Type
Day
Type
Day
Enrollment
876
Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Limited Evidence
Narrative
Summary
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart is an independent Roman Catholic day school for young women in Miami serving Montessori 3–12, with 876 students, a 7:1 student-faculty ratio, 21 AP courses, IB offerings, and an unweighted GPA policy with no class rank.
College Counseling
College counseling staff includes a Director of College Counseling, an Associate Director of College Counseling, and a College Counselor.
Advanced Coursework
17 Advanced Topics (AT) courses offered; 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered; 22 International Baccalaureate (IB) courses offered; 22 Honors courses offered. Students can pursue the full International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum in their junior and senior years or a hybrid schedule of the above.
Matriculation Notes
Class of 2024: 100% enrolled in post-secondary education; 98% attending four-year institutions; 69% matriculated at a private college or university.
Siviq Layer
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Academic Program
89th percentile
Higher reported academic program than 89% of similar schools.
Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.
Average Class Size
60th percentile
Lower reported average class size than 60% of similar schools.
Smaller reported average classes score higher within each peer cohort.
Outcomes
29th percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 29% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
31st percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 31% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Student Experience
40th percentile
Lower reported student experience than 40% of similar schools.
Lower student-teacher ratios score higher within each peer cohort.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
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Location Context
Institutional Details
Institutional
Head of School
President
Upper School Head
Associate Upper School Head
Institutional
Director of College Counseling
Associate Director of College Counseling
College Counselor
Institutional
Accredited
Institutional
Carrollton CEEB Code
External References
College Outcomes
Search & Answers
The current school profile reports a student-teacher ratio of 7:1 at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart.
The current school profile reports about 876 students enrolled at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart.
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart currently reports serving grades 3.
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart is a private school.
Yes. The current school profile reports 21 AP courses at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart.
The current school profile highlights Ave Maria University as one of the top reported college destinations for Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart.
Yes. Carrollton says students can pursue the full International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum in junior and senior year, or choose a hybrid schedule with its other advanced courses.
No class rank is reported, and beginning with the Class of 2022, Carrollton says the GPA it reports is unweighted.
Carrollton lists 26 credits as its minimum graduation requirement.
The school reports a three-person college counseling team: a Director of College Counseling, an Associate Director of College Counseling, and a College Counselor.
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Provenance
| Source | Type | Checked | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 School Profile (PDF) Used for normalized profile metrics, school facts, FAQ answers, and school SEO metadata. | School Profile PDF | Apr 01, 2026 | AP Courses • Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Accreditations • Advanced Course Notes • Average Class Size • More normalized profile fields |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF resources.finalsite.net/images/v1730909826/carrolltonorg/hx4zsl5xnsawf2siv0yj/SchoolProfile20256.pdf | Official Linked File | May 11, 2026 | Average Class Size • International Students |
| Community Relations - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart www.carrollton.org/about/community-relations | Official Website Page | May 11, 2026 | Founded Year |
| Home - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart www.carrollton.org | Official Website Page | Apr 05, 2026 | Countries Represented |
| Role | URL | Method |
|---|---|---|
| official_website | www.carrollton.org/about/at-a-glance | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.carrollton.org/about/facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.carrollton.org/about/fast-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.carrollton.org/about/quick-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| Academics - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/academics | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.carrollton.org/academics/college-counseling | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.carrollton.org/admission | supplemental_backfill |
| Admissions - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/admissions | supplemental_backfill |
| Student Life - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/student-life | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.carrollton.org/tuition-and-financial-aid | supplemental_backfill |
| College Counseling - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/academics/collegecounseling | site_scan |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | resources.finalsite.net/images/v1730909826/carrolltonorg/hx4zsl5xnsawf2siv0yj/SchoolProfile20256.pdf | page_scan |
| About - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/about | supplemental_backfill |
| Affiliations - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/about/affiliations | supplemental_backfill |
| Community Relations - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/about/community-relations | supplemental_backfill |
| Faculty / Staff Directory - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/about/faculty-staff-directory | supplemental_backfill |
| Home - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org | existing |
| Carrollton's History - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/about/carrolltons-history | supplemental_backfill |
| Our Sacred Heart Mission and History - Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | www.carrollton.org/about/our-sacred-heart-mission-and-history | supplemental_backfill |
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | 3 | Enrollment Montessori 3 – 12th Grade: 876 |
| Lowest Grade | 3 | 3 |
| Highest Grade | 3 | 3 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | 3 |
| Boarding Status | Day | Carrollton is an independent college preparatory Roman Catholic day school for young women. |
| Boarding Status Code | day | Day |
| School Type | Private | Carrollton is an independent college preparatory Roman Catholic day school for young women. |
| School Type Code | private | Private |
| Enrollment | 876 | Enrollment Montessori 3 – 12th Grade: 876 |
| Residential Enrollment | - | - |
| Day Enrollment | - | - |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 7 | Student to Faculty Ratio is 7:1 |
| Founded Year | 2002 | founded in 2002 |
| School Leadership | - | Heather Gillingham-Rivas Head of School [email protected] |
| Key Contacts | - | Carol Recicar Director of College Counseling [email protected] 305-446-5673 ext. 1256 |
| Accreditations | - | Accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools |
| School Codes | - | Carrollton CEEB Code: 101047 |
| AP Courses | 21 | 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered |
| Average Class Size | 14 | SCHOOL MAKEUP FACULTY/SCHEDULE: "Class size averages 14 students" |
| IB Program | Yes | 22 International Baccalaureate (IB) courses offered. Students can pursue the full International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum in their junior and senior years or a hybrid schedule of the above. |
| Honors Program | Yes | 22 Honors courses offered |
| Advanced Course Notes | 17 Advanced Topics (AT) courses offered; 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered; 22 International Baccalaureate (IB) courses offered; 22 Honors courses offered. Students can pursue the full International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum in their junior and senior years or a hybrid schedule of the above. | 17 Advanced Topics (AT) courses offered 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered 22 International Baccalaureate (IB) courses offered 22 Honors courses offered. Students can pursue the full International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum in their junior and senior years or a hybrid schedule of the above. |
| Faculty Count | - | - |
| College Counseling Summary | College counseling staff includes a Director of College Counseling, an Associate Director of College Counseling, and a College Counselor. | Carol Recicar Director of College Counseling ... Michele Patterson Associate Director of College Counseling ... Maria Bernal College Counselor |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | - | - |
| Average ACT | - | - |
| Matriculation Summary | Class of 2024: 100% enrolled in post-secondary education; 98% attending four-year institutions; 69% matriculated at a private college or university. | POST-SECONDARY PLANS CLASS OF 2024. MATRICULATION CATEGORIES: 100% Enrolled in post-secondary education; 98% Attending four-year institutions; 69% Matriculated at a private college or university. |
| Top Colleges | - | Ave Maria University; Babson College; Baylor University; Belmont University; Bentley University; Berklee College of Music; Boston College; Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Boston University; Bowdoin College; Brown University; Carnegie Mellon University; Catholic University of America; Claremont McKenna College; Clemson University; Colgate University; College of Charleston; College of the Holy Cross; Columbia University in the City of New York; Cornell University; Duke University; Emerson College; Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Emory University; Florida Gulf Coast University; Florida International University; Florida State University; Fordham University; George Washington University; Georgetown University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Harvard University; IE University – Madrid; Indiana University – Bloomington; Instituto Marangoni Miami; Johns Hopkins University; King’s College London (University of London); Loyola University Chicago; Loyola University New Orleans; Marist College; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Middlebury College; Muhlenberg College; New York University; North Carolina AT&T State University; Northeastern University; Northwestern University; Pennsylvania State University – University Park; Pratt Institute; Princeton University; Providence College; Purdue University; Reed College; Rice University; Rollins College; Saint Louis University; Santa Fe College; Seton Hall University; Southern Methodist University; Stanford University; Stevens Institute of Technology; Syracuse University; Texas Christian University; The New School; Tufts University; Tulane University of Louisiana; United States Military Academy; Universidad de Navarra; University of Alabama; University of California – Los Angeles; University of Central Florida; University of Chicago; University of Florida; University of Georgia; University of Maryland – College Park; University of Miami; University of Michigan – Ann Arbor; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Notre Dame; University of Pennsylvania; University of San Diego; University of South Florida – St Petersburg; University of Southern California; University of St Andrews; University of Texas at Austin; University of Toronto; University of Virginia; Vanderbilt University; Villanova University; Wake Forest University; Washington University in St Louis; Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yale University |
| States Represented | - | - |
| Countries Represented | 36 | 36 Number of countries our students represent |
| Students of Color | - | - |
| International Students | 26 | 26% International |
| Receiving Financial Aid | - | - |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | - | - |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | Carrollton does not assign class rank. | Therefore, it is our school policy not to assign class rank. |
| Class Rank Policy Code | not_reported | Carrollton does not assign class rank. |
| Weighted Grades | No | Beginning with the Class of 2022, Honors, AP, AT, and IB will no longer be awarded extra points when calculating a grade point average, and the grade point average we report will be unweighted. |
| Weighted Grades Policy | Previously, Carrollton reported both a weighted and unweighted average. Honors courses received an extra .5 and AP, AT and IB courses an additional 1.0. Beginning with the Class of 2022, Honors, AP, AT, and IB will no longer be awarded extra points when calculating a grade point average, and the grade point average we report will be unweighted. | Previously, Carrollton reported both a weighted and unweighted average. Honors courses received an extra .5 and AP, AT and IB courses an additional 1.0. Beginning with the Class of 2022, Honors, AP, AT, and IB will no longer be awarded extra points when calculating a grade point average, and the grade point average we report will be unweighted. |
| Disciplinary Reporting | - | - |
| Boarding Model | day_only | day_only |
| Selectivity Category | selective | selective |
| Academic Rigor Category | very_high | very_high |
| Testing Policy Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| College Counseling Category | established | established |
| Student Body Reach Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Access Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Outcome Category | strong_outcomes | strong_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Explicitly described as an independent Roman Catholic day school for young women.; Upper School enrollment is 339; senior class size is 87.; 17 Advanced Topics courses, 21 AP courses, 22 IB courses, and 22 Honors courses are offered.; Students may pursue the full IB Diploma curriculum or a hybrid advanced schedule.; Minimum graduation requirement is 26 credits.; SAT mid-50% is 620-720 EBRW and 570-720 Math; ACT mid-50% is 27-32, based on 61-63% of the class.; AP results: 199 students took 512 exams; 78% scored 3 or higher and 31.6% scored 5.; IB results: 77 students took 161 exams; 98.7% earned qualifying scores of 4 or higher.; No admit rate, applicant count, or yield rate is reported.; College counseling staff includes a Director of College Counseling, an Associate Director, and a College Counselor.; School reports membership in NACAC, SACAC, and ACCIS-related counseling associations.; No financial-aid participation or tuition-free-share figures are reported.; Class of 2024: 100% enrolled in post-secondary education; 98% attending four-year institutions.; Five-year matriculation list includes a wide range of highly selective universities, but only as 'one or more' enrollments.; Reported matriculation distribution spans multiple U.S. regions plus 3% international, but no student home-state or home-country breadth is reported. |