Catholic (girls) · Belmont (Peninsula) · AKA: NDB
Notre Dame Belmont
“Where Girls with Dreams Become Women of Vision”
Catholic (girls) · Belmont (Peninsula) · AKA: NDB, Notre Dame Belmont
Notre Dame High School, Belmont
“Where Girls with Dreams Become Women of Vision”
- Students
- ~390
- Ratio
- 10:1
- Tuition
- $34k
- Enrollment
- ~390
- Student:teacher
- 10:1
- Base tuition
- $33,730
- Real cost
- $36k–$40k
- Flexible tuition
- ~35%
What makes this school special
- All-girls Catholic college prep founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1851, on a 10.6-acre Belmont campus midway down the Peninsula
- Named to the College Board's AP School Honor Roll at the Platinum level; in May 2025, 212 students sat 439 AP exams across 21 subjects and 71% scored 3 or higher
- The Tri-School Program with Mercy and Serra brings co-ed academics and arts to an otherwise all-girls campus
- Colleges offered the class of 2026 a combined $26.6 million in merit scholarships, separate from need-based financial aid
Academics
Curriculum
Honors coursework; double-block AP lab sciences
World languages
American Sign Language, French, Mandarin, Spanish
Schedule
Block (A/B rotation)
Signature programs
- Six academic concentrations (STEM, Mass Communications, Social Justice, Humanities, Arts, Sports Medicine)
- Double-block AP lab sciences (full college-length labs)
- Junior Capstone social-justice project
- Empowered for Success (learning-differences support)
College matriculation
Stanford, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Boston College, Pomona College, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco
See the full listUC admissions
In fall 2025, 48 students applied to the UC system from this school; 31 were admitted to at least one campus, and 14 enrolled.
What these numbers can and can’t tell youAthletics, arts & activities
Athletics · West Bay Athletic League (WBAL)
Arts
Clubs & activities · 40+
Life there
Tuition includes
- Lunch
Food
Daily lunch (included in tuition)
Learning support
Empowered for Success (EFS), for documented learning differences
Notable alumni
- Emma Chamberlain (YouTuber and podcaster)
Often on the same list
Sources
- NDB School Profile 2025-26 — enrollment, ratio, class size, race/ethnicity, AP/honors, college acceptances, AP Honor Roll
- Admissions — Apply — HSPT, deadlines, requirements
- Affording NDB — 2026-27 tuition (lunch included), fees
- Who We Are — founding, mission, motto
- Academics — concentrations, double-block sciences, EFS
- Athletics — sports, WBAL
- Student Leadership — clubs
- Bell Schedule — block schedule
- The ~35% financial-aid/merit-scholarship reach and the class of 2026's $26.6M in college merit-scholarship offers confirmed by the Notre Dame Belmont Office of Admissions (correspondence, July 2026)
Details checked August 2026