Cardinal Newman High School vs. Sonoma Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Cardinal Newman High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Sonoma Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Overview
Cardinal Newman is a Catholic, college preparatory high school for young men and women.
Our mission is to educate our students in the wholeness of mind, body, and spirit through the teachings of Jesus Christ; applying their leadership skills and talents in service to others.
We challenge each student to work to his highest potential in the lifelong pursuit of faith, learning and service. The Cardinal Newman High School community has committed itself to the principles of Christian education and the pursuit of educational excellence.
In placing strong emphasis on the teachings of Christ, the faculty, staff, students and parents strive to work together, in respect and concern, to establish a living Christian community.
Cardinal Newman High School recognizes that the primary responsibility for the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical and social development of the student belongs to the family; the school serves to facilitate and supplement the family in this vital task of the student's development.
We are grounded in a rigorous college preparatory framework, but we go much further.
We are multidisciplinary and cutting-edge, giving students the ability to ask the hard questions, and the tools to answer them.
We are technologically sophisticated, but we recognize the limitations of technology, so we teach critical thinking above all else-because this is the foundation of true learning.
We are deeply humanistic, treating every student with profound respect and care.
And we are a joyful, inclusive, vibrant community-where students actually love to come to school every day.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
1964
2001
Students Body
Total Students
543 students
335 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
26%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
151
80
Grade 10 Students
158
90
Grade 11 Students
109
86
Grade 12 Students
125
79
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
57 teachers
33 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
53%
85%
Average Class Size
22
16
Number of AP Classes
17
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:10
1:10
Average SAT score
1205
n/a
Average ACT score
22
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
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Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 15 / rolling
Nov. 1 / Jan. 10
Tuition Cost
$21,800
$56,580
Tuition Notes
- Choice of payment plans
- Tuition Assistance Available
Tuition fees includes daily lunch program, textbooks and materials, intersession, dances and social activities, yearbook, cap and gown, and more!We have a financial aid program that is designed to help families with the cost of tuition and is based on demonstrated financial need. We award nearly $3.5 million in financial aid each year. Awards may range from 5-95% of tuition.
% on Financial Aid
36%
50%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$8,050
$27,000
Admissions Director
Andrew Cassetta
Kim Eber
Admissions Associate
Colleen Mahoney
Luc Martin
Sports
Total Sports Offered
18
10
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
20
19
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Arts Alive, ASB (Leadership), Baking/Cooking, Campus Ministry, Car Club, Christian Outreach, Cornhole Club, Culture Club, Dance, Engineering, French Club, Library, Math Club, Medical Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, Mountain Biking, Skateboarding, Sneaker Club, SVdP (St. Vincent de Paul Youth Conference)
Admission All-Stars, Affinity Groups, Book Club, Chamber Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Chess Club, Debate Team, Fitness, FRC Robotics Team, Jazz Ensemble, Marketing & Communications Internship, QSA-Queer Straight Alliance, Rock Band, Speech Team, Strings Ensemble, Student Leadership Council, Theater Production, Tri-M Music Honors Society, Yearbook