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Mission

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy's mission is to educate young women in a holistic college preparatory program, where their unique gifts are viewed as essential for our world, where they are nurtured by a vibrant community of faith and where truth and love are the highest values.

Accreditation & Governance

FSHA is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA), and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA).

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy is a California, 501 ( c ) 3, non-profit corporation governed by a 15-person lay and religious Board of Directors.

Student Body

• 406 students are enrolled for the 2007-08 school year
• Approximately 13% are resident students and 87% are day students
• Minorities represent over 40% of the student body
• Resident students come from throughout the United States, PR China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Thailand, Guatemala and Nigeria.
• Day students come from 32 local communities, including Pasadena, Glendale, Altadena, La Canada, Los Angeles, Sierra Madre, La Crescenta, San Marino, Arcadia, San Gabriel, South Pasadena, Monrovia, Alhambra, Sylmar, Burbank, Duarte, El Monte, Shadow Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes, Sun Valley, Temple City, Tujunga, and from Azusa, Bradbury, Granada Hills, Montrose, Newhall, North Hollywood, Studio City, Sunland, West Covina and Whittier.

Tuition and General Fee

• Day Student Tuition and General Fee: $17,950
• Resident Student Tution, Room and Board: $39,275

Additional fees for special programs may apply.

Financial Aid

Approximately 25% of the student body receives some sort of financial aid.

College Attendance and Scholarship Awards

With few exceptions, all graduates continue their education to the college level. Of the 95 graduates in the class of 2007, 6 attend four-year Catholic college; 87 attend four-year collegeand 2 attend junior college. College choices for the class of 2007 range from USC, Seattle Pacific University, UC Davis, Claremont McKenna, Macalaster, University of Florida, Pitzer, Regis, LMU, University of Texas, UCLA, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Missouri, Boston College, Baylor University, University of Arizona, Humboldt, Whitman, Westmont, Ithaca, NYU, Berkely, and Pasadena City College, just to name a few!

Most graduates received acceptance into multiple colleges and universities, allowing for them to choose the school they want to go to. Many students were also awarded with substantial scholarships ranging from $2000 to $40,000 per year from the educational institutions to which they were accepted.

 

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