SFHS - Just the Facts
(SFHS School Profile 2007-2008)

St. Francis High School, established in 1940, is a four-year, all-female college preparatory high school. It is the only Catholic high school in Sacramento affiliated with the Diocese of Sacramento, and serves young women hailing from over fifty private and public feeder schools in the California counties of Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado, and Placer.

St. Francis is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA).

School Facts 2007-2008

• CEEB Code: 052698
• Admission to St. Francis is selective and based on a placement test, previous school record and a letter of recommendation.
• Enrollment: 1042 students (230 Seniors)
• Semester Calendar (18 weeks each)
• Average Class Size: 22
• Teacher-Student Ratio: 1:15
• Religion: 72% Catholic, 28% Other Faiths
• Student Ethnicity: 59% Caucasian, 41% Non-Caucasian (including Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific-Islander, Multi-Ethnic)
• Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 16.5%
• Community Service Requirement: The Class of 2008 is required to document at least 50 hours of community service: fifteen hours in each of their junior and senior years, and ten hours in each of their freshman and sophomore years.
• Faculty: 61 Instructors, 5 Full-Time Counselors, 2 Part-Time Counselors, 78% hold advanced degrees and/or credentials

Academics

• Graduation Requirements: Click here to view.
• Grading System: A-F letter grades corresponding to GPA points (A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1; F=0). Honors and Advanced Placement grades A, B, or C are weighted one point each.

• Honors/Advanced Placement Courses: St. Francis limits the number of honors/AP courses a student can take each year to three and regards three honors/AP classes per semester as a most rigorous course of study.

• AP, SAT, ACT Exam Results:

• PSAT and National Merit Program: The Class of 2008 qualified: 11 Commended students; 1 Semi-Finalist; 4 National Hispanic Scholars, and 2 National Achievement Scholars.

Extracurricular & Co-Curricular Activities

Students can participate in 42 clubs and 5 academic teams. 75% of the student body is enrolled in Fine Arts. Student performances and/or exhibitions abound in choir, orchestra, theater, dance and visual art. The Fine Arts program has received many regional awards and nominations in recent years.

Student-developed publications include our school newspaper, The Mandolin, and our school yearbook, The Canticle.

Inter-Scholastic Athletics

Students can participate in 12 sports at 27 levels. 53% of the student body participates in athletics.

• School Colors: Red and Gold
• School Mascot: Troubadour
• Section: CIF Sac Joaquin; Delta River League

College Acceptances

99% of the Class of 2007 matriculated to college. Download the 2007-2008 school profile to view additional details. The profile includes specific college acceptances for the Class of 2007.