Salesian College Preparatory

Salesian is a good school — you won’t have to worry about your teen here. Never mind the neighborhood, it is all good, your child is safe. Academics are great! Classes are small and everyone knows everyone, it’s like a big family there. A variety of activities for everyone, lots of sports, great team spirit. One of my very few complaints and it’s a big one is the shortage of AP classes. If you want your teen to get into a top tier university, this is a concern as they are limited in number and Salesian calls itself a College Prep High School– they really should work on this one. We loved Salesian and still do but this one is a huge deal. If that is not your concern, then please send your child here. If it is, you may want to speak to someone about it so you can ensure that your child will have access to AP courses. To end on a great note, your child will flourish, be safe, will excel and is with their outstanding stats of sending all of their grads to college — you kid ***will*** go to college! This is a place with wonderful and very competent teachers and staff! It is strict but it is a Catholic school :) I like that they are strict.
5÷31÷15: I had to edit the review! Again my one gripe is lack of AP Classes but what with 2015’s senior class of 120 grads — there is an unheard of success rate — all 120 are going to college and I was told that the same is to be said about last year’s (2014) graduating class! Who can beat that!

Note– we do not have any convicted child molesters at our school. That long list of brothers and fathers don’t live at Salesian Richmond.
Salesian is a great school, I’ve attended since freshman year and have had great experience. The teachers genuinely care about the students, people are nice for the most part. The campus has an amazing history that adds character and many of the teachers went to Salesian. Bullying is not tolerated, we have students come to Salesian to get away from being bullied.
The location is in a LOWER MIDDLE CLASS neighborhood, safety is not an issue and the family center next to us has never caused problems. They are very nice people who don’t need to be on ²⁴⁄₇ lock down. The worst we have had is the occasional dog running across the parking lot.
Like every school, it does have its quirks. But overall Salesian is a great place to attend.

I graduated from Salesian in June and I am proud to say that this was the best choice my parents made for me. I am currently attending school at a University in California and I have so much to be thankful for. I started as a quiet and nervous student and left with skills in leadership, experience and pride in succeeding in advanced placement courses, and even learned to play an instrument (and performed for hundreds of people. scary!). Through all of this, I formed great bonds with the teachers and students of the school. As I anxiously start again as a freshman student, I appreciate the foundation I received and know that I have a family for life.

This review is sort of tricky to write based on other reviews and from what I actually know about the school. I use to know a father that worked here, he always had this weird vibe about him so that wasn’t very welcoming. When he worked here, the kids all wore uniforms and I guess they don’t now? The school itself is really nice and looks to be kept up. The location of the school is in a terrible spot. Sure it’s not as bad as Kennedy high or Richmond high but the surrounding areas aren’t the best. There gates all around the school so that makes you feel safe. I have been in the school only once to watch a play and looks like they keep it up and use their funds well. It is a catholic school and tuition is high but I personally wouldn’t send my kid here.

nice campus and good people. kind of surprised of the comments below. People saying it is Salesian Los Angeles are lying though. None of the molesters mentioned have had a job at salesian los angeles, i went there.

I came here once during the summer, a while ago as a public school student because summer classes at another high school was filled up. I didn’t have a good experience because I wasn’t treated fairly by the students.

wow the person talking about the molestation thing is from los angeles, when the school is in richmond.
I went to this school since freshman year and I wouldn’t have chosen any other school. I’ve met most of my best friends here and graduating from this school this year is bringing tears into my eyes. This school does its job well as a college prep. The classes are always educational, but it’s always up to you if you want to listen. The teachers are young and friendly. The fathers and brothers are very nice too. The school dog, Zacky, is adorable and always makes you feel right at home. The cafeteria food has its ups and downs, but I only got food from there when I don’t have time to do my lunch at home. AP classes are great, the teachers use their weekends sometimes to help you when the ap exams are approaching. School spirit depended on the students, but the school is always trying to make it fun. Only bad thing about this school is the tuition, but if you get financial aid and other support, you should be set.
love the school and no molestation stories during my time period. Pretty sure not in the years to come either. (: ⁹⁄₁₀ because of tuition.

Great school! Just walking around the beautiful and clean campus you see how happy the students are to be there. The teachers and administration are top notch.

This school really is a complete waste of money. They expect you to pay 12,000 dollars a year for a PUBLIC school environment. A lot of the kids that go here are a bit ghetto and act as such. If you’re a jock then you will probably do very well here. The teachers and staff treat the jocks and jockettes like kings and queens. The extremely smart kids get treated very well also. But God forbid you are an average student with average grades (3.3−3.5 gpa). An overall disappointment. The bay area schools are really going down the toilet.