Saint Mary's College High School

1294 Albina Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94706

8 Reviews

School District
Grade

9-12
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 12, 2021

Molinelli creates a fake persona of the school only putting scholarly and students up to her standards in the front of magazines, announcements and tours. She disregards students with needs and throws them to the side. I would not trust this school to help your student if they have special needs. Might want to look at Bishop O'dowd or Salesian.
Submitted by parent on July 30, 2020

Of all the school decisions we have made over the years for our two daughters, Saint Mary's was by far our best decision. If you have a social and hard working young person who would benefit from a mid-size high school that doesn't let kids fall through the cracks...Saint Mary's is a terrific choice. Our oldest applied to 18 colleges and got accepted to 15 of them - she's off to a top school and we are confident that she is prepared for its rigors. Our youngest has blossomed at Saint Mary's and is on a similar trajectory. No school is perfect...but Saint Mary's is close.
Submitted by student on June 18, 2020

It's all about what you expect and what you want to get out of it. If you truly put yourself into it, Saint Mary's is a great place to grow as a person first and foremost. Make the effort to change the school and that change will come.
Submitted by parent on June 02, 2017

We have had a very bad experience with the administration they don't care if your kid is going through hardships very cruel and uproffesional administration. Awful science department some of these teachers don't have teacher credentials and they don't even know how to grade kids some of these teachers not all but they can ruin your life if they don't like you. Thats why i say this is unprofessional school by the admin they prefer to keep awful teachers then caring kind kids. Be ware send your kids to Odowd they are more organized,proffesional and caring.
Submitted by other on August 07, 2014

Wow, I am in complete awe of some of these negative comments! I am a current alumnus and let tell you, I have been BLESSED to have to this beautiful school. Absolutely caring and smart teachers, friendly factually, and best of all, the close community. Education here is challenging and I feel that I am incredibly well equipped for college. To the person who mentioned that Saint Mary's students do not get into selective colleges, let me provide you with some of the ones MANY (not just one or two) our panthers will be attending: Berkeley, Davis, UCLA, Princeton, NYU, BU, Stanford- also, of whom also got accepted to MANY other good schools. Let me tell you this, though, if you are looking at the "schools that will send your kids to America's top 20 colleges," don't forget, your students own input and effort are what gets him into those schools in the first place. Thank you. By the way, visit our beautiful campus if you have the chance, a lot of the information i provided can be accessed in our library.
Submitted by parent on May 14, 2014

I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this school. Although there are exceptions, the overall quality of the teaching is poor, and the administration is worse. In some classes, the teachers seem to be making up the curriculum as they go. In others, the teachers seem to be AWOL. All in all, it seems like a bit of a free for all.
Submitted by parent on October 22, 2013

Not sure about the July 24, 2013 post. I know families from the graduating class of 2013. I personally know families on scholarship and who paid full price at St. Mary's. Sounds like this parent wants all academics and AP classes and school is all about grades. It's not. If you want a well rounded education and the ability to get into all the UC's, Stanford, Duke, Harvard, Dartmouth, etc., this is the school. I know the kids that got in. And the sports programs are very good. I know another dozen or so kids, with athletic scholarships.
Submitted by parent on July 24, 2013

If you are academically inclined and advanced to begin with, this is not the school for you. Especially if you are not black, Hispanic, Filipino or white. That is, unless you have money to donate. More importantly, it will screw your child over when trying to get into a deserving university. School claims they don't have a top 3% ranking and there are limitations here on recommendation letters for very advanced students. The child's performance is solely the basis the school should evaluate and reward appropriately.