 September 1953 saw Northeast Catholic recognized as the world's largest Catholic high school for boys.Enrollment peaked at 4,726 students from 98 parishes was served by 109 Oblates, 9 nuns, and 14 laymen.The school year beginning September 1954, marked the first decrease in enrollment in a decade because of the newly opened Father Judge High School, which was founded in 1954 to relieve overcrowding at Northeast Catholic.