Sage Hill School

Sage Hill School is a private independent co-educational college preparatory school for day students in grades 9-12. The school was founded in 1999, the first year it filed a Form 990 with the IRS. According to its 2000 Private School Affidavit filed with the state of California, it opened in September of 2000 with 35 Sophomores and 115 Freshmen. Today the school has grown to over 450 students in grades 9-12. According to the 2006 Private School Affidavit, the Freshman class for the 2006-07 school year has 121 students, less than the 122 Freshmen in 2002 and less than the largest Freshman class of 126 in 2005. Sage Hill School was built on approximately 30 acres of land. According to a "Los Angeles Times" article dated January 28, 1999, the land is an agricultural preserve that was obtained in a 99-year ground lease from the Irvine Company. The school has the option to buy the land during the lease period. The construction costs were in the tens of millions of dollars. The school has finally broken ground on a new building for the Arts. The building is much smaller and less ambitious than the original plans for additional buildings (note: plural) that were projected to have been built within the first four years of Sage's opening in Sept., 2000.

Facts & Stats

* Type of School: Coed college preparatory day school
* Founded: 2000
* Facilities: 30 acre campus with academic buildings, library, gymnasium, football/soccer field, baseball field, outdoor basketball courts, sand volleyball court, and an art studio (in construction).
* Grades: 9-12 (2007 - 2008)
* Total enrollment: 450 (2007 - 2008)
* Student : Teacher Ratio of 9:1
* Tuition: $27,700 for the 2008-09 academic school year
* Percentage of class receiving financial aid: 15% (2007 - 2008)
* Percentage of class categorized as students of color: 37% [ [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/1091 Sage Hill School] , Private School Review]
* Faculty: 61 full and part time
* Faculty Degrees: 100% Bachelor's, 50% Master's or PhD
* Average Class Size: Around 15 with 20 being maximum
* Max school size: 500 students
* Max students per grade: 125
* 21 teams offered in 12 Varsity & JV sports as part of the Academy League of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)

Academic Profile

Average SATs

*Critical Reading: 643
*Math: 646
*Writing: 649
*Composite: 1938 [ [http://www.sagehillschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=1410 Facts & Stats] , Sage Hill School]

Notable Faculty

* Todd A. Haney - Marine biologist; instructor of Biology, Marine Science, and AP Biology
* Noureddine El Alam - Mathematician; instructor of AP Statistics and Financial Literacy Seminar
* Fred Morgan - Instructor of U.S. History and AP U.S. Government
* Fiona Fraser - Instructor of AP English Literature and British Literature

Affiliations

* Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges
* Accreditation California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
* National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
* College Entrance Examination Board(CEEB)
* Education Records Bureau (ERB)
* Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)

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References

External links

* [http://www.sagehillschool.org/ Sage Hill School]