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School Notes Overview: |
Sonoma Academy is an independent, coed, college preparatory high school located in Santa Rosa, California. Located about an hour north of San Francisco, the school provides a premier education that engages and supports motivated learners from Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties. In 2008-07, SA will serve approximately 200 students in grades 9 through 12 at its current campus at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. SA will be moving to its permanent campus in June '08 and begin classes at the new campus in September '08 . The 35 acre campus is located in southeastern Santa Rosa at the foot of Mt. Taylor. ...read more
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Sonoma Academy |
| School Level |
High school
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| School
Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Other school association(s)
State or regional independent school association |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
| Year
Founded |
2001 |
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County |
Sonoma County, CA |
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| Total
Students |
197 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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CA )
High School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
17% |
39% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 55 students | | Grade 10 - 53 students | | Grade 11 - 48 students | | Grade 12 - 41 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
20 teachers |
| %
Faculty with Advance Degree |
88% |
| Average Class Size |
12 |
| Number of AP Courses |
8 |
| Average SAT score |
1850 |
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School |
(
CA )
High School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:10 |
1:11
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
178 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 15 |
| Yearly
Tuition Cost |
$28,500 |
| %
on Financial Aid |
40% |
| Average
Financial Aid Grant |
$15,600 |
| Headmaster |
Janet Durgin |
| Admissions
Director |
Mary Jo Dale |
| Admissions
Associate |
Veronica Blaustein |
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| Total
Sports Offered |
6 |
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Sports |
| Basketball | Cross Country | | Lacrosse | Soccer | | Track and Field | Volley Ball |
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| Total Extracurricular
Organizations |
17 |
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Extracurriculars |
| Yearbook | Ultimate Frisbee | | Theater Production | Student Newspaper | | Salsa Dancing | QSA-Queer Straight Alliance | | Pilates/Hatha Yoga | Personal Finance | | Model United Nations | Jazz Ensemble | | Intermediate Chess | Flag Football | | Fitness | Diversity CLub | | Bicycling | Amnesty International | | Admission All-Stars | |
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- Core course in humanities, math-science, and arts taught in intergrated pairings (literature and history;physics and algebra;visual and perfoming arts.)
- International traveleach year, open to all students-including those receiving financial aid.
- Apple G4 wireless laptop computers for every student loaded with software to use in graphing, calculations, presentations and editing.
- SA fields a boys and girls team in soccer, basketball, Lacrosse and cross-country. Field teams play on two regulation-size fields.
- A community where respect, openness and trust allow students and adults to be themselves without judgement. This makes it safe for students to take risks, try new things and expand their potential.
- A full arts program with electives in visual arts, theater, and musice.
- Extensive College counseling beginning Sophmore year.
- Profile last updated: 03/27/2008
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| About This
Zip Code (
95403 ) |
| School
Zip (
95403 ) |
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CA ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
40,258 people |
33,864,644 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
35% |
32% |
| Population Average
Age |
35 years old |
33.3 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.7 persons |
2.8 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$52,434 |
$50,900 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5 rooms |
4.7 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
26 years old |
42 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (95403)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
59% / 41% |
55% / 45% |
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