School Profile

Jesuit High School of Sacramento is a Roman Catholic college preparatory dedicated to forming competent young men into conscientious leaders in compassionate service to others for the greater glory of God. The school’s purpose is to service the young men of the wider Sacramento area, from every ethnic and socio-economic background and a broad spectrum of academic achievement. Enrollment is at capacity and includes a senior class of 268.  Traditionally, 98-100% of our graduates go immediately to college, 90% to four-year institutions, approximately 39% to private colleges and universities. Forty-five 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 2020. Jesuit is a member of the College Board, the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (60 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. Twenty percent of the student body commutes a distance greater than 20 miles. Nearly 300 students receive tuition assistance. Jesuit has an ethnically diverse student body with a 38% minority population.

Graduation Requirements

Jesuit’s graduation requirements include:

• 8 semesters of English 
• 6 semesters of World Language
• 6 semesters of Mathematics (98% take eight semesters or more, 35% take Calculus)
• 6 semesters of Laboratory Science (90% take seven semesters or more)
• 7 semesters of Social Sciences
• 7 semesters of Theology 
• 2 semesters of Physical Education
• 1 semester of Health Education
• 2 semesters of Visual and Performing Arts 
• 8 semesters of Christian Service
• 3 semesters of other college prep electives

Honors and AP Courses available to the Class of 2019

Honors

Advanced Placement

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 nine 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 2017 distribution below).

College Admissions Scores: 2017-2018

SAT Reasoning Test (176Jesuit students)

SAT Subject Tests (Mean Scores – number of test takers in parentheses)

ACT (Mean Scores – 191 Jesuit Students)

Advanced Placement

Over the past two years (2017 and 2018) 602 students sat for 1303 AP tests with 82% receiving grades of “3″ or better.

National Merit Program

In the last five years, 2 members of the Classes of 2014-2018 were named National Merit Finalists. 8 members were named National Merit Semi-Finalists and 42 seniors were named Commended Students. The National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program recognized 25 Jesuit students, and two students were named African-American National Achievement Scholars.