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Monsignor
Kelly Catholic High School
Top 50 Catholic
Schools in the Country
2007-2008
2 Time Exemplary
School Winner
U.S. Department
of Education
Placement in
Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School’s curriculum is
based on
several criteria,
including grades and standardized test scores. Admission is
assured to
students who are enrolled in all diocesan Catholic schools
in the
Southeast Texas
area and in All Saints Episcopal School. MKCHS is fully
accredited
by the Texas Catholic Accreditation Commission (TCAC). TCAC
is an
approved affiliate
of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission
(TEPSAC), an
organization for private school accreditation. TEPSAC is endorsed
by the Texas
Education Agency (TEA). Kelly offers two graduation plans,
standard and
advanced, as prescribed by the Texas Catholic Conference
Education Department.
The courses for both plans are listed in the course
description
booklet. In addition to regular classes, Honors/Advanced Placement
courses are
offered in English I-IV, Biology I and II, Chemistry I, Government,
Spanish, French,
Latin, Computer Science II, Physics I and II, Calculus, Pre-
Calculus, Algebra
II, Geometry, U.S. History, and World History. Ninety percent
of Kelly students
take two to four years of foreign language. Monsignor Kelly
Catholic High
School has been recognized twice by the United States
Department
of Education as an Exemplary School. The Catholic
Communications
Campaign, a division of the U.S. Catholic Conference, chose
Kelly as the
only high school in the nation featured in the hour-long NBC
Special, "Catholic
Schools: A Place to Belong." The U.S. Military Academy
at
West Point
has recognized Kelly as one of its seven Stars in Education
nationwide.
The school is a member of the National Catholic Education
Association
and is recognized as accredited by the Texas Education Agency
through the
Texas Catholic Conference Education Department. At the heart
of
this excellent
school is its dedicated faculty. Kelly’s teachers encourage
perseverance
and excellence. With a student-faculty ratio of 14:1, a special
report is developed
between the two. The mission of the school is to provide
academic excellence
clothed in the teachings of God and to provide continuing
efforts to
encourage loving, positive, and constructive behavior on the
part of
its students.
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