Carondelet High School

1133 Winton Drive, Concord, CA 94518
Phone: 925-686-5353
Fax: 925-671-9429
Head of School
Mrs. Nancy Libby, Principal
Director of Admission
Kathy Harris
Established: 1965
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment
  • 800
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 800
    Girls
  • 17:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 26
    Average class size
  • 48
    Faculty
Admissions Process
  • December
    Application deadline (month)
  • $100
    Application fee
Costs
  • $15,100
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $2700 - $4100
    Other costs
  • February
    Financial aid deadline
  • 25
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 13
    HL courses offered
  • 12
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 240
    AP exams taken
  • 94
    Students taking AP exams
  • 82
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 1700
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 561
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 556
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 583
    Mean score Writing
  • 88
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
  • 12
    Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
Sports
  • 14
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 13
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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Carondelet High School is a four year Catholic high school serving young women of the greater East Bay. Since its founding in 1965, Carondelet has carried on a proud tradition of Christian community and academic excellence. Students are offered a full college preparatory curriculum. Our focus is a single sex, comprehensive educational program. On the junior and senior level Carondelet and De La Salle, an adjacent Catholic boys’ school, combine course offerings.

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