St. Monica Academy, located in Pasadena, opened its doors in 2001 with 44 students in grades two through eight.  The high school began in 2002 with the addition of ninth grade.  The first class of high school seniors graduated from St. Monica Academy in 2006.  In its twelfth year, St. Monica Academy now serves 222 boys and girls in grades one through twelve, including 66 students in the high school.

St. Monica Academy imparts a classical education in the Roman Catholic tradition.  The school uses solid classical methods and materials and is in full conformity with Church teaching.  “Faith – Reason – Virtue,” the motto adopted by the founding families, expresses the aim of the school—to form the minds, hearts, and characters of students through the development of the intellectual, moral, and theological virtues.

St. Monica Academy has achieved the following milestones:

- The Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Western Catholic Educational Association granted the Academy a six-year term of accreditation—a rarity for a new school.

- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles recognized the Academy as an independent Catholic school.

- The National High School Honor Roll Association recognized the Academy as one of the nation’s Top 50 Catholic high schools, for its academic excellence, Catholic identity, and civic education.