Our Lady of the Elms School is a private, all-girls independent
Catholic
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college preparatory
high school
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in
Akron, Ohio
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
, United States. Our Lady of the Elms School was founded by the Sisters of St. Dominic (now
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) 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.
2019 Best Catholic High Schools in the Cleveland Area
. ''Niche''.
Notable alumni
* River Butcher
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- Stand-up comedian
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High schools in Akron, Ohio
Catholic secondary schools in Ohio
Girls' schools in Ohio
Educational institutions established in 1923
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
1923 establishments in Ohio