Sonoma Academy vs. Cardinal Newman High School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Sonoma Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Advanced Degrees
Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
Cardinal Newman High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
Overview
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.
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.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
No
Year Founded
2001
1964
Students Body
Total Students
335 students
543 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
26%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
80
151
Grade 10 Students
90
158
Grade 11 Students
86
109
Grade 12 Students
79
125
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
33 teachers
57 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
85%
53%
Average Class Size
16
22
Number of AP Classes
10
17
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Average SAT score
n/a
1205
Average ACT score
n/a
22
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
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Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Nov. 1 / Jan. 10
Dec. 15 / Mar. 15 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$56,580
$23,400
Tuition Notes
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.
- Choice of payment plans
- Tuition Assistance Available
% on Financial Aid
50%
36%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$27,000
$8,050
Acceptance Rate
92%
92%
Admissions Director
Kim Eber
Andrew Cassetta
Admissions Associate
Luc Martin
Colleen Mahoney
Sports
Total Sports Offered
10
18
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
19
20
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Admission All-StarsAffinity Groups
Book ClubChess Club
Debate TeamFRC Robotics Team
Marketing & Communications InternshipQSA-Queer Straight Alliance
Speech TeamStudent Leadership Council
Yearbook
Arts and Music Programs:
Chamber EnsembleChamber Singers
Jazz EnsembleRock Band
Strings EnsembleTheater Production
Tri-M Music Honors Society
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Fitness
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
ASB (Leadership)Baking/Cooking
Campus MinistryCar Club
Christian OutreachCornhole Club
Culture ClubEngineering
French ClubLibrary
Math ClubMedical Club
Mock TrialModel UN
Sneaker ClubSVdP (St. Vincent de Paul Youth Conference)
Arts and Music Programs:
Arts AliveDance
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Mountain BikingSkateboarding