No surprise at the top of the final 2024 High School Football America Private Schools 100, powered by NFL Play Football. National champ Mater Dei (California) is the top private school in the nation after a perfect 13-0 season.
Mater Dei edges No. 2 Bishop Gorman on the strength of its 31-15 defeat of the Gaels on September 6. In the national rankings, Gorman finished No. 3, their closest finish to the top since winning the HSFA national title in 2016.
Ten of Mater Dei’s thirteen wins came against teams finishing in the Private Schools 100. Two of those ten came against Trinity League rival St. John Bosco, which finishes No. 3.
Related: Public Schools 100 for 2024
All six Trinity League teams finish highly-ranked. Behind Mater Dei and Bosco are Orange Lutheran at No. 8, JSerra at No. 19, Santa Margarita at No. 21 and Servite at No. 23.
The Trinity League is the No. 1 high school football league in America.
Four-time New Jersey Non-Public A champ Bergen Catholic finishes No. 4, followed by No. 5 St. Frances Academy (Maryland) at No. 6, IMG Academy (Florida) at No. 6 and Florida 1A champ Chaminade-Madonna is No. 7. C-M has won four straight Florida high school football championships.
After OLu at No. 8 is Florida 4A champ American Heritage (Plantation) at No. 9.
After winning its state-record sixth straight Florida state title, St. Thomas Aquinas rounds at the Top 10 at No. 10.
Below is the complete Private Schools 100 created with our proprietary algorithm.
High School Football America Private Schools 100
| Rank | Team/State | Record |
| 1 | Mater Dei (California) | (13-0) |
| 2 | Bishop Gorman (Nevada) | (12-1) |
| 3 | St. John Bosco (California) | (11-2) |
| 4 | Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) |
| 5 | St. Frances Academy (Maryland) | (8-3) |
| 6 | IMG Academy (Florida) | (7-2) |
| 7 | Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) | (13-2) |
| 8 | Orange Lutheran (California) | (8-4) |
| 9 | American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | (12-2)*+ |
| 10 | St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) | (12-3) |
| 11 | Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) | (12-0) |
| 12 | DeMatha (Maryland) | (10-1) |
| 13 | De La Salle (California) | (12-1) |
| 14 | St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) | (11-2) |
| 15 | La Salle College HS (Pennsylvania) | (10-1) |
| 16 | Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) | (11-2) |
| 17 | DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) | (11-1) |
| 18 | Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) | (12-3) |
| 19 | JSerra (California) | (6-5) |
| 20 | Sierra Canyon (California) | (8-4) |
| 21 | Santa Margarita (California) | (5-7) |
| 22 | Providence Day (North Carolina) | (9-3) |
| 23 | Riverdale Baptist (Maryland) | (10-0) |
| 24 | Servite (California) | (6-5) |
| 25 | Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (11-1)++ |
| 26 | McCallie (Tennessee) | (11-2) |
| 27 | Trinity (Kentucky) | (13-2) |
| 28 | Baylor (Tennessee) | (12-1) |
| 29 | Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) | (14-2) |
| 30 | Good Counsel (Maryland) | (7-5) |
| 31 | Columbus (Miami, Florida) | (9-4) |
| 32 | Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) | (11-3) |
| 33 | St. Edward (Ohio) | (9-6) |
| 34 | Christ Presbyterian Academy (Tennessee) | (14-0) |
| 35 | Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) | (8-4) |
| 36 | Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) | (12-2) |
| 37 | Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) | (10-2) |
| 38 | American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Arizona) | (10-2) |
| 39 | St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) | (6-5) |
| 40 | Archbishop Rummel (Louisiana) | (9-3) |
| 41 | Loyola Academy (Illinois) | (12-2) |
| 42 | Iona Prep (New York) | (11-2) |
| 43 | St. Xavier (Ohio) | (11-3) |
| 44 | Detroit Catholic Central (Michigan) | (12-1) |
| 45 | Saint Louis (Hawaii) | (9-3) |
| 46 | De Smet (Missouri) | (13-2) |
| 47 | Bishop Watterson (Ohio) | (16-0) |
| 48 | Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) | (14-2) |
| 49 | Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania) | (8-2) |
| 50 | Delbarton (New Jersey) | (7-3) |
| 51 | Ensworth (Tennessee) | (11-1) |
| 52 | Oaks Christian (California) | (9-4) |
| 53 | Serra (Gardena, California) | (8-4) |
| 54 | Bolles School (Florida) | (10-2) |
| 55 | Lutheran North (Missouri) | (13-1) |
| 56 | Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) | (13-1) |
| 57 | Monsingor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast (Pennsylvania) | (12-2) |
| 58 | Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | (14-2) |
| 59 | Roman Catholic (Pennsylvania) | (11-5) |
| 60 | Gonzaga (Washington, DC) | (7-4) |
| 61 | Brophy Prep (Arizona) | (10-3) |
| 62 | O’Dea (Washington) | (13-0) |
| 63 | St. Thomas More (Louisiana) | (8-4) |
| 64 | Cardinal Newman (Florida) | (10-2) |
| 65 | Cardinal Mooney (Florida) | (12-1) |
| 66 | Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (8-4) |
| 67 | Marist (Georgia) | (14-1) |
| 68 | John Curtis (Louisiana) | (7-6) |
| 69 | Cathedral (Indiana) | (6-4) |
| 70 | Teurlings Catholic (Louisiana) | (10-2) |
| 71 | Charlotte Catholic (North Carolina) | (10-3) |
| 72 | Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (10-3) |
| 73 | Bishop Verot (Florida) | (9-4) |
| 74 | La Salle (Ohio) | (11-3) |
| 75 | St. Ignatius College Prep (California) | (10-3) |
| 76 | Jesuit (Florida) | (7-4) |
| 77 | St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) | (9-4) |
| 78 | Elder (Ohio) | (6-6) |
| 79 | St. Mary’s (Stockton, California) | (9-3) |
| 80 | Cardinal Hayes (New York) | (8-4) |
| 81 | Christian Brothers College (Missouri) | (9-2) |
| 82 | Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | (11-3) |
| 83 | St. Frances (Mountain View, California) | (10-4) |
| 84 | Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) | (9-3) |
| 85 | Cardinal Ritter (Missouri) | (9-2) |
| 86 | Blessed Trinity (Georgia) | (11-2) |
| 87 | Catholic Memorial (Massachusetts) | (12-1) |
| 88 | Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) | (12-3) |
| 89 | Nazareth Academy (Illinois) | (12-2) |
| 90 | Bishop Chatard (Indiana) | (9-3) |
| 91 | Pulaski Academy (Arkansas) | (10-3) |
| 92 | Hartfield Academy (Mississippi) | (12-2) |
| 93 | Jackson Prep (Mississppi) | (12-1) |
| 94 | Brentwood Academy (Tennessee) | (8-4) |
| 95 | Shiloh Christian (Arkansas) | (9-4) |
| 96 | Ursuline (Ohio) | (13-2) |
| 97 | Kamehameha (Honolulu, Hawaii) | (5-4) |
| 98 | Montgomery Catholic (Alabama) | (14-0) |
| 99 | Salpoint Catholic (Arizona) | (8-3) |
| 100 | Benedictdine (Georgia) | (7-5) |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
* Norland (Florida) forfeited 32-27 win to American Heritage (Plantation) for using an ineligible player
+ Awarded forfeit victories from Miami Central (Florida), which had to forfeit eight wins for use of an ineligible player
++ Awarded forfeit victory from University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
