So, I almost hesitate to post this because it might generate ideological arguments, but maybe it'll advance conversation forward and/or some people will find it interesting.
Look up your school to see how it stacks up. (Although it doesn't appear that a lot of the catholic schools have their data in the system)
http://nbcscorecard.greatschools.org/
Story that talks about use of data.
http://reason.com/blog/2010/10/15/statistically-speaking-my-high