
Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy (SJPllCA) is the largest accredited Catholic elementary school in New England serving over 1,000 children from ages 2.9 through grade 8 in Boston. Our campuses are located in the Dorchester neighborhoods of Lower Mills, Columbia and Neponset.
- Financial Aid: $1.5 million is awarded to our students each year.
- Scholarships: $1.3 million received by 2019 Academy graduates.
- A Strong Start: Our early-education students are 40% less likely to repeat a grade, 30% more likely to graduate from high school and more than twice as likely to go to college.
- Future Success: 66% attend a Catholic high school – 97% graduate high school – 92% attend a four year college or university.
Large enough to serve you, small enough to know you.
The Academy is a co-sponsored school of the Campaign for Catholic Schools (CCS). CCS brings the resources of top business and civic leaders to the Academy that set a new standard for urban Catholic education and change lives.