Catholic high schools in Denver, CO
3 Roman Catholic schools serve high-school grades in Denver. Use the school pages below for location, grade range, enrollment, and verified HSPT information where available.
If a school on this list uses the HSPT, start with the free 25-question HSPT practice test before you compare campuses or decide how much prep the fall needs.
Denver Catholic school overview
- Schools
- 3 serving high-school grades
- Students listed
- 1,330 across 3 schools reporting enrollment
- Average enrollment
- 443 students among schools with published NCES enrollment
- Grade ranges
- 9-12
- County
- Denver
- Verified HSPT guides
- 0
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HSPT Prep in Denver, CO
Families applying to Catholic high schools in Denver ask about the HSPT before most other questions, so here is the direct answer: the three schools in our Denver directory are Arrupe Jesuit, Bishop Machebeuf, and Mullen. Catholic affiliation alone does not establish which entrance test a school requires, and we do not yet have a source-reviewed HSPT record for any Denver school, so confirm the current test policy with each school’s admissions office before registering.
Denver Catholic high schools and their admissions pages
Each school sets its own admissions and testing process. Link opens the school’s own page for the current cycle.
Most Catholic high schools give the HSPT between mid-November and mid-January of 8th grade, and Denver-area schools test during the fall admission cycle. Each school posts its own date, usually by early fall, so plan prep around the earliest date on your list rather than assuming one shared sitting.
How to prepare for the HSPT in Denver
Start with the free diagnostic to establish a baseline, then build a study plan around the date your school posts. These guides cover the practical questions Denver families ask:
When to start HSPT prep
How far ahead to start, based on your test date, school list, and how much prep your child can sustain.
Best order to prep for HSPT sections
Which sections to attack first for the fastest score gains instead of random practice.
4-week HSPT study plan
A realistic one-month plan for families starting late but still wanting to move the score.
How should my 8th grader prepare for the HSPT?
When to start, what to practice, how much daily work, and how to keep it sustainable.
HSPT scholarships by city
Where school-list width, selectivity, and tuition make scholarship research matter most.
What is a good HSPT score?
What different percentile bands actually mean to a family, admissions-wise.
Denver’s Catholic high schools each run their own application process within the Archdiocese of Denver. Ask each school whether one HSPT sitting can be shared across the schools you are applying to, and whether the test is used for admission only or also for placement and scholarship consideration.
For the fall admission cycle, Denver families typically research schools in the spring of 7th grade, visit during 8th-grade fall, and test between mid-November and mid-January. Application, financial-aid, and scholarship deadlines differ by school, so collect them in one place early and treat them as planning inputs, not reasons to choose one school over another.
Planning a Catholic high school application
Entrance-test rules are set by the school or diocese and can differ even within the same city. Check each school’s admissions site before registering. If a school is confirmed in our HSPT guide, its directory page links directly to the current admissions and preparation notes.
- Confirm whether each school requires the HSPT or another entrance test for the current cycle.
- Record application, transcript, recommendation, financial-aid, and scholarship deadlines separately.
- Ask whether one HSPT sitting can be shared with other schools in the same diocese.
- Compare the daily commute as well as tuition, aid, academic programs, and school size.
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Questions about Catholic high schools in Denver
How many Catholic high schools are in Denver, CO?
NCES lists 3 Roman Catholic schools in Denver that include grade 9. The directory uses 2023–24 school data.
Do Catholic high schools in Denver require the HSPT?
We do not currently have a source-reviewed HSPT record for a school in Denver. Catholic affiliation alone does not establish which entrance test a school requires.
What should families compare between Catholic high schools in Denver?
Compare grade range, commute, enrollment size, admissions deadlines, entrance-test policy, tuition and aid, academic programs, student support, and whether test scores affect scholarship consideration.
When do Denver Catholic high schools give the HSPT?
Denver Catholic high schools test in the fall admission cycle, most commonly between mid-November and mid-January of 8th grade. Each school posts its own date, usually by early fall, so confirm with each school’s admissions office before planning around a date.
How can my child prepare for the HSPT in Denver?
Start with a free diagnostic to establish a baseline, then work a study plan sized to the time you have — the guides on when to start prep, the best order to cover sections, and a four-week plan cover the practical path. School-run review sessions and local tutors exist in Denver, but availability changes every cycle, so ask each school what it offers.
Do Denver Catholic high schools offer HSPT scholarships?
Some Catholic high schools factor HSPT scores into merit scholarship consideration, but the policy differs by school and year. Ask each school’s admissions and financial-aid offices directly, and see the HSPT scholarships by city guide for how to research it.
What is a good HSPT score for Denver Catholic high schools?
HSPT results are reported as percentiles, and schools weigh them differently, so there is no single Denver cutoff. The what-is-a-good-HSPT-score guide explains how different percentile bands actually read in admissions.
Compare the full statewide list of Catholic high schools in Colorado.
Source: NCES Private School Locator 2023–24. Inclusion does not establish that a school uses the HSPT.
Building a Catholic high school shortlist in Denver?
Use the free parent checklist to compare entrance tests, score expectations, scholarship rules, and deadlines before narrowing the list.
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