The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office of Catholic Education will recognize sixty-two parish and regional elementary schools as 2025 Archdiocesan Schools of Distinguished Instruction. Pastors and administrators from these schools will be present to receive their award during a ceremony.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
3:30 p.m.
Saints Simon and Jude Church
8 Cavanaugh Court
West Chester, PA 19382 (Chester County)
Dr. Andrew McLaughlin, Secretary for Elementary Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will be present along with other senior administrators from the Office of Catholic Education (OCE). Representatives from OCE will lead the ceremony which will include a prayer vigil as well as the awards presentation.
Thirteen schools will be recognized for Growth and Exceeding Potential. Recognition for Growth was determined by comparing the Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) score from this year’s testing to the NCE examinations taken by students in the previous academic year. These schools were found to have shown a full year’s growth in the total mastery of skills at every level tested using comparative NCE data.
Recognition for Exceeding Potential was determined by analyzing the data from the ability testing (InView) and the achievement testing (Terra Nova) in which schools were found to have a majority of the classes meeting or exceeding their potential in all content areas at every level tested with a growth rate exceeding 80%.
Thirteen Schools Recognized for Growth and Exceeding Potential
Saint Ephrem Parish School (Bensalem, Bucks County)
Saint Joseph Parish School (Downingtown, Chester County)
Saint Norbert Parish School (Paoli, Chester County)
Cardinal John Foley Regional Catholic School (Havertown, Delaware County)
Saint Anastasia Parish School (Newtown Square, Delaware County)
Saint James Regional Catholic School (Ridley Park, Delaware County)
Saint Laurence Parish School (Upper Darby, Delaware County)
Corpus Christi Parish School (Lansdale, Montgomery County)
Queen of Angles Regional Catholic School (Willow Grove, Montgomery County)
Saint Aloysius Parish School (Pottstown, Montgomery County)
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish School (Trooper, Montgomery County)
Saint Cecilia Parish School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Peter the Apostle School (Philadelphia County)
Forty-Three Schools Recognized for Growth
Holy Family Regional Catholic School (Levittown, Bucks County)
Holy Trinity Parish School (Morrisville, Bucks County)
Nativity of Our Lord Parish School (Warminster, Bucks County)
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School (Southampton, Bucks County)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish School (Doylestown, Bucks County)
Saint Andrew Parish School (Newtown, Bucks County)
Saint Joseph/Saint Robert Catholic School (Warrington, Bucks County)
Saint Jude Parish School (Chalfont, Bucks County)
Saint Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School (Southampton, Bucks County)
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish School (Levittown, Bucks County)
Holy Family Regional Catholic School (Phoenixville, Chester County)
Saints Peter and Paul Parish School (West Chester, Chester County)
Saints Simon and Jude Parish School (West Chester, Chester County)
Saint Elizabeth Parish School (Chester Springs, Chester County)
Saint Maximillian Kolbe Parish School (West Chester, Chester County)
Blessed Virgin Mary Parish School (Darby, Delaware County)
Holy Cross Parish School (Springfield, Delaware County)
Saints Colman – John Neumann School (Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County)
Saint Anastasia Parish School (Newtown Square, Delaware County)
Saint Andrew Parish School (Drexel Hill, Delaware County)
Saint Bernadette Parish School (Drexel Hill, Delaware County)
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish School (Springfield, Delaware County)
Saint Katharine of Siena Parish School (Wayne, Delaware County)
Saint Mary Magdalen Parish School (Media, Delaware County)
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School (Collegeville, Montgomery County)
Mater Dei Catholic School (Lansdale, Montgomery County)
Mother Teresa Regional Catholic School (King of Prussia, Montgomery County)
Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School (Maple Glen, Montgomery County)
Saint Albert the Great Parish School (Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County)
Saint Francis of Assisi of Parish School (Norristown, Montgomery County)
Saint Hilary of Poitiers Parish School (Rydal, Montgomery County)
Saint Luke Parish School (Glenside, Montgomery County)
Saint Margaret Parish School (Narberth, Montgomery County)
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic School (Philadelphia County)
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish School (Philadelphia County)
Our Lady of Calvary Parish School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Anthony of Padua Regional Catholic School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Christopher Parish School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Francis Xavier Parish School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Martha Parish School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Mary Interparochial School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Monica Parish School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Pio Regional Catholic School (Philadelphia County)
Six Schools Recognized for Exceeding Potential
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish School (West Grove, Chester County)
Saint Patrick Parish School (Malvern, Chester County)
Saint Pius X Parish School (Broomall, Delaware County)
Presentation Blessed Virgin Mary Parish School (Cheltenham, Montgomery County)
Resurrection Regional Catholic School (Philadelphia County)
Saint Francis de Sales Parish School (Philadelphia County)
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Editor’s Note:
For additional information on Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit aopcatholicschools.org/.
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