Mission Statement

Cretin-Derham Hall is a Catholic, co-educational high school, co-sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, committed to Christian values and academic excellence in grades nine through twelve. We will educate young men and women of diverse abilities, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds for opportunities in post-secondary education.

Values

Catholic, Academic, Leadership, Community, Service, Diversity, Equity

Points of Distinction

Student Profile

• 1337 students
• 50% male 50% female
• 20% students of color
• 92% Catholic
• 1,198 families
• 59% from St. Paul school district 625
• 30 school districts, also Wisconsin
• 45% receive financial aid

Faculty Profile

• 112 teaching faculty
• 173 total faculty and staff
• 3 members of religious communities
• 2 priests on staff
• 51% have advanced degrees, including 2 PhD’s, 5 Specialist degrees
• 63% have 10 years or more experience at CDH
• 70% have 10 years or more of teaching experience
• 19% are alumni/ae
• 6% persons of color
• 46% male, 54% female
• Cretin-Derham Hall offers 196 different courses, including honors, advanced and college prep, as well as several interdisciplinary courses. Courses are designed for students of varying abilities, learning styles and interests.

• CDH offers nine Advanced Placement (AP) courses, an Accelerated Science Program, six Program for Advanced College Credit (PACC) courses, two College in the Schools (CIS) courses and an Academic Support Program.
• 96% of students take four years of math.
• 90% of students take four years of science.
• 75% of students take four years of language.
• Average class size is 22 and there is a 15:1 student/teacher ratio.
• In 2011, nearly 70% of those taking AP tests earned college credit. Composite ACT test scores for CDH students were 2.3 points higher than the state average and 4.2 points higher than the national average. Ninety-five percent of our students take the ACT Test, and 96% attend post-secondary institutions.
• In 2011, CDH also had the unique distinction of sending a student to all five United States Service Academies.
• Nearly 70% of the students in the Class of 2011 earned meritorious scholarships totaling more than $2 million dollars.

Campus Life

Cretin-Derham Hall offers more than forty student clubs, many intramural activities and teams, as well as a broad range of sports. CDH is located on a large campus in a residential area of St. Paul. The original building, a landmark in St. Paul since 1929, has been enhanced over the years with the addition of a Fine Arts building, a Field House with three full size basketball courts, a 10,000 sq. ft. fitness center, band room and upgraded athletic fields. Special features include modern science/lab classrooms, a state-of-the-art media production facility, a renovated theater and chapel, and a Career Center. There is one computer lab, plus several computer accessibility areas throughout the school, 11 mobile lab top carts (Macintosh and Apple), and 70+ classrooms that are equipped with LCD protector screens, along with a campus-wide wireless network. The entire school is handicap accessible.