Padua Franciscan is a four-year, co-educational Catholic high school located in Cleveland, Ohio founded in 1961. As a school in the Franciscan tradition, its mission is to develop the unique talents of each student, while giving them the skills they need to succeed in college and beyond. In 2004, and 2006, Padua was named one of the nation’s top 50 Catholic secondary schools by the Acton Institute. In 2007, 2009, and 2011, an independent study placed Padua in the top 6 percent of all Ohio’s high schools.
