TYPE OF SCHOOL

Jesuit High School is a four-year college preparatory conducted by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Enrollment is at capacity and includes a senior class of 268. Admission is selective: approximately 60% of the applicant pool is admitted each year. Traditionally, 98-100% of our graduates go immediately to college, 88-90% to four-year institutions,approximately 35% to private colleges and universities. Sixty-three percent of the Jesuit professional and certificated staff hold a Master’s Degree or higher.

ACCREDITATION

Jesuit High School of Sacramento is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA). The current term of WASC accreditation is six years, through 2008. Jesuit is a member of the College Board, the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (49 high schools in the United States) and the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

COMMUNITY PROFILE

The school’s campus straddles the dividing line between the city of Sacramento and the suburban district known as Carmichael. It draws students from more than 70 local elementary and junior high schools. 25% of the student body commute a distance greater than 20 miles. Nearly 200 students receive tuition assistance and participatein a work-study program. Jesuit has an ethnically diverse student body with a 30% minority population.