Notre Dame Academy is a Roman Catholic high school for girls in Northern Kentucky

Northern Kentucky

Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...

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Facts

Mission Statement: Notre Dame Academy, a Catholic high school dedicated to Mary, exists to educate young women to make a difference in the world.

Achievements/Awards: Fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.United States Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1996

Sports:Notre Dame Academy is well represented in ten sports (basketball, bowling, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball,swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball)

Class of 2010 Statistics

• 99% of the graduates were accepted to 36 post-secondary institutions

• Average ACT score: 24.92

• Average SAT score: 1737

• More than $8,323,000 offered to students in the form of 332 direct scholarships and grants

• 97% of graduates qualified for the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarships

• One National Merit Finalist Student and three National Merit Commended Students

• Ten Commonwealth Diploma Recipients

• Nine Governor’s Scholars

• One Governor’s School for the Arts

• Four AP Scholars with Distinction

• Three AP Scholars with Honor

• Five AP Scholars

Background

Notre Dame Academy was first established in 1874 as a Catholic grade school. In 1906, a high school program was created and added to the existing school where Sister Mary Agnetis served as principal for forty years. Started and run by the Sisters of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Academy has earned an excellent reputation for academics and athletics as well as encouraging faith. First located in downtown Covington

Covington, Kentucky

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,370 people, 18,257 households, and 10,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,301.3 people per square mile . There were 20,448 housing units at an average density of 1,556.5 per square mile...

, Notre Dame Academy moved to Park Hills

Park Hills, Kentucky

Park Hills is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. A small Upper-Middle class bedroom community located in the Cincinnati Metro Area. Where most home vaules exceed $200,000 dollars. Desirable for its location, only 3 miles from the Cincinnati's Downtown, and 6 miles to the...

, across from the Provincial House of the Sisters of Notre Dame.