Junipero Serra High School

B+ 4.8 California, US

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B+

Matriculation B+

Academics B+

Extracurriculars A-

Community A

Reviews B

For 70 years, Junpero Serra High School has proudly served the young men of San Mateo County and beyond. "Once a Padre, always a Padre." The spirit behind this statement distinguishes Serra from all other high schools. Serra is a community of parents, teachers, staff members and alumni dedicated to providing the best high school experience possible for the young men of the San Francisco Bay Area.
An outstanding, all-boys Catholic College Preparatory located in the heart of the Peninsula, between San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Our school is much more than an outstanding Catholic college preparatory school for young men.
It`s a place where classmates become brothers. Teachers become mentors.
Ordinary moments become extraordinary experiences. Each student is valued and knows that he belongs. Serra offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, which includes a rich diversity of classes and an extensive array of AP and Honors courses.
Our AP pass rate is 25 points above the national average at 82 percent, and 100 percent of our graduates go on to college.
Serra`s curriculum ensures that all of our graduates meet UC and CSU requirements.
In 2011, the doors opened to the state-of-the-art Center of the Arts and Sciences.
The new center features high-tech science labs, first-rate athletics facilities, professional fine arts studios, a modern music center with recording studios, a cutting-edge aquatics center, and an innovative Academic Resource Center. Serra welcomes families of all faiths.
Teachers help students to explore their talents and achieve success in a variety of places-academics, the arts, athletics, clubs and Christian service-all in the context of our core values of "faith, wisdom, service, community and leadership." Most important, Serra teachers model values that inspire our young Padres to become confident men who will make a difference in the world.

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Current School

Tuition

$28200

Enrollment

833

International Students

1.5%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

84%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:24

Endowment

$2.4 millions

Average SAT Score

1280

Average ACT Score

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Matriculation

(2020-2023)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#3	Harvard College	1 +
#3	Stanford University	1 +
#3	Yale University	1 +
#6	University of Chicago	1 +
#7	Johns Hopkins University	1 +
#7	University of Pennsylvania	1 +
#10	Duke University	1 +
#10	Northwestern University	1 +
#12	Dartmouth College	1 +
#15	Rice University	1 +
#17	Cornell University	1 +
#18	Columbia University	1 +
#18	University of Notre Dame	1 +
#20	University of California: Berkeley	1 +
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +
#22	Georgetown University	1 +
#25	New York University	1 +
#25	University of Michigan	1 +
#25	University of Southern California	1 +
#25	University of Virginia	1 +
#29	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1 +
#29	Wake Forest University	1 +
LAC #6	United States Naval Academy	1 +
#32	Tufts University	1 +
#32	University of California: Santa Barbara	1 +
#34	University of California: Irvine	1 +
#34	University of California: San Diego	1 +
#36	Boston College	1 +
#36	University of Rochester	1 +
#38	University of California: Davis	1 +
#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +
#41	Boston University	1 +
#44	Case Western Reserve University	1 +
#44	Northeastern University	1 +
LAC #9	Claremont McKenna College	1 +
#51	Purdue University	1 +
#51	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +
#51	Villanova University	1 +
#55	Pepperdine University	1 +
#55	Santa Clara University	1 +
#55	University of Miami	1 +
#55	University of Washington	1 +
LAC #11	Middlebury College	1 +
#62	George Washington University	1 +
#62	Syracuse University	1 +
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +
#62	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +
LAC #13	Vassar College	1 +
#67	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1 +
#72	American University	1 +
#72	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +
#72	Sarah Lawrence College	1 +
#72	Southern Methodist University	1 +
LAC #15	Hamilton College	1 +
#76	Willamette University	1 +
#77	Baylor University	1 +
#77	Loyola Marymount University	1 +
#77	Michigan State University	1 +
#83	Gonzaga University	1 +
#83	Marquette University	1 +
#83	University of Iowa	1 +
#85	University of Puget Sound	1 +
#89	Colorado School of Mines	1 +
#89	Elon University	1 +
#89	Texas Christian University	1 +
LAC #18	United States Air Force Academy	1 +
LAC #18	Wesleyan University	1 +
#94	Lewis & Clark College	1 +
#97	University of San Diego	1 +
#105	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +
#105	University of Arizona	1 +
#105	University of Denver	1 +
#105	University of Oregon	1 +
#105	University of San Francisco	1 +
#105	University of Utah	1 +
#107	Whittier College	1 +
LAC #24	Colby College	1 +
	Arizona State University	1 +
#121	Chapman University	1 +
#121	University of Kansas	1 +
#124	Westmont College	1 +
LAC #27	Macalester College	1 +
#137	California State University: Long Beach	1 +
#137	DePaul University	1 +
#137	Seattle University	1 +
#137	University of Alabama	1 +
#137	University of Kentucky	1 +
#151	Colorado State University	1 +
#151	Oregon State University	1 +
#151	San Diego State University	1 +
#151	University of Mississippi	1 +
#151	University of the Pacific	1 +
LAC #33	Pitzer College	1 +
#166	California State University: Fullerton	1 +
#166	Kansas State University	1 +
#166	University of Hawaii at Manoa	1 +
#166	Xavier University	1 +
#176	University of Idaho	1 +
#182	University of Louisville	1 +
LAC #37	Occidental College	1 +
#202	University of Wyoming	1 +
#212	University of New Mexico	1 +
#212	Washington State University	1 +
LAC #45	DePauw University	1 +
#234	San Francisco State University	1 +
#250	Regis University	1 +
#263	Montana State University	1 +
#299	Middle Tennessee State University	1 +
#317	Northern Arizona University	1 +
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	Bemidji State University	1 +
	Boise State University	1 +
	California Lutheran University	1 +
	California Maritime Academy	1 +
	California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo	1 +
	California State Polytechnic University: Pomona	1 +
	California State University: Chico	1 +
	California State University: Northridge	1 +
	California State University: Sacramento	1 +
	Canada College	1 +
	Central Washington University	1 +
	Chabot College	1 +
	City College of San Francisco	1 +
	College of San Mateo	1 +
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	St. Edward's University	1 +
	University of California: Merced	1 +
	University of California: Riverside	1 +
	University of California: Santa Cruz	1 +
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +
	University of Dallas	1 +
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +
	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +
	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1 +
	University of Nevada: Las Vegas	1 +
	University of Nevada: Reno	1 +
	University of Northern Colorado	1 +
	University of Portland	1 +
	University of Redlands	1 +
	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +
	University of Toronto	1 +

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2023	2019-2022	2021	2016-2019	2018	Total
	All schools	83	93	89	73	26
#2	Harvard College	1 +					1
#2	Columbia University	1 +		1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#5	Yale University	1 +			1 +		2
#6	Stanford University	1 +			1 +	1 +	3
#6	University of Chicago	1 +		1 +admitted			2
#8	University of Pennsylvania	1 +	1 +		1 +	1 +	4
#9	Northwestern University	1 +	1 +		1 +		3
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1 +					1
#9	Duke University	1 +		1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#13	Dartmouth College	1 +					1
#14	Washington University in St. Louis		1 +				1
#17	Cornell University	1 +			1 +	1 +	3
#17	Rice University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#19	University of Notre Dame	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#21	Emory University				1 +	1 +	2
#22	University of California: Berkeley	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#23	Georgetown University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#23	University of Michigan	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#25	Carnegie Mellon University			1 +admitted			1
#25	University of Virginia	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#27	University of Southern California	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#28	Wake Forest University	1 +	1 +				2
#28	New York University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#28	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1 +					1
#28	Tufts University	1 +					1
#28	University of California: Santa Barbara	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#34	University of Rochester	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#34	University of California: San Diego	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#36	Boston College	1 +	1 +				2
#36	University of California: Irvine	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#38	University of California: Davis	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#42	Brandeis University			1 +admitted			1
#42	Boston University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#42	Case Western Reserve University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#42	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#47	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#49	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus		1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#49	Lehigh University			1 +admitted			1
#49	Villanova University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#49	Pepperdine University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#49	Purdue University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#49	Northeastern University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#55	University of Miami	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#55	Santa Clara University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#55	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#59	University of Washington	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#59	Syracuse University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#59	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#62	Rutgers University			1 +admitted			1
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#63	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#63	George Washington University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#68	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#68	Fordham University		1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#68	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1 +	1 +				2
#68	Texas A&M University		1 +		1 +	1 +	3
#68	University of Massachusetts Amherst			1 +admitted		1 +	2
#68	Southern Methodist University	1 +	2 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	6
#75	Loyola Marymount University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#75	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +					1
#75	Baylor University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
#75	Clemson University		1 +		1 +		2
#79	North Carolina State University		1 +				1
#79	American University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#79	Gonzaga University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#83	University of California: Riverside	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#83	Elon University	1 +			1 +		2
#83	Marquette University	1 +	1 +		1 +		3
#83	Michigan State University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#83	Stevens Institute of Technology			1 +admitted			1
#83	University of Iowa	1 +	1 +		1 +		3
#83	Colorado School of Mines	1 +	1 +				2
#83	Texas Christian University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#83	Howard University		1 +				1
#93	University of San Diego	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#93	University of Denver	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#99	University of Utah	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#99	University of Oregon	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#99	Auburn University		1 +	1 +admitted			2
#103	University of Illinois at Chicago			1 +admitted			1
#103	Drexel University		1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#103	Clark University		1 +	1 +admitted			2
#103	Saint Louis University			1 +admitted			1
#103	Loyola University Chicago		1 +		1 +	1 +	3
#103	Miami University: Oxford		1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#103	University of Arizona	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#103	Creighton University			1 +admitted	1 +		2
#103	Temple University		1 +				1
#103	University of San Francisco	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#103	University of California: Santa Cruz	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#103	University of South Florida			1 +admitted			1
#117	University of Vermont			1 +admitted			1
#117	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#117	Arizona State University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#117	University of South Carolina: Columbia		2 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#122	Chapman University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#122	University of Kansas	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#127	University of Kentucky	1 +	1 +		1 +		3
#127	Seattle University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#127	Seton Hall University		1 +	1 +admitted			2
#127	DePaul University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#127	University of Oklahoma			1 +admitted			1
#127	University of Dayton			1 +admitted			1
#127	Clarkson University		1 +				1
#136	University of Tulsa			1 +admitted			1
#136	University of Nebraska - Lincoln			1 +admitted	1 +		2
#136	University of the Pacific	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#136	Catholic University of America			1 +admitted			1
#136	University of La Verne		1 +	1 +admitted			2
#136	University of New Hampshire		1 +				1
#148	San Diego State University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#148	University of Alabama	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#162	Oregon State University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#172	SUNY University at Albany		1 +				1
	Penn State University Park	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	5
	University of St. Thomas		1 +				1
	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
	University of California: Merced	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
	Iowa State University		1 +				1

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Ranking	University/College	2020-2023	2019-2022	2021	2016-2019	2018	Total
	All schools	13	12	10	8	4
#4	Pomona College				1 +	1 +	2
#6	United States Naval Academy	1 +					1
#8	Claremont McKenna College	1 +					1
#9	Carleton College			1 +admitted			1
#9	Middlebury College	1 +	1 +				2
#13	Hamilton College	1 +	1 +				2
#17	Wesleyan University	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted			3
#17	Colby College	1 +					1
#22	University of Richmond		1 +				1
#22	United States Air Force Academy	1 +	1 +				2
#22	Vassar College	1 +		1 +admitted			2
#26	Colorado College				1 +	1 +	2
#27	Macalester College	1 +		1 +admitted			2
#30	Kenyon College				1 +	1 +	2
#35	Pitzer College	1 +	1 +				2
#38	Bucknell University		1 +				1
#38	Lafayette College		1 +				1
#38	Whitman College			1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	3
#42	Occidental College	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
#46	Trinity College			1 +admitted			1
#46	DePauw University	1 +	1 +		1 +		3
#54	Gettysburg College			1 +admitted			1
#59	Centre College				1 +		1
#62	Bard College			1 +admitted			1
	Oberlin College	1 +	1 +	1 +admitted	1 +		4
	Union College		1 +				1

Academics

AP

(20)

Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Computer Science A
English Language and Composition	English Literature and Composition

Sports

(10)

Baseball	Basketball
Crew	Cross Country
American Football	Golf

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(43)

Art Club	Future Aviators Club
Audio/Visual and Performing Arts Club	Badminton Club
BBQ Club	Big Brothers Club

Art Club	Future Aviators Club
Audio/Visual and Performing Arts Club	Badminton Club
BBQ Club	Big Brothers Club
Block Society Club	Bowling Club
Business Innovation Club	Chess and Classic Games Club
Close-Up Club	Creative Writing Club
CSF Club	Cycling Club
Democracy Now Club	Serra Everforward Club
Fantasy Sports Club	Film Club
French Club*	Golf Club
Health and Fitness Club	International Thespian Society
Mock Trial Team	Multicultural Club*
National Business Honor Society	National Honor Society
No Bystanders Club	Physics Club
Pre-Health Club	Robotics Club*
Rock Climbing Club	Science Club
Serranaders	Spirit Boosters Club
Sports Debate Club	Sports Medicine Club
Stocks and Economics	Tri-M Music Honor Society
Tri-School Choir	Ultimate Frisbee Club
Video Game Club	Beach Volleyball Club
Zumba Club

Arts

(16)

Acting	Band
Chorus	Drama
Jazz	Production

Contact Info

http://www.serrahs.com/

451 W 20th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403-0944

650-345-8207

cbursonryan@serrahs.com

California

Basic Info

All-boys

Day S. Grades: 9-12

Urban

IB: No

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1944

Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Application Info

Deadline: 01/09

Interview: Skype, On Campus

Other Accepted Scores: TOEFL,IELTS

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Nearby City

Oakland, California

Oakland, located on the east side of San Francisco Bay in California, is a vibrant city with a rich cultural heritage. Jack London Square, named after the famed writer, features a statue of London and is a popular waterfront area. Nearby, Old Oakland boasts beautifully restored Victorian architecture and unique boutiques. The Oakland Museum of California offers exhibits on the state's history, nature, and art. Uptown is known for its art deco Fox and Paramount theaters, as well as its lively dining, nightlife, and art galleries, making it a hub for entertainment and creativity.

Population (2022) 404,155

Cost of Living Higher than average 51%

Nearby Airport Metropolitan Oakland International Airport

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Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Computer Science A
English Language and Composition	English Literature and Composition
United States Government and Politics	United States History
Chemistry	Chinese Language and Culture
Physics 1	Psychology
Spanish Language and Culture	Statistics
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Art History
Physics C: Mechanics	French Language and Culture
Studio Art: 2-D Design	Studio Art: Drawing

Acting	Band
Chorus	Drama
Jazz	Production
3D Sculpture	Ceramics
Drawing	Photography
Video Production	2D Art
3D Art	Art
Scene Study	Screenwriting