Notre Dame High School San Jose

What Notre Dame High School San Jose does

Notre Dame High School San Jose is a private, non-profit Catholic college-preparatory secondary school for young women, founded in 1851 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and located on a downtown San Jose campus at Second and Reed Streets that the school has occupied since 1928. The school serves a single persona: young women in the San Jose/Silicon Valley area seeking a rigorous Catholic education grounded in the Hallmarks of a Notre Dame de Namur Learning Community and the spiritual vision of Saint Julie Billiart. Core offerings include a UC A-G-aligned college-preparatory curriculum, the Women's Leadership Program, the FIRST Scholars STEM pathway, the Woman's Place Project (a 30-year interdisciplinary women's studies rite of passage for freshmen), and co-curricular programs in robotics, athletics, performing arts, speech and debate, and global education. Student support services include college counseling, the ARISE program for students with learning differences, and career and life success programming.

The underlying technology stack is standard K-12 administrative infrastructure rather than a differentiated platform: PowerSchool and PowerTeacher for the student information system and grade reporting, Paycom for HR and payroll, AkitaBox for facility management, PS Swiftk12 for parent communications, Parchment for transcript management, Google Docs for course catalogs, and Active Network/CampSite for summer program registration. No public API, AI/ML capability, or proprietary software product is offered.

The business model is a hybrid of tuition-based recurring revenue and charitable donations. Tuition from enrolled families is supplemented by the annual ND Fund, signature fundraising events (Women of Impact, Crab Fest, Day of Giving), and corporate matching, stock gifts, and in-kind donations, with financial aid distributed through the Afford ND program. The go-to-market motion is community-led: recruitment is driven by alumnae referrals, community networks, and the SND global school network of more than 120 institutions across five continents, supported by organic social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) and admissions events. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The school operates as a single-campus institution serving the San Jose/Silicon Valley market with no global footprint claim.

Name

Notre Dame High School San Jose

Legal name

Notre Dame High School

Website

https://ndsj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1851

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Notre Dame High School San Jose is a private, non-profit Catholic college-preparatory school for young women, founded in 1851 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and operating from a downtown San Jose campus. It serves Silicon Valley families through tuition-based enrollment, women's leadership programming, and donor-supported operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Catholic Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sex (Boys/Girls) Private Schools (EDAJABAK)

Keywords

• Private secondary education
• Catholic college preparatory
• Women's leadership education
• All-girls high school
• STEM academic programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from tuition payments for Catholic college-preparatory education programs. Families pay tuition with financial aid options available.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Annual ND Fund supporting academic and co-curricular programs, faculty/staff, facilities, and tuition assistance. Signature events include Women of Impact, Crab Fest, and Day of Giving. Company matching, gifts of stock, and in-kind donations accepted.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Notre Dame High School San Jose is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school providing secondary education exclusively to young women. Its core offering is a rigorous UC A-G-aligned college-preparatory curriculum integrated with Catholic identity formation, social justice education, and women's leadership development. Beyond the academic core, the school sells distinct co-curricular programs (robotics, performing arts, speech and debate, athletics, global education) and summer programs as add-on services to enrolled and prospective students.

Product overview

Notre Dame High School San Jose is a Catholic, college-preparatory institution for young women offering a unified educational program centered on women's leadership development. The school provides a comprehensive curriculum grounded in the Hallmarks of Notre Dame de Namur Learning Community, combining rigorous academics with co-curricular programs including robotics, athletics, performing arts, and community service. Core offerings include the Women's Leadership Program, FIRST Scholars STEM program, ARISE academic support services, and college counseling. The institution utilizes a technology stack including PowerSchool (student information system), Paycom (HR), and Google Docs for academic records, all integrated to support the educational mission of developing women as lifelong learners, spiritual seekers, justice advocates, and community leaders since 1851.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Woman's Place Project: An interdisciplinary study of the strength and contributions of women across time, culture, and industry, originally inspired by artist Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party.

Products and services

• Catholic College-Preparatory Education Four-year core secondary education offering a UC A-G-aligned college-preparatory curriculum grounded in Catholic values and social justice teaching, designed to develop young women as lifelong learners, spiritual seekers, justice advocates, and community leaders.
• Women's Leadership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• WCEA accreditation affirmed for six more years by Western Catholic Educational Association
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sisters of Notre Dame de NamurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is rooted in the charism and sponsorship of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, who established the school in 1851. The Sisters continue to provide mission alignment, spiritual guidance, and governance oversight through the U.S. East-West Province. Prospective board members are approved by the SND East West Province. Katie Colin serves as Executive Director of Sponsorship for the U.S. East-West Province of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Harker School: The Harker School is a large, well-resourced independent PK-12 school in San Jose. While secular and co-educational, it competes with Notre Dame for Silicon Valley families prioritizing rigorous college-prep academics and offers similar signature programs in STEM and the arts.

Direct peers

• Presentation High School: Presentation High School is a private Catholic all-girls college-preparatory high school also located in San Jose, serving the same Silicon Valley market with a similar Sisters-founded heritage and tuition-based model. It is the closest direct competitor to Notre Dame San Jose in both mission and geography.
• Castilleja School: Castilleja is an independent all-girls college-preparatory school in Palo Alto. While secular rather than Catholic, it competes directly with Notre Dame for Bay Area families seeking a single-sex girls' education with strong leadership development.
• Saint Francis High School, Mountain View: Saint Francis High School is a private Catholic co-educational college-preparatory school in Mountain View serving the Silicon Valley market. It competes with Notre Dame for Catholic families and shares the same tuition-driven, mission-aligned operating approach.
• Bellarmine College Prep: Bellarmine College Preparatory is a private Catholic all-boys college-preparatory high school in San Jose. While single-sex boys, it competes in the same Silicon Valley Catholic school market and shares donor and applicant pools with Notre Dame.
• Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton: Sacred Heart Schools is a private Catholic, independent PK-12 school on the San Francisco Peninsula. It competes with Notre Dame for Bay Area Catholic families seeking rigorous college-prep education and shares a similar mission-driven, tuition-funded operating model.
• Mitty High School: Bishop Mitty High School is a private Catholic co-educational college-preparatory high school in San Jose. It competes with Notre Dame for the same Silicon Valley Catholic families and operates with a similar tuition-plus-development revenue model.
• Mercy High School, Burlingame: Mercy High School is a private Catholic all-girls college-preparatory school sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. It mirrors Notre Dame's single-sex Catholic mission and serves a comparable Bay Area demographic, making it a strong mission-aligned peer.

Regional players

• Presentation High School, Berkeley: Presentation High School in Berkeley is a private Catholic all-girls college-preparatory school also founded by the Sisters of the Presentation. It is highly comparable to Notre Dame in mission and model, though it serves the East Bay rather than the South Bay market.
• Notre Dame High School, Belmont: Notre Dame High School in Belmont is a private Catholic college-preparatory school also rooted in the Notre Dame tradition. It is not affiliated with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur but shares the Notre Dame name, mission, and Bay Area Catholic school market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NotreDameSJ
• Facebookfacebook.com/notredamesj
• Instagraminstagram.com/notredamesj

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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