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DeMatha Catholic High School

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DeMatha Catholic High School
Location
4313 Madison Street
Hyattsville
,
Maryland
20781
United States
38°57′29″N 76°56′32″W / 38.95806°N 76.94222°W
Information
Type Private, College-prep
Motto Faith Filled Gentlemen & Scholars
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Patron saint St. John of Matha
Established 1946
Founder Trinitarian Order
School district Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools[1]
Principal Daniel McMahon
Teaching staff 85.0 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment 850[2] (2025-26)
Student to teacher ratio 9.5[2]
Campus size 10 acres (40,000 m2)
Campus type Suburban
Colors Red and blue
Song DeMatha Forever!
Fight song One DeMatha
Athletics conference Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Nickname Stags
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Publication "Red & Blue Review" and "DeMatha Express"
Newspaper The DeMatha Stagline
Tuition $25,350 (2026)
Website www.dematha.org

DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school for boys located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States. Named after John of Matha, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and is a member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.

History

In 1990, 21 girls from Regina High School were allowed to attend DeMatha for their final year of high school after their school closed.[4]

Academics

The United States Department of Education recognized DeMatha as a Blue Ribbon School in 1984 and 1991.[5]

Music program

According to the school's website, the music program includes "five concert bands, three choruses, three percussion ensembles, three string orchestras, six levels of music theory, and a History of Rock and Roll class" plus "two jazz ensembles, a pep band for basketball games, a gospel choir, as well as numerous small ensembles."[6]

Athletics

Sports Illustrated recognized DeMatha as the No. 2 high school athletic program in the United States in 2005,[7] and again in 2007.[8]

Notable alumni

Religious

Arts and entertainment

Media

Politics

Publishing

Sports

Baseball

Basketball

Football

Lacrosse

  • Paul Rabil (2004) is a retired professional lacrosse player and co-founder/president of the Premier Lacrosse League.[66][12]
  • Garrett Leadmon (2018) is a professional lacrosse player for the Maryland Whipsnakes

NASCAR

Soccer

Track and field

Notable staff

References

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