St. Monica Academy Faith ■ Reason ■ Virtue

St. Monica Academy is an Elementary and college preparatory High School with a classical pedagogy and a classical liberal arts curriculum. St. Monica Academy seeks to form students in faith, reason and virtue by imparting authentic Catholic principles and by introducing young minds to classical literature and the other liberal arts. Teaching methods are directed toward developing memory, sound reasoning, and communication skills in keeping with the natural stages of childhood intellectual development. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

St. Monica Academy 3rd through 8th grade classes score 23 to 46 percentiles higher than the national average.

Stanford Achievement Test Assessment of Catechesis Religious 2016 SMA Average Percentile Education (ACRE)

National Average 50th National Average Score SMA Average Score

READING 84 3rd Grade National 5th Grade SMA 5th Grade MATH 73 Average Score 71% Average Score 80% 4th Grade READING 96 MATH 95 National percentage of Percentage of proficient/ READING 87 proficient/advanced advanced SMA 5th Grade MATH 81 5th graders 71% 5th graders 92.5%

READING 75 6th Grade National 8th Grade SMA 8th Grade MATH 84 Average Score 71% Average Score 85% 7th Grade READING 78 MATH 87 National percentage of Percentage of proficient/

READING 81 proficient/advanced advanced SMA 8th Grade 8th graders 8th graders MATH 87 70% 93%

2361 Del Mar Road • Montrose, California 91020 (818) 369-7310 www.stmonicaacademy.com HIGH SCHOOL In 11 years, St. Monica Academy has produced 16 perfect 800’s on SAT I and II tests, and 18 National Merit Finalists and Commended Scholars. 16% of graduates over the last 5 years have been AP Scholars passing at least 3 AP exams. SAT SCORES AP SCORES

SMA Average Combined Score 1818 (hist.) SMA Pass Rate 100% AP Latin (2016) National Average 1497 National Pass Rate 66% AP Latin Religious High School Average 1594 SMA Pass Rate 84% AP English Lit (hist.) Independent High School Average 1667 National Pass Rate 55% AP English Lit

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

American Music and Dramatic Fashion Institute of Design and San Diego State University University of California at Merchandising Academy San Francisco Art Institute Santa Cruz State University Felician College San Francisco Conservatory University of Chicago Art Institute of San Diego Fordham University of Music Franciscan University of Steubenville San Francisco State University University of Evansville, Indiana Avila University George Washington University San Jose State University University of Hartford, Hartt School of Performing Arts Azusa Pacific University Georgetown University Santa Clara University University of Kentucky Baylor University Gonzaga University Seattle University University of La Verne Grand Canyon University Southern Methodist University University of Louisville, Kentucky Berklee College of Music, Boston Hart School, University of Hartford St. Francis University University of Mary, Boise State University Hawaii Pacific University St. Gregory’s University University of Michigan Boston University Holy Cross College St. John’s University New York University of California Institute of the Arts Humboldt State University St. Joseph College University of Mississippi California Lutheran University John Paul the Great Catholic University St. Mary’s College, California St. Mary’s College, Indiana University of Notre Dame California Maritime Academy Johns Hopkins University Texas Tech University University of Oklahoma California Polytechnic University Loyola Marymount University University of Oregon Pomona Loyola University Chicago Thomas More College University of the Pacific California Polytechnic University Loyola University New Orleans San Luis Obispo United States Naval Academy University of Pittsburgh Lycoming College Cal State University Channel Islands University of Alabama University of Portland Marist College Cal State University East Bay University of Arizona University of Puget Sound Marquette University California State University Fullerton University of California University of San Diego State University California State University Humboldt at Berkeley University of San Francisco Mount St. Joseph College California State University University of California University of Southern California Long Beach Northern Arizona University at Davis University of St. Francis, Indiana Norwich University University of California University of St. Joseph, Indiana California State University Los Angeles at Irvine Old Dominion University of St. Thomas California State University Northridge University of California California State University of Otis College of Art and Design at Los Angeles University of Virginia San Francisco Pennsylvania State University University of California Vanderbilt University Catholic University of America Pepperdine University at Merced Vienna Conservatory of Music Chapman University Portland State University University of California Washington State University, Pullman at Riverside Providence College of Rhode Island Wheaton College Cornish College of the Arts Purdue University University of California San Diego Whittier College Creighton University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of California Drexel University Saint Mary’s College at Santa Barbara Xavier University