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Sacred Heart Schools Atherton

Atherton · Pre-K–12 · 1,118 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 5 students per teacher (2021-22)

A Pre-K–12 private school in Atherton. The College Board's 2025–26 course audit lists 27 AP subjects here.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Catholic (Private Order)
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
7.0 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 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 6
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 5
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Latin
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Music Theory
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
84
Admitted
52
Enrolled
13

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 71 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 71 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 67 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 55 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 47 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 33 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 30 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 20 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · 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 84 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2024Applied 86 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2023Applied 98 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2022Applied 82 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2021Applied 91 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2020Applied 73 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2019Applied 70 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2018Applied 71 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2017Applied 85 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2016Applied 69 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 11

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
73
Admitted
59
Enrolled
6

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.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 245 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 22
  • San Diego StateApplied 164 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 8
  • San José StateApplied 83 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 8
  • San Francisco StateApplied 59 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 57 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 46 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 39 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 31 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 31 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 22 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
13 more campuses
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 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 59 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 68 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2023Applied 82 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2022Applied 56 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2021Applied 42 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 8

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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150 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton 94027

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The record

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

Common questions

Why doesn't Sacred Heart Schools Atherton have a Scope Score?

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

Where do Sacred Heart Schools Atherton'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 Sacred Heart Schools Atherton?

Sacred Heart Schools Atherton had own-school AP authorizations for 27 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, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Comparative Government and Politics, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Latin, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, World History: Modern. 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