How strong is the curriculum at most parochial schools? (Dallas: private schools, suburban)

[MSPMom]

I'm honestly not trying to stir up controversy here. But I'm curious to know people's thoughts on the strength of the K-6 or K-8 curriculum at schools like St. Rita, St. Monica, Christ the King, St. Thomas Aquinas and so forth.

I know it's hard to compare them directly with other privates and highly rated public schools but I wonder if there's any general consensus on how the quality of teaching and the material being taught stacks up. Growing up in Minneapolis/St. Paul it was understood that the parochials provided a solid education if the local public school was really lacking, but they were not nearly as academically rigorous as top private schools. And parents knew this and were fine with the trade-off given the economic and religious benefit to them. Is it similar here in Dallas? I've met people who make it sound like St. Monica is just an inexpensive alternative to Greenhill and so forth. Makes me wonder...

[Big G]

Greenhill = Breck
Jesuit = Benilde
St. Rita's/St. Monica's = Any of the MSP Catholic K-8 Schools

[MSPMom]

Originally Posted by Big G

Greenhill = Breck
Jesuit = Benilde
St. Rita's/St. Monica's = Any of the MSP Catholic K-8 Schools

Thanks Big G. I graduated from SPA and this is pretty much what I thought.

[loves2read]

don't know about the Dallas side but Nolan High School in FTW has as many national merit scholars as many of the suburband districts that have large student population to draw from--so think it probably has strong curriculum/teaching

and what about Cistercian Academy--that is certainly pretty strong, isn't it
although it is only for males...

[FarNorthDallas]

I don't think Cistercian counts as a parochial school. I think it's considered an independent school like ESD.