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Year Founded

1964

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School Motto

to Image Christ in Mind, Heart, Body, and Soul.

Student Body

Total Students

488 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

39%

State avg.: 52%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
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None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,000

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White, Green, Gold

School Mascot

Knight

School Notes

St. Joseph High School, a Catholic co-educational secondary school, in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles features college preparatory with honors, college preparatory, as well as high school diploma programs.
Our educational services are predominantly governed by the need to prepare the college/university bound student, yet we also attempt to accommodate the needs of the high school diploma student.
The mission of the school is the formation of the person to image Christ in mind, heart, body and soul within the context of the church, the community, the nation and the world they serve.

St. Joseph High School, a Catholic co-educational secondary school, in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles features college preparatory with honors, college preparatory, as well as high school diploma programs. Our educational services are predominantly governed by the need to prepare the college/university bound student, yet we also attempt to accommodate the needs of the high school diploma student. The mission of the school is the formation of the person to image Christ in mind, heart, body and soul within the context of the church, the community, the nation and the world they serve.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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