rate
$11,688
in-state tuition/yr · $44,908 out-of-state
1230–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Texas

Texas's public scholarships

Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.

Auto-admit Top 10% Automatic Admission
Guaranteed admission to a Texas public university (not a $ award)
GPA: Top 10% class rank (UT Austin caps at top 5%)

Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)

Official program details ↗
Need-based TEXAS Grant
Up to $16,182/yr (tuition & required fees)
GPA: No GPA gate to qualify (3.0 / top-third = priority) Income: Need-based (federal Student Aid Index)

Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)

Official program details ↗
Merit Texas First Early Completion Scholarship
Scholarship equal to the TEXAS Grant amount
GPA: 3.0 Test: SAT/ACT at the 80th percentile OR top-10% class rank

Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 450 in 2018 to 383 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-14.9%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -4.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 383 students:

2023
368
2025
339
2027
313

≈ 70 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 70 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,120,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Father Yermo Schools
El Paso
Private 3.2 111 -60.6%
Loretto Academy
El Paso
Private 3.7 556 —
Lydia Patterson Institute
El Paso
Private 1.1 250 —
Immanuel Christian School
El Paso
Private 7.0 392 -0.5%
Jesus Chapel School
El Paso
Private 8.7 90 -1.1%
Northeast Christian Academy
El Paso
Private 10.2 75 +36.4%
Radford School
El Paso
Private 3.8 216 +5.9%
Bethesda Christian Academy
El Paso
Private 17.2 39 —

At a glance

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Cathedral High School is a private high school in El Paso, TX, enrolling 383 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is down 15% from 2018 to 2022.

Cathedral High School publishes a college acceptances list for the Cathedral’s 100th graduating class: 58 colleges. Source: CHS Lookbook 2026.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Cathedral High School graduates go to college? Cathedral High School publishes a college acceptances list for the Cathedral’s 100th graduating class: 58 colleges. Source: CHS Lookbook 2026.

How many students attend Cathedral High School? Cathedral High School is a private high school in El Paso, TX, enrolling 383 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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