Sage Hill School

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Coordinates: 33°37′5.89″N, 117°49′33.66″W

**Sage Hill School**

Name	Sage Hill School
Address	20402 Newport Coast Dr
Location	Newport Coast, CA
Established	2000
Community	Suburban
Type	Private College Prep Academy
Head of School	Dr. Judith Glickman
Grades	9 to 12
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Symbol	Lightning Bolt
Mascot	Bolt-Boy and the Shockers
Colors
Newspaper	The Bolt
Student Body President	Peter Fankuchen
Website	Offical Site

Sage Hill School is a private independent co-educational college preparatory school for day students in grades 9-12. The school was founded in 1999, the first year it filed a Form 990 with the IRS. According to its 2000 Private School Affidavit filed with the state of California, it opened in September of 2000 with 35 Sophomores and 115 Freshmen. Today the school has grown to over 450 students in grades 9-12. According to the 2006 Private School Affidavit, the Freshman class for the 2006-07 school year has 121 students, less than the 122 Freshmen in 2002 and less than the largest Freshman class of 126 in 2005. Sage Hill School was built on approximately 30 of land. According to a Los Angeles Times article dated January 28, 1999, the land is an agricultural preserve that was obtained in a 99-year ground lease from the Irvine Company. The school has the option to buy the land during the lease period. The construction costs were in the tens of millions of dollars.

1 Facts & Stats
2 Academic Profile
- 2.1 Average SATs
3 Notable Faculty
4 Affiliations
5 Photo gallery
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Facts & Stats

Type of School: Coed college preparatory day school
Founded: 2000
Facilities: 30-acre campus with academic buildings, library, gymnasium, football/soccer field, baseball field, outdoor basketball courts and sand volleyball court.
Grades: 9-12 (2007 - 2008)
Total enrollment: 450 (2007 - 2008)
Student : Teacher Ratio of 9:1
Tuition: $27,700 for the 2008-09 academic school year
Percentage of class receiving financial aid: 15% (2007 - 2008)
Percentage of class categorized as students of color: 37% ^[1]
Faculty: 50 full and part time
Faculty Degrees: 100% Bachelors, 50% masters or PhD
Average Class Size: Around 15 with 20 being maximum
Max school size: 500 students, which has never been achieved
Max students per grade: 125
21 teams offered in 12 Varsity & JV sports as part of the Academy League of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)

[edit] Academic Profile

[edit] Average SATs

Critical Reading: 643
Math: 646
Writing: 649
Composite: 1938^[2]

[edit] Notable Faculty

Todd A. Haney - Marine biologist; instructor of Biology, Marine Science, and AP Biology
Noureddine El Alam - Mathematician; instructor of AP Calculus, Multivariable Calculus, Pre-Calculus, and Algebra II/Trigonometry
Fred Morgan - Instructor of AP U.S. History and AP U.S. Government
George Pratt - Writer, playwright, novelist; instructor of AP English Literature
Fiona Fraser - Instructor of AP English Literature and British Literature