My mother went to a Catholic elementary school but did not go to high school. My father went to Catholic elementary school and Catholic high school but did not graduate from high school. Their four sons graduated from Catholic elementary and secondary schools, held executive positions and two of them have earned doctorates. Catholic schools took a largely immigrant population of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and brought that population into the mainstream of American life so that today it is one of the best educated and most successful groups in the United States. Look at today s parents.
Parents know how successful Catholic schools are.
In 1997, the parents of over 23,000 children in the schools run by New York City signed their children up for a lottery in which only 2,000 of these children would be able to attend Catholic schools. Similar situations occurred in Washington, Cleveland, Milwaukee and other cities. Parents most often indicate that the primary reasons for sending their children to Catholic schools are the schools record of academic excellence, emphasis on values and supportive environment. Look at research . Research studies demonstrate the effectiveness of Catholic schools and the superior performance of Catholic school students over students in state-controlled schools.