Why Choose ICA Cristo Rey
ICA Cristo Rey is the single standing all-girls college preparatory high school with a corporate work study component in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more about the power of a college and career ready education for young women.
Students who graduate from Cristo Rey schools go on to earn Bachelor’s degrees within 6 years at rates over 2x higher than their demographic peers.
Students attending all-girls schools experience higher levels of support from their classmates, teachers, and administrators than do their female peers at coeducational public schools.
Girls’ school students are more likely than their female peers at coed schools to experience an environment that welcomes an open and safe exchange of ideas. Nearly 87% of girls’ school students feel their opinions are respected at their school compared to only 58% of girls at coeducational schools.
93% of girls school graduates were offered greater leadership opportunities than peers at co-ed schools; 80% held leadership positions since high school graduation.
Over 88% of all-girls' school students report they are comfortable being themselves at school, which means they are free to focus their energies on their learning.
Students at girls' schools have higher aspirations and greater motivation than their female peers at coeducational schools. 99% of students at girls' schools expect to earn a graduate or professional degree.
Graduates from all-girls schools are six times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attend co-ed schools.
93% of all girls' school graduates said they were extremely satisfied with their school's ability to provide individualized attention.
Programs at all-girls' schools focus on the development of teamwork over other qualities of leadership, while qualities of confidence, compassion, and resilience also ranked prominently.