O’Connell was recognized recently as one of the Best Schools in America by Niche, the country’s leading college and school search platform. Niche has ranked O’Connell as the No. 1 Best Catholic High School in Virginia for 2025.
This prestigious ranking reflects the school’s exceptional performance across numerous criteria analyzed by Niche, including academic performance, extracurricular activity opportunities, data from the U.S. Department of Education, and user input from current students, alumni, and parents.
“As a school renowned for its Catholic identity, familial sense of community, and forward-leaning culture of never resting on our laurels, it is especially heartening to know that the entire scope of what we set out to do, deliver upon, and be, as rooted in the life of Jesus, is recognized and appreciated by our stakeholders,” said Head of School Bill Crittenberger.
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