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Monsignor Kelly
Catholic High School
Top 50 Catholic Schools in the Country
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 and II,
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
rapport 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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