Our partner schools provide value-based, academically challenging programs in supportive, disciplined and culturally diverse environments.

Mercy High School, Burlingame

This all-girls college preparatory high school has been an achieve partner school since 2006. Mercy offers a four-year college preparatory program that includes various Advanced Placement and Honors courses. The Mercy administration and faculty actively collaborate with achieve to provide a comprehensive educational experience for the students.

Mercy High School, Burlingame
2750 Adeline Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-343-3631
www.mercyhsb.com

Holy Names High School, Oakland

This small all-girls high school became an achieve partner in 1999 and plays an active role in achieve‘s success, working closely with the achieve girls to support their educational as well as their personal needs.

Holy Names High School
4660 Harbord Drive
Oakland, CA 94618
510.450.1110
www.hnhsoakland.org

Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda

Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda has been an achieve partner since 2014. Although St. Joseph Notre Dame is a co-ed environment only male program participants attend SJND.

Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School
1011 Chestnut Street
Alameda, CA 94501
510.523.1526
Admissions Office: 510.995.9445
www.sjnd.org

Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco

This all-male college preparatory school has been an achieve partner since the program was founded in 1997. The ARHS administration supports and participates in all aspects of the program, advising and supporting achieve families to better negotiate the high school experience.

Archbishop Riordan High School
175 Phelan Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
415.586.8200
Admissions Office: 415.586.1256
www.riordanhs.org

Student Testimonials

The greatest impact achieve has had on my life is the college counseling. The help with writing, research, and financial aid has helped streamline the process significantly.

Oscar Hernandez ‘23 Amherst College ‘27
achieve has helped me step out of my comfort zone and has guided me through my highs and lows. It helped me become the person I am today.

Kaycee Leyson - MHSB '24
The summer internships have given me early insight on how to be successful when working my first job.

Carlos Gonzalez - SJND ‘24
The achieve Program gives me the resources, support, and opportunities to succeed. What I like best is the endless support you receive from everybody.

Angela Leon Alvarez - HNHS '26
The summer experience helped me to step out of my comfort zone and socialize with those around me to get to know them better.

Daniela Perez - MHSB '26
achieve exposes its students to the world, turning bright students into shining ones.

Alexander Robinson ‘23 - Reed College ‘27
achieve has taught me that education and growth go hand in hand with helping others.

Sophie Ramirez - HNHS '24
achieve has given me hands-on work experience and helped me build leadership skills, which will help me apply for colleges and jobs in the future.

Jayden Lucas - SJND '25
Community service is more rewarding than anything. Getting to help and care for those around you brings out true smiles and happiness.

Nichola Carrillo - MHSB ‘26
The help and mentorship of achieve set me up to succeed and have an amazing four years at high school.

Joseph Zuloaga ‘23 - Columbia University ‘27
I enjoy going to the achieve cultural events at the theater, because they are always so much fun and engaging. I like that I participate in activities I never got to try before.

Vy Phan - HNHS ‘25
achieve has taught me to help others for a good cause because you never know how that will influence a person’s life.

Israel Joseph - SJND '26
From summer internships I have gained a vast amount of knowledge on what having a job is like. I got a taste of what it is like to be an adult, and have lots of responsibility.

Christopher Dominguez - ARHS ‘25

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