in 2019, cba was named a national blue ribbon school of excellence, one of 50 private schools nationally, and the only private school in new york state. cba was also ranked as the no. 1 catholic high school in all of upstate new york (albany, rochester, buffalo, binghamton, etc.). members of the graduating class of 2019 received college acceptances into such schools as notre dame, harvard university, princeton, yale, cornell university, boston college, georgetown, villanova university, united states air force academy, clemson university, colgate university, clarkson university, hamilton college, syracuse university, le moyne college and other equally prestigious colleges and universities. the class of 2019 received a total of over $25,000,000 in scholarships, had six national merit commended students, and had seven students who committed to play division i athletics.