Private school

Cardinal Newman High School

Santa Rosa · 9–12 · 512 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 12 students per teacher (2021-22)

A 9–12 private school in Santa Rosa. The College Board's 2025–26 course audit lists 18 AP subjects here.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Catholic (Diocesan)
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
6.0 hours
NCES survey 2021-22 · confirm current hours

Use the dated record as a starting point, then ask the school about the grades your child would attend.

  1. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  2. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • Macroeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar
Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
49
Admitted
27
Enrolled
6

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 36 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 33 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 27 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 26 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 24 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 16 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 6 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016
  • Fall 2025Applied 49 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 60 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2023Applied 64 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2022Applied 56 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2021Applied 66 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2020Applied 53 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2019Applied 55 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2018Applied 64 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2017Applied 50 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2016Applied 53 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 21

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
73
Admitted
72
Enrolled
27

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 266 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 20
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 260 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 45
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 148 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 100 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 16
  • Chico StateApplied 87 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 10
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 68 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 8
  • Sacramento StateApplied 66 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 55 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 53 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 46 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
12 more campuses
  • San Francisco StateApplied 36 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 30 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 73 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2024Applied 89 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2023Applied 85 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2022Applied 76 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2021Applied 91 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 25

Admissions and cost

Could this school work for our family?

Approach and support
How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
Tuition and financial aid
What is the total annual cost, including fees, and how does financial aid work?
Admissions and availability
Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
More questions for admissions
  1. Which tests do students take, and how do they do?Private schools don’t take California’s state tests. Ask which tests they give and for the school’s overall results.
  2. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they challenge students who are ahead and help students who need more support.
  3. How many students leave each year, and why?If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
  4. Where do students go after they finish here?Ask for the list of schools or colleges recent graduates went on to.
  5. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  6. Who accredits the school?Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.

Location and visiting

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4320 Old Redwood Hwy, Santa Rosa 95403

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The record

From the federal private-school survey

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

Common questions

Why doesn't Cardinal Newman High School have a Scope Score?

Private schools don't take California's state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Cardinal Newman High School to score. SchoolScope gives private schools no Scope Score, performance band, or rank.

Where do Cardinal Newman High School's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

What AP courses are offered at Cardinal Newman High School?

Cardinal Newman High School had own-school AP authorizations for 18 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Physics 1, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. The audit does not establish that a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools