Sage Hill School

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Sage Hill School
Address
Sage Hill School
20402 Newport Coast Drive

Newport Coast
,
California
92657

United States
Coordinates 33°37′5″N117°49′33″W / 33.61806°N 117.82583°W / 33.61806; -117.82583
Information
Type Private secondary school
Opened2000
Head of schoolPatricia Merz
Teaching staff42 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9-12
Enrollment590 (2024-25) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.65
Color(s)  
Athletics CIF Southern Section
Athletics conference Pacific Coast Conference (California)
Nickname Lightning
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges California Association of Independent Schools
NewspaperThe Bolt
YearbookStorm
Website www.sagehillschool.org

Sage Hill School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school for students in grades 9-12, located in Newport Coast, California. The school first opened in September 2000 with a freshman and sophomore class of 120 students. [2]

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About

Sage Hill has been accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges since 2003. [1] [3]

The school has an average class size of 14 students and offers more than 40 advanced placement (AP), honors, and post-AP classes. [4] The school's student to college counselor ratio is 37:1 The Lisa Argyros and Family Science Center houses learning and teaching space for biology, chemistry, physics, interdisciplinary study of science, and long-term research, and the 30,000 square-foot studio features the Kazu Fukuda Black Box Theater.[ citation needed ]

Middle school

In 2023, Sage Hill announced its plan to develop a middle school and expand to grades 7 and 8, set to become the first 7-12 independent school in Orange County. The projected opening date for the middle school is August 2026. Sage Hil hasl announced that it would start accepting applications for its inaugural middle school classes during the 2025-2026 school year.

On December 7, 2023, Newport Beach Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve the development of Sage Hill’s middle school, allowing construction of the three-story middle school building and increasing Sage Hill’s maximum student enrollment from 600 to 750 students. [5] The project will also add a second gymnasium a seating capacity of over 1,000.

Effective July 1, 2024, Joseph Moody was named as the inaugural director of the middle school. [6] The school sold approximately $54 million of municipal bonds to finance the building of the middle school as well as athletic facilities. [7]

Athletics

The school offers 22 interscholastic sports totaling 42 teams at all levels of competition.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Find a CAIS School". www.caisca.org. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sage Hill School's Legacy". www.sagehillschool.org. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mission & Vision". www.sagehillschool.org. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sage Hill Difference". www.sagehillschool.org. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Newport Beach Commission OKs Middle School, Second Gym Project
  6. ↑ Director Tapped to Open Sage Hill Middle School
  7. ↑ Hudson, Erin (November 12, 2024). "A $54,000-a-Year School in Pimco's Hometown Eyes Own Foray Into Bond Market". Bloomberg News . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Carter Bryant, Sage Hill School , Power Forward". 247Sports.
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