St. Bonaventure High School Profile - 2006 ~ 2007

COMMUNITY

St. Bonaventure High School was founded on the spiritual ideals of St. Francis of Assisi and the academic fervor of its namesake, St. Bonaventure. We strive to inculcate the values emphasized by St. Francis in an academic setting that prepares and motivates young people to be committed to the Christian way of life. St. Bonaventure High School is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.  The school is comprehensive with an emphasis on a college preparatory curriculum. We serve a large geographical area that includes the communities of all southern Ventura County. Currently the school population is 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% African America and 1% Native American or Native Alaskan.

Enrollment

• Seniors------------------------------------ 169

• Juniors------------------------------------ 213

• Sophomores------------------------------- 211

• Freshmen---------------------------------- 190

• Total-------------------------------------- 783

 School Day

• Mon., Tues., Fri.-------- Six 50 minute periods

• Wed.------------------Three 95 minute periods

• Thurs.------------------Four 95 minute periods

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges

• National Association of Secondary School Principals

• National Association of Secondary School Curriculum

• National Catholic Education Association

• Character Counts-Michael Josephson Institute

• Department membership affiliation

 CURRICULUM

Graduation Requirements

• 240 Credits (Grades 9 – 12)

Subject                                                Credits

• English-------------------------------------- 40

• Religion------------------------------------- 40

• Social Studies------------------------------- 30

• Mathematics-------------------------------- 30

• Foreign Language--------------------------- 20

• Science------------------------------------- 20

• P. E./Health--------------------------------- 10

• Fine Arts----------------------------------- 10

• Computers----------------------------------- 5

• Electives------------------------------------ 35

Advanced Placement Courses

Honors Courses

 Clubs:

ACTS, ASB, Chess, Drama, Art, Ecology, Interact, Key, Knowledge & Geo Bowl, Leo, SACC, Seraph Scrolls, Science, Geography, Yearbook, Fr. Sr. Mentorship, Mock Trial, FBLA

All 240 units are computed in a student’s GPA. St. Bonaventure High uses the 4-point scale (A=4,B=3,C=2,D=1,F=0). Advanced Placement Classes carry a 5 point A.

TEST INFORMATION

National Merit

• 1 Finalist

• 2 Semi-Finalists

• 2 Commended

SAT

• Verbal Mean------------------------------ 519

• Math Mean-------------------------------- 503

• Writing Mean--------------------------------508

• Total------------------------------------- 1530

ACT

• Average----------------------------------------22

 ADVANCED PLACEMENT RESULTS 2006

In May 2006, 95 students took 7 different AP Examinations with 90% of these examinations earning college-level scores of 3, 4 or 5. Examinations were taken in Art, Calculus, English Language, English Literature, Spanish Language, U. S. Government and U. S. History.

• College Bound---------------------------- 99%

• 4 year college/university------------------- 53%

• 2 year college----------------------------- 47%

•  Over 90% of St. Bonaventure High School students complete a 4-year college degree