Apply to SFHS

This application is for the Class of 2030 (current 8th grade students).

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION, click here to go directly to your parent portal to submit recommendation requests, sign up for the HSPT, and monitor the completion of the application process.

St. Francis High School Admissions Process

A complete application for admission consists of the following:

Step 1: Complete Your Application Form

The application for admission has sections for both parents and the student to complete. There is a $50 application fee, which includes administration of the HSPT. When completing the application for admission you will create a login that you will use to access your online parent portal for all the other steps in the admissions process. Applications are currently considered on a rolling basis.

Ready to join the St. Francis community? Apply today!

Step 2: Submit Your Supporting Documents”

Academic Record Report

We request that your daughter’s current school send us a transcript for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, and any standardized test results taken during those years. After obtaining the email address for the person responsible for your daughter’s academic record reports at her current school (this could be a Registrar or administrative staff) you will sign on to the parent portal and submit the Academic Record Report request directly to that person. You should only need to email this form to her current school as they should have her complete educational records from all schools she has attended. We kindly ask that you wait to email your current school until your daughter’s semester grades have posted.

Recommendation Forms:  Principal, Math, English

After obtaining the email addresses for the applicant’s Principal/Counselor, Math teacher, and English teacher, sign on to the parent portal and submit the recommendation form to each recommender. 

Clergy Recommendation Form (optional)

After obtaining the email address for the applicant’s pastor/minister/faith leader, sign on to the parent portal and submit the pastor recommendation form. Families who choose not to submit the Pastor Recommendation Form will be asked on the application for admission why they wish for their daughter to attend a faith-based high school.

Applicant video

Applicants will submit a short (30-90 second) video that answers the following questions:

1. What are you most excited to experience in high school? Let us know who you are, what you love to do, and if there are new things you want to try in high school.
2. Our SFHS schools pillars are Faith, Excellence, Leadership and Service. Please pick one of our pillars and describe what it means to you.
3. You are going to be speaking at an event; what is your walk up song? What song captures your current outlook, mood, or vibe?

Don’t forget to introduce yourself, be creative, and relax – we are excited to learn more about you!

Financial aid application

Learn more about tuition and financial aid options here.

An affiliated company (FACTS) processes the financial aid applications. If you have any questions about financial aid, please contact Student Billing Specialist Sarah Otto at (916) 737-5042. Applications for financial aid are due January 8, 2026.

Step 3: Take the High School Placement Test (HSPT)

The HSPT will be administered on January 10, 2026 from 7:45 am to 11:45 am. There will be a makeup HSPT (with limited seating) on January 17, 2026. You can sign up for the HSPT via the online parent portal, with the default test administration being January 11th. If an applicant currently receives extended time for a documented learning difference, please email Lisa Wilkins to request extended time (+50%).

We will be hosting a Prospective Parent Town Hall with refreshments during the January 10th HSPT administration. Parents, please join us in the Dining Hall from 8:00am to 9:15 am!

2025 High School Placement Test FAQs

2025 Makeup High School Placement Test FAQs

Important Dates and Deadlines for Admissions

• September 15, 2025: Class of 2029 applications for admission and shadow day signups open
• October 12, 2025: Open House
• October 14, 2025: Application for Financial Aid opens
• January 8, 2026: Class of 2030 Applications for Admission Due
• January 8, 2026: Class of 2030 Applications for Financial Aid Due
• January 10, 2026: High School Placement Test
• January 17, 2026: Deadline to receive student video and completed principal and teacher recommendation forms, transcripts, and standardized testing scores.
• January 17, 2026: Make-up High School Placement Test
• February 18, 2026: Admission decisions shared
• Click here for the full Admissions Timeline and Events

Why Choose St. Francis High School?

We are passionate about being an all-girls’ school because we know that spaces like ours are rare–where girls occupy every role, where everything is thoughtfully designed around girls and how they learn best. Click here to learn more about why an all-girls education matters.

Benefits of Attending an All-Girls Catholic High School

Quite simply, we believe that a school for girls is better than a school with girls. Curious about why that is so impactful? Check out the Top 10 Reasons to Join a Girls’ School.

Catholic Education for Young Women

At St. Francis High School, we are committed to the transformative power of an all-girls education at one of the most important stages in a young woman’s life. Our students benefit from an inspirational environment that empowers them to express themselves freely, speak their minds and find their voice from their first days on our campus.

Along with the spiritual tradition of our patron Saints Francis and Clare, the all-girls experience at St. Francis not only allows students to recognize their potential, but also to use those gifts and talents to make a difference in our world. Click here to learn more about why an all-girls education matters.

Nurturing Leadership and Academic Excellence

Here, a girl occupies every role, whether it is in the lab, on the field, in the studio, or at the front of the room. Every opportunity and program fosters self-confidence and leadership skills.

Our community is an empowering one. Extraordinary faculty and staff mentor, advise, teach, and support each student’s individual talents. St. Francis students celebrate each other’s successes and are enthusiastically involved in daily life. As our 12,000+ alumnae can proudly attest, the friendships forged within the community last long after graduation.