GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Jesuit’s graduation requirements include:
- 8 semesters of English
- 6 semesters of Foreign Language
- 6 semesters of Mathematics (90% take eight semesters or more, 30% take Calculus while in high school)
- 5 semesters of Laboratory Science (76% take seven semesters or more)
- 7 semesters of Social Studies
- 6 semesters of Theology
- 3 semesters of Physical Education / Health, and/or Music
- 2 semesters of Visual and Performing Arts
- 1 semester of Community Service and at least 2 semesters of other college preparatory electives.
HONORS AND AP COURSES AVAILABLE TO THE CLASS OF 2007
Students are restricted to no more than two “honors” and/or AP classes in their sophomore and junior years and no more than three “honors” and / or AP classes in their senior year. Exceptions to this rule are made only after the student and parent file a petition which is reviewed and approved by the student’s counselor and the school administration.
| Honors Courses | Advanced Placement Courses |
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| Algebra II | Spanish III | Art History, Music Theory | Economics |
| Pre-Calculus | German III | Biology | English Literature |
| Chemistry | Physics | Chemistry | English Language |
| French III | French IV | Latin | Spanish |
| Latin III | Honors Band | Calculus | US History |
| | | Computer Science A/AB | Government and Politics |
GRADE POINT AVERAGE / CLASS RANK
Upon request, the school will report a cumulative grade point average based on all academic work accomplished at Jesuit High School from grade ten onward. This GPA will be given on either a traditional 4 point scale or a weighted honors scale (additional grade point for each AP or honors class). We do not compute student rank. A student’s decile rank in class can be determined by his regular or honors GPA (for reference, see Class of 2006 distribution below).
| Decile | Hon GPA | Reg GPA | | Decile | Hon GPA | Reg GPA |
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| 1 st | 4.29-4.94 | 3.83-4.20 | | 6 th | 3.32-3.47 | 3.23-3.37 |
| 2 nd | 3.97-4.28 | 3.66-3.82 | | 7 th | 3.14-3.31 | 3.12-3.22 |
| 3 rd | 3.77-3.96 | 3.56-3.65 | | 8 th | 3.00-3.13 | 2.96-3.11 |
| 4 th | 3.65-3.76 | 3.45-3.55 | | 9 th | 2.70-2.99 | 2.67-2.95 |
| 5 th | 3.48-3.64 | 3.38-3.44 | | 10 th | 1.77-2.69 | 1.77-2.66 |
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCORES: 2005-2006
SAT Reasoning Test: (241 Jesuit students)
| Crit. Reading | 25% = 500 | Crit. Reading Mean | = 567 | Crit. Reading | 75% = 630 |
| Mathematics | 25% = 530 | Mathematics Mean | = 590 | Mathematics | 75% = 650 |
| Writing | 25% = 520 | Writing Mean | = 578 | Writing | 75% = 640 |
SAT Subject Tests: (174 students - Mean Scores - number of test takers in parentheses)
| American History: | 556 (108) | Mathematics IC: | 564 (39) | Biology (M/E) | 632 (47) |
| English Literature: | 548 (112) | Mathematics IIC: | 627 (102) | Chemistry | 586 (68) |
ACT: (138 Jesuit students)
English 23.7 Mathematics 25.0 Reading 24.5 Science 23.5 Composite 24.3
Advanced Placement:
In May of 2006, 220 students sat for 406 AP tests with 79% receiving grades of “3" or better:
5's = 77 4's = 144 3's = 98 2's = 58 1's = 29
National Merit Program:
In the last three years, 15 members of the Classes of 2005-2007 were named National Merit Semi-Finalists and 41 seniors were named Commended Students. Eighteen students qualified for the National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program and three students were named African-American National Achievement Scholars.
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES ITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENTS: 2000-2006
| Academy of Art College | 2 | Franciscan University | 3 | San Diego | 35 |
| Arizona State | 8 | Georgetown | 7 | Santa Barbara | 39 |
| Boston College | 4 | Gonzaga | 28 | Santa Cruz | 46 |
| Boston University | 2 | Harvard | 4 | U of Alabama | 2 |
| Brown | 4 | Harvey Mudd | 2 | U of Chicago | 2 |
| Cal Poly, Pomona | 6 | Loyola, Chicago | 5 | U of Colorado | 2 |
| Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | 117 | Loyola Marymount | 80 | U of the Incarnate Word | 2 |
| | | Loyola, New Orleans | 3 | U of Nebraska | 3 |
| California State University | | Marquette | 4 | U of Nevada, Las Vegas | 4 |
| Chico | 28 | M.I.T. | 2 | U of Nevada, Reno | 8 |
| Fresno | 2 | New York University | 4 | U of Notre Dame | 6 |
| Fullerton | 3 | Northwestern | 3 | U of Oklahoma | 2 |
| Humboldt | 5 | Oregon State University | 5 | U of Oregon | 8 |
| Long Beach | 11 | Penn State | 2 | U of the Pacific | 12 |
| Maritime Academy | 6 | Pepperdine | 6 | U of Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Monterey Bay | 7 | Pomona College | 4 | U of Portland | 6 |
| Sacramento | 173 | Princeton | 4 | U of Redlands | 5 |
| San Diego | 53 | Regis | 12 | U of San Diego | 23 |
| San Francisco | 20 | St. Louis University | 3 | U of San Francisco | 31 |
| San Jose | 20 | St. Mary’s, Moraga, CA | 44 | U of Southern California | 28 |
| Sonoma | 31 | Santa Clara | 64 | U of Texas | 3 |
| Chapman | 4 | Seattle University | 13 | U of Washington | 2 |
| Claremont-McKenna | 2 | Stanford | 12 | Universidad de Mexico | 2 |
| Colorado State | 2 | Thomas Aquinas College | 2 | | |
| Columbia | 3 | University of Arizona | 29 | U.S. Military Academies | |
| Cornell | 3 | | | Air Force | 2 |
| Creighton | 4 | University of California | | Naval Academy | 9 |
| Dartmouth | 2 | Berkeley | 58 | West Point | 2 |
| Dominican University | 2 | Davis | 90 | Vanderbilt | 2 |
| Embry Riddle | 3 | Irvine | 19 | Villanova | 3 |
| Fairleigh-Dickinson | 2 | Los Angeles | 46 | Willamette | 2 |
| Fordham | 7 | Riverside | 6 | | |
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