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Catholic (girls) · Mission · AKA: ICA, ICA Cristo Rey

Immaculate Conception Academy

“Veritas (truth)”

Students
~250
Ratio
14:1
Tuition
$2k

What makes this school special

  • Every student works about one day a week at one of 95+ partner employers in health care, law, finance, and tech through the Cristo Rey work-study model, graduating with four years of professional experience on their resume
  • Work-study earnings bring family tuition down to a few thousand dollars a year
  • An all-girls school whose student body is about 97% students of color
  • Project Lead the Way engineering and a required Ethnic Studies course alongside honors coursework

Academics

Curriculum

Honors and college-prep tiers on the Cristo Rey work-study model

Advanced Placement

11 AP courses

See the course list

World languages

Spanish

Schedule

4 days class + 1 day Corporate Work Study

Signature programs

  • Corporate Work Study Program (students work one day a week)
  • Project Lead the Way Engineering
  • Ethnic Studies requirement

College matriculation

UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly SLO, San Francisco State, Santa Clara, University of San Francisco, USC, Boston University, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, Yale

See the full list

UC admissions

In fall 2025, 47 students applied to the UC system from this school; 45 were admitted to at least one campus, and 16 enrolled.

What these numbers can and can’t tell you

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · CIF San Francisco Section (AAA)

BasketballCross CountryFlag FootballSoccerSwimmingTrack & FieldVolleyball

Arts

Visual ArtPotteryDance

Clubs & activities · 25+

Black Student UnionLas Latinas UnidasFilipinx-American ClubPolynesian ClubModel UNNational Honor SocietyCalifornia Scholarship FederationCampus MinistrySpartan Press (newspaper)YearbookArt ClubBaking ClubBook ClubGaming ClubRed CrossStudent Government
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Often on the same list

Mission High School

Public

John O'Connell High School

Public

June Jordan School for Equity

Public

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

Catholic (co-ed)

Sources

  1. ICA Cristo Rey 2025-26 School Profile — enrollment, demographics, AP/honors, schedule, matriculation, cost model
  2. Mission & History — identity, neighborhood
  3. Admissions — admissions contacts, application
  4. Financial Assistance — cost model, income eligibility
  5. Corporate Work Study — work-study program
  6. Academics — AP/honors, college outcomes
  7. Athletics — sports, CIF/AAA
  8. Clubs — clubs
  9. Wikipedia — Immaculate Conception Academy — founding, Cristo Rey history, work-study economics
  10. About ICA Cristo Rey — motto ("the Dominican value of veritas—or truth," named as the school's grounding value)
  11. California Private School Affidavit 2025-26 | CDE — enrollment cross-check (248) and faculty (17 full-time + 1 part-time); student:teacher ratio estimated at ~14:1. CDS 38684786939615.
  12. Application Process — 2026-27 admissions calendar (opens, interview days, decisions)

Details checked August 2026