Our Lady of the Elms High School

Private, all-girls school in Akron, , Ohio, United States

SportsSoccer, golf, volleyball, tennis, basketball, track and field, softballMascotElmer the PantherTeam namePanthersAccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]PublicationThe Elms MagazineNewspaperThe Elm LeafYearbookThe EgressTuition$11,950AffiliationRoman Catholic Diocese of ClevelandWebsitewww.theelms.org

Our Lady of the Elms School is a private, all-girls independent Catholic college preparatory high school in Akron, Ohio, United States. Our Lady of the Elms School was founded by the Sisters of St. Dominic (now Dominican Sisters of Peace) in 1923.

Ranked as one of the top private schools by Niche.com the Elms is the #1 Catholic High School in Summit County and the #1 All-Girls School in the Cleveland Diocese.^[2]

Notable alumni

River Butcher - Stand-up comedian
Martha Firestone Ford

Notes and references

^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
^ "2019 Best Catholic High Schools in the Cleveland Area". Niche.

External links

Official website

High schools in the Diocese of Cleveland

Operated by
diocese

Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Cleveland
Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria
Holy Name High School, Parma Heights
Lake Catholic High School, Mentor
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, Chardon
Padua Franciscan High School, Parma
St. Martin de Porres High School, Cleveland
Trinity High School, Garfield Heights
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Cleveland

Independent

Archbishop Hoban High School, Akron
Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights
Benedictine High School, Cleveland
Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills
Magnificat High School, Rocky River
Our Lady of the Elms High School, Akron
St. Edward High School, Lakewood
Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland
Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland
St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, Akron
Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls

Closed

Hoban Dominican High School, Cleveland
Lorain Catholic High School, Lorain
Regina High School, South Euclid
St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood
St. Peter Chanel High School, Bedford

Single-gender schools in Ohio

Public boys' schools

Ginn Academy (Cleveland)
Dayton Boys Preparatory Academy

Private boys' schools

Columbus area	Saint Charles Preparatory School
Cincinnati area	Elder High School La Salle High School Moeller High School St. Xavier High School
Cleveland area	Benedictine High School St. Edward High School Saint Ignatius High School University School
Toledo area	St. Francis de Sales School St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy
Merged into coed	Cathedral Latin School (Cleveland Area) St. Joseph High School (Cleveland area)

Private girls' schools

Columbus area	Columbus School for Girls
Cincinnati area	Mercy McAuley High School Mount Notre Dame High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy Ursuline Academy
Cleveland area	Beaumont School Magnificat High School Our Lady of the Elms High School Saint Joseph Academy
Toledo area	Notre Dame Academy St. Ursula Academy
Closed	Hoban Dominican High School (Cleveland area) McAuley High School (Toledo area) Regina High School (Cleveland area) St. Augustine Academy (Cleveland area)
Became coeducational	Ursuline Academy of the Holy Name of Jesus (Youngstown)
Merged into coed school	Notre Dame Academy (Cleveland Area) Villa Angela Academy (Cleveland area)
Merged into girls' school	Mother of Mercy High School (Cincinnati)