Joliet Catholic Academy

B- Illinois, US

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Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.

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The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.

Scoring Mechanism

The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.
In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall

B-

Matriculation B-

Academics B

Extracurriculars A-

Community A-

Reviews N/A

Joliet Catholic is a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school sponsored by the Carmelites and Joliet Franciscans to prepare young people for college and for life.
JCA has educated thousands of young adults in Joliet and its surrounding communities for over a century.
The Carmelites have been at JCA since 1933, and the Joliet Franciscans since 1869.
Academic excellence is one of the hallmarks of Joliet Catholic Academy, and students are well prepared to attend the college of their choice after moving through JCA's educational program.

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Current School

Tuition

$14425

Enrollment

598

International Students

1.2%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

41%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:11

Average SAT Score

1220

Average ACT Score

21.1

Class Size

Matriculation

(2021-2023)

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#12	Dartmouth College	1 +
#15	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +
#18	University of Notre Dame	1 +
#25	University of Southern California	1 +
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#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +
#44	Northeastern University	1 +
#51	Purdue University	1 +
#55	Florida State University	1 +
#55	Trinity University	1 +
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +
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#68	Kalamazoo College	1 +
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#72	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	1 +
#72	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +
#72	Knox College	1 +
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#77	Baylor University	1 +
#77	Clemson University	1 +
#77	Michigan State University	1 +
#81	Beloit College	1 +
#83	Marquette University	1 +
#83	University of Iowa	1 +
#85	Lake Forest College	1 +
#89	Texas Christian University	1 +
LAC #18	United States Air Force Academy	1 +
#94	Augustana College	1 +
	College of St. Benedict	1 +
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#97	University of Illinois at Chicago	1 +
#97	University of San Diego	1 +
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#100	Cornell College	1 +
#100	Saint Mary's College	1 +
#105	Miami University: Oxford	1 +
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#105	University of Arizona	1 +
#105	University of Denver	1 +
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#115	Creighton University	1 +
#115	Loyola University Chicago	1 +
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +
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#121	University of Kansas	1 +
#121	University of Missouri: Columbia	1 +
#127	Illinois Institute of Technology	1 +
#127	Samford University	1 +
#127	University of Dayton	1 +
#127	University of Oklahoma	1 +
#137	DePaul University	1 +
#137	Drake University	1 +
#137	University of Alabama	1 +
#137	University of Kentucky	1 +
#142	Coe College	1 +
#151	Duquesne University	1 +
#151	Marymount Manhattan College	1 +
#151	University of Mississippi	1 +
LAC #33	College of the Holy Cross	1 +
#166	Bradley University	1 +
#166	Kansas State University	1 +
#166	Xavier University	1 +
#176	Catholic University of America	1 +
#176	University of Arkansas	1 +
#176	Valparaiso University	1 +
#182	Belmont University	1 +
#182	Missouri University of Science and Technology	1 +
#182	Oklahoma State University	1 +
#182	University of Louisville	1 +
#182	University of Rhode Island	1 +
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#202	Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis	1 +
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#212	Ball State University	1 +
#219	Illinois State University	1 +
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Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2018-2022	2014-2019	2013-2017	2011-2015	Total
	All schools	104	106	89	35	27
#3	Stanford University			1 +	1 +		2
#5	Yale University	1 +	1 +				2
#6	University of Pennsylvania					1	1
#9	Northwestern University	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +		4
#12	Cornell University				1 +	1	2
#12	University of Chicago	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#12	Columbia University			1 +			1
#18	Vanderbilt University			1 +	1 +	1	3
#18	Dartmouth College	1 +	1 +				2
#20	University of Notre Dame	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#21	University of Michigan		1 +	1 +			2
#24	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +	1 +		1 +	1	4
#28	University of Southern California	1 +	1 +		1 +	1	4
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#35	University of California: Santa Barbara				1 +	1	2
#35	New York University				1 +	1	2
#39	Boston College				1 +	1	2
#40	Rutgers University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#47	Texas A&M University	1 +	1 +				2
#51	Purdue University	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#53	Northeastern University	1 +	1 +		1 +	1	4
#53	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1 +	1 +	1 +		1	4
#53	Florida State University	1 +	1 +		1 +		3
#54	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus			1 +	1 +		2
#58	SUNY University at Stony Brook		1 +	1 +			2
#60	Michigan State University	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#67	University of Pittsburgh	1 +	1 +		1 +	1	4
#67	University of Miami				1 +	1	2
#67	Villanova University			1 +			1
#73	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#73	Tulane University				1 +	1	2
#76	Colorado School of Mines			1 +	1 +		2
#76	Pepperdine University				1 +		1
#82	University of Illinois at Chicago	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#86	Marquette University	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#86	Clemson University	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#89	Southern Methodist University			1 +	1 +		2
#89	Fordham University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#89	University of South Florida	1 +					1
#93	Baylor University	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +		4
#93	University of Iowa	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#93	Auburn University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#98	University of San Diego	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#98	Drexel University			1 +	1 +		2
#98	Texas Christian University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#98	Illinois Institute of Technology	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#105	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#105	Arizona State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#105	Saint Louis University	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +		4
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +	1 +	1 +		1	4
#115	University of Arizona	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#124	Creighton University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#124	University of Missouri: Columbia	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#124	University of Denver	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#124	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +	1 +				2
#124	University of Oklahoma	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#133	Miami University: Oxford	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#133	University of Dayton	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#137	University of Alabama	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#142	Loyola University Chicago	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
#142	Clark University				1 +		1
#151	Michigan Technological University			1 +			1
#151	University of Rhode Island	1 +	1 +				2
#151	Colorado State University			1 +			1
#151	University of Kansas	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#151	DePaul University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#151	Duquesne University	1 +	1 +				2
#159	University of Kentucky	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#163	University of Mississippi	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#163	University of St. Thomas	1 +	1 +				2
#170	Kansas State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#178	University of Arkansas	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#178	Drake University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#178	Catholic University of America	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#185	Oklahoma State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#185	Missouri University of Science and Technology	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#185	Samford University	1 +	1 +				2
#185	Bradley University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#195	University of Louisville	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#201	La Salle University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#201	Xavier University	1 +	1 +				2
#201	Valparaiso University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#209	Illinois State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#209	Florida Atlantic University	1 +	1 +				2
#216	Texas Tech University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#216	St. Catherine University	1 +	1 +				2
#216	Ball State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#227	Georgia State University	1 +	1 +				2
#235	Grand Valley State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#236	University of New Mexico			1 +			1
#236	Belmont University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#236	University of North Dakota	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#249	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	1 +	1 +				2
#249	Maryville University of Saint Louis			1 +			1
#260	Central Michigan University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#269	University of Nevada: Las Vegas	1 +	1 +				2
#269	Northern Illinois University-DeKalb-IL		1 +	1 +			2
#280	University of St. Francis	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#280	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#280	Bellarmine University	1 +	1 +				2
#280	Clarke University			1 +			1
#296	South Dakota State University	1 +	1 +				2
#296	University of the Incarnate Word	1 +	1 +				2
#303	Aurora University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#303	Montana State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#304	Ferris State University			1 +			1
#304	Concordia University Wisconsin	1 +	1 +				2
#304	Florida Gulf Coast University	1 +	1 +				2
#304	Western Michigan University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#320	St. Ambrose University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#332	Wichita State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#332	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#332	Oakland University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#332	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#342	Missouri State University	1 +	1 +				2
#352	Walsh University			1 +			1
#352	Georgia Southern University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#352	Eastern Kentucky University	1 +	1 +				2
#361	Carson-Newman University	1 +	1 +				2
#361	Western Kentucky University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#376	Eastern Michigan University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#382	Indiana State University	1 +	1 +				2
#390	Roosevelt University	1 +	1 +				2
	Capitol Technology University	1 +	1 +				2
	Wright State University	1 +	1 +				2
	Trinity International University	1 +	1 +				2
	University of Nebraska - Lincoln	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
	William Woods University			1 +			1
	Iowa State University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
	Lamar University	1 +	1 +				2
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +	1	5
	Grand Canyon University			1 +			1
	Jackson State University	1 +	1 +				2

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Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2018-2022	2014-2019	2013-2017	2011-2015	Total
	All schools	22	21	16	4	2
#2	Amherst College			1 +	1 +	1	3
#3	United States Naval Academy	1 +	1 +				2
#7	United States Air Force Academy	1 +	1 +			1	3
#11	Wesleyan University			1 +			1
#16	Smith College				1 +		1
#27	College of the Holy Cross	1 +	1 +	1 +	1 +		4
#33	Oberlin College			1 +	1 +		2
#39	Denison University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#59	Trinity University	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#67	Reed College	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#70	Kalamazoo College	1 +	1 +				2
#70	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#73	Lake Forest College	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#73	College of St. Benedict	1 +					1
#75	Lawrence University			1 +			1
#75	Knox College	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#82	Saint Mary's College	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#86	Beloit College	1 +	1 +				2
#93	St. Norbert College	1 +	1 +				2
#100	Augustana College	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#116	Luther College	1 +	1 +				2
#116	Cornell College	1 +	1 +	1 +			3
#124	Illinois College			1 +			1
#130	Coe College	1 +	1 +				2
#156	Wartburg College	1 +	1 +				2
#159	Bethany Lutheran College			1 +			1
#174	Marymount Manhattan College	1 +	1 +				2
#182	ave maria university	1 +	1 +				2
	United States Military Academy	1 +	1 +				2

AP Scores

(2023)

Number of tests taken

176

55%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

Other scores

Academics

AP

(14)

Biology	Calculus AB
English Literature and Composition	United States Government and Politics
United States History	European History

Sports

(14)

Baseball	Basketball
Cheerleading	Cross Country
Dance	American Football

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(45)

Accepting Cultural Diversity Club	American Sign Language Club
Art & Literary Magazine	Bass Fishing
Big Buddy	Little Buddy

Accepting Cultural Diversity Club	American Sign Language Club
Art & Literary Magazine	Bass Fishing
Big Buddy	Little Buddy
Botany Club	Broadcasting Club
Chess Club	Cooking Club
Drama Club	Fall Play and Spring Musical
Empowerment Club	French Club
Future Teachers of America	German Club
Graphic Design Club	Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter
Hillzone	History Club
International Thespian Troupe 1046	Intramural Sports
Key/ Leo Club	Math Team
Movie Club	Medical Science Club
National Art Honor Society	National English Honor Society
National French Honor Society	National Honor Society
National Math Honor Society	National Spanish Honor Society
Newspaper Club	Photography Club
Psychology Club	Robotics Club
Scholastic Bowl	Spanish Club
Student Ambassadors	Student Council
Tech Club	Tri-M Music National Honor Society
Vocal Ensemble	Wildlife Club
Women’s History Club

Arts

(13)

Band	Guitar
Music	Music Theory
Singing	Theater

Contact Info

https://www.jca-online.org

1200 N. Larkin Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435

815-741-0500

tepps@thecambridgeinstitute.org

Illinois

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: 9-12

Suburban

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1869

Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling

Interview: Skype

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Nearby City

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in Illinois, is one of the largest and most vibrant cities in the U.S. Known for its iconic skyline, the city boasts architectural marvels such as the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center. Chicago is also home to world-class museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, famous for its extensive collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. With a rich cultural scene, diverse neighborhoods, and a legacy in jazz and blues music, Chicago stands as a hub of history, culture, and innovation.

Population (2022) 2,853,114

Cost of Living Higher than average 22%

Nearby Airport O‘Hare International Airport

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Biology	Calculus AB
English Literature and Composition	United States Government and Politics
United States History	European History
French Language and Culture	Microeconomics
Physics 1	Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics	Chemistry
Computer Science A	English Language and Composition

Baseball	Basketball
Cheerleading	Cross Country
Dance	American Football
Golf	Lacrosse
Soccer	Softball
Tennis	Track and Field
Volleyball	Wrestling

Band	Guitar
Music	Music Theory
Singing	Theater
Digital Photography	Drawing
Graphic Design	Pottery
Sculpture	Studio Art
Design