All-Girls High School Academics and Arts
Admission to St. Mary’s Academy High School sets young women on a path to academic achievement and leadership, maximizing their potential and power to change the world.
A beacon of excellence since 1864, the High School program equips students with critical thinking skills, confidence, and unwavering compassion that spurs action. Seminar-style classes foster a vibrant culture of inquiry, spirited debate, and collaborative learning. Students explore concepts and produce innovative products with STEAM multidisciplinary, three-dimensional integration. Anchored in a block-system schedule, four 80-90 class periods each semester provide deep and immersive learning experiences.
The community environment in the High School fosters camaraderie and belonging; students confidently express their perspectives and aspirations and are lifted by their peers and teachers. As a result, they make remarkable strides in their academic pursuits and life skills. They become even more well-rounded. They become better human beings.
Our high schoolers are defined by their ambitions and passions, pushing boundaries and exceeding expectations. Committed to academic excellence, SMA students are focused and engaged in their classes, often enrolling in multiple Advanced Placement courses and surpassing credit requirements. They're not just preparing for top colleges and universities; they're blazing trails toward their personal and professional aspirations.
ARE YOU READY TO BE A WILDCAT?!
The All-Girls Advantage
At St. Mary’s Academy, we believe in the transformative power of an all-girls environment.
Here, every girl is a leader and every leader is a girl.
“When we see ourselves reflected in leadership positions, sports, and clubs at SMA, we gain the confidence to put all barriers down and pursue our biggest dreams and goals," said Aleena Nauman ‘25, cognitive neuroscience major at the University of Southern California.
“My high-school education at SMA made such an imprint on my being able to achieve. It was a warm and comfortable place where it was a positive thing to do well academically and where relationships were about supporting each other” - Claudine (Murphy) Cheever ‘84, vice president of global brand and fixed marketing at Amazon.
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Average class size
80%
Of class of 2025 received a merit scholarship, honors college acceptance, or national merit distinction
95%
Of students are accepted into their first or second choice school
52%
Of students hold a leadership role in a club, organization, or team
98%
Of class of 2025 took at least one AP class
120+
College admissions representatives visit SMA each yer
56%
Of graduates pursuing STEM/STEAM majors (10 points above national average)
80%
Of current students participating in athletics alongside advanced academics
College Destinations
Portrait of our Graduates
Join Hands
Graduates cultivate lasting and meaningful relationships in their mission to build an inclusive community.
Stand Tall
Graduates lead with purpose and from their strengths, becoming part of something larger than themselves.
Act with integrity
Graduates are grounded in the Loretto School Values of faith, community, justice, and respect.
Value Voices
Graduates seek perspective, listen intently, engage effectively, and communicate respectfully.
Exercise Empathy
Graduates possess a high degree of compassion and cultural competency, and an understanding of service as a means to achieve equality.
Speak Out
Graduates stand for justice and act for peace, because the Gospel compels us.
Embrace Challenge
Graduates know how to think, not just what to think, with the agility to solve challenges in a rapidly evolving world.