At a Glance
A tiny Lasallian Catholic high school in Clinton Hill where every student is known — and where tuition is a fraction of the NYC private-school norm.
Best suited for
Brooklyn families — especially those seeking an affordable, faith-rooted Catholic education with a small, Black-majority, service-oriented community — who value personal attention and character formation over the breadth of a large school.
What stands out
- Total enrollment of just 51 students means class sizes are essentially one-on-one — no student slips through the cracks here.
- Project Lead the Way pathways in biomedical science, computer science, and engineering paired with AP coursework offer an unusually STEM-rich program for a school this size.
- The Lasallian "Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve" motto is lived through required service, not just printed on a wall.
- Tuition of $12,995 makes private Catholic college-prep education accessible to a much wider range of Brooklyn families than competitors charging two to four times as much.
- A 9.4:1 student-teacher ratio is extraordinary at any grade level and almost unheard of at the high-school level.
Things to consider
- With only 51 students across four grades, the breadth of course offerings, sports teams, clubs, and social life is necessarily limited compared with larger private or public high schools.
- Parent reviews are notably split: one group of parent reviewers (4.2/5 across 256 reviews) praise the welcoming community and caring staff, while another group (2.6/5) has raised concerns about academic rigor — best to ask current families directly.
- The student body's demographic profile is quite different from the increasingly affluent, white neighborhood around it — worth weighing depending on what community you're hoping your teen joins.
- Only a single tuition figure is reported; the school's website or admissions office would be the place to ask about financial aid or scholarships.
- No data is provided on college placement, graduation rates, or alumni outcomes, so families should request those numbers directly.
Identity
Bishop Loughlin is a coed Lasallian Catholic college preparatory school serving grades 9–12, rooted in the Brothers of the Christian Schools tradition of faith, service, and academic excellence. Although the school enrolls students of all backgrounds — hence its nonsectarian admission classification — its mission, motto, and culture are unmistakably Catholic and Lasallian.
Community
About 59% of students are Black, with White (19.6%), multiracial (13.7%), Hispanic (5.9%), and Asian (2%) students rounding out the community. This is a notably Black-majority student body in a neighborhood that has grown significantly wealthier and whiter over the past decade, meaning Loughlin draws from a broader swath of Brooklyn than its immediate surroundings would suggest.
Neighborhood
Loughlin sits on Clermont Avenue in Clinton Hill, where median household income is around $118,733 and more than seven in ten adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The surrounding census tract still shows a 10.3% poverty rate, evidence of a neighborhood in transition between its older working-class roots and its current more affluent profile. The school is rooted in this community and has served it for generations.
The Clinton-Washington Avs G stop is about a 3-minute walk, with the Clinton-Washington Avs C and Lafayette Av C stops each roughly 6 minutes on foot.
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What Parents Are Saying
Mixed reviews - one source shows a 4.2/5 rating with 256 reviews (79% rated 4-5 stars), praising a welcoming community, strong academics, and caring staff; another has a 4.2/5 rating with 11 reviews; a third shows a 2.6/5 rating from 5 reviews with some concerns about academic rigor
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
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- BISHOP LOUGHLIN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.