St. Francis High School - Salesian College Preparatory

I am a parent of a student who transferred to St. Francis for her sophomore year. Both my daughter and I are very pleased with St. Francis. The school offers an engaging and challenging curriculum, as well as, amazing and caring teachers. The administration is very responsive and it's clear that all the staff want to see each student succeed. The school promotes an atmosphere of cohesion, respect, and engagement in all aspects of schooling (academic and extra-curricular) and my daughter feels very safe at St. Francis. We look forward to sending our other children to St. Francis.

This is my son's first year, and he is academically improving every day. The campus is great, and the teachers prioritize the student's well-being and academics for a bright future. All around this is a great school and has students that strive to be well-educated.

As a parent of St. Francis, I could not be happier with the education my child has received. The teachers and staff are dedicated to guiding the students to success especially in preparing them for college. With a small campus, my child has always felt safe and has been able to stay busy with all the clubs and sports offered at the school. It's been amazing, thanks, St. Francis!

I have two children who graduated from St Francis in 2013 & 2015 and one currently attending. We are so fortunate to have this school in our area. The academics are top quality, the campus is beautiful & safe, and the entire school staff takes the time to know each student by name. The students are kind & supportive of each other, even across class levels. Love this school!

This is our first year at St. Francis High School. As a parent, I can honestly say this school is amazing. The teachers and staff all care about every student. They go above and beyond to make the learning environment fun, exciting, and enriching. We have also met amazing parents that have become lifelong friends.

I'm Adam Hazel and I work for St. Francis High School in Watsonville, CA. I'm in my 8th year here at the school and am very lucky to be here. I hope to be here for many more years and my own young children can go here when they're in high school as it's the best of both worlds as we're a small school so small class sizes and great teacher interactions. We play sports in the PCAL (Pacific Coast Athletic League) against big and small schools, so kids who want to play in college have the opportunity to play against some of the best schools in the CCS (Central Coast Section). Our students are prepared for college when they graduate from our school and we also have many students/athletes who've gone into play in college athletics.

Each of the 16 years I have taught here has brought me a new and exciting perspective in teaching. Collectively, the faculty always finds a way to make each new year better. I love meeting our freshman for the first time and building a relationship that lasts beyond the day they graduate. I'm looking forward to many more!

In our 3 years at St. Francis, as a parent, our experience has been nothing short of amazing. The environment the faculty, staff and students embark on fostering is one of caring, compassion and loving kindness coupled with an extremely rigorous curriculum and an emphasis on students participating in all aspects of their live...church, family, work and play. While every school has it's flaws, the few that are at St. Francis are minimized and issues are addressed immediately and directly with respect to all involved. It has been a wonderful environment for our son to fall down or sometimes struggle and subsequently learn and grow in his young adulthood...relatively safely. A bonus is because of it's small student population, just about any sport or activity your student considers, they will get playing/performance time...too small a school to ride the bench for too long...oh and pretty well despite our size both in league and CCS.