Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School – Tustin

Overview

Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School – Tustin is a Catholic K-8 private school in Tustin, California, serving grades K-8, founded in 1961, with about 267 students. The school does not publish tuition; ask for current figures when you book a visit. Religion classes are required, so confirm your family is comfortable with that before applying.

Admissions

Entrance exam requirements are not published; contact admissions.

The school publishes the following application details. The application has seven steps: complete the Admissions Interest Form, schedule a campus tour and meet with the admissions coordinator, create a FACTS account and submit the new student application online, track progress in FACTS, provide any additional materials the school requests, receive enrollment instructions once accepted, and continue from there as a school-family partnership. Families must submit recent academic records from the previous school, immunization records, and a copy of the birth certificate, along with any record of learning accommodations. The application fee is $22 per student. The school explains that the admissions staff share the specific timeline and deadlines individually once the tour is scheduled; the school website does not publish a common deadline, entrance testing arrangements, or open house dates (school website, Admissions page).

The main entry points at a K-8 school are kindergarten and grade 6. Younger applicants are usually evaluated through an on-campus visit, while most applicants above grade 5 need an ISEE score. Start in the fall of the year before entry: visit first to confirm the school is a fit, then decide whether to register for testing.

Tuition and fees

The school website Admissions page states that the application fee for new students is $22 per student and is nonrefundable. Tuition and other fees are not published on the school website (school website, Admissions page).

Academics and programs

• The curriculum is aligned to the California Core Standards for reading and math, the Next Generation Science Standards, the Early Learning Foundations for the preschool years, and the diocesan religion standards, using mastery-based grading and curriculum mapping (school website, Academic Excellence page)
• World Languages classes are offered; the school website does not name the specific languages (school website, Academic Excellence page)
• An advanced mathematics pathway (school website, Our School at a Glance page)
• A literacy-focused reading program and a science program with STEM integration, including science field study (school website, Our School at a Glance page, Academic Excellence page)
• Visual and performing arts: band, choir, orchestra, and drama; the junior high has Mock Trial; and there is also a student council, an after-school math club, and a summer program (school website, Our School at a Glance page)
• A school counselor provides academic and emotional support, and speech and hearing screenings are offered (school website, Our School at a Glance page)

How this school compares

These are the nearest schools at the same level and a comparable price. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	City	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Class size	Distance
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School – Tustin	Tustin	K-8	Not published	—	—	—
St. Anne Parish School	Santa Ana	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	—	2.0 mi
St. Cecilia Catholic School	Tustin	K-8	$9,200	—	—	1.3 mi
La Purisima Catholic School	Orange	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	—	3.8 mi
Red Hill Lutheran School	Tustin	K-8	$10,950	On-campus assessment	—	1.8 mi

Getting there from Irvine

These are straight-line distances from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer, and a morning rush-hour trip typically takes 1.5 to 2 times as long as an off-peak one:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	6.2 miles
Northwood	3.2 miles
Turtle Rock	7.6 miles
Portola Springs	8.1 miles

The website does not describe bus service; confirm this during your visit.

Questions to ask on a campus visit

• Tuition — no tuition figures, tuition year, or tuition line are available. The school website Financial Stability page (/381558_2) shows “Page Under Construction,” the site map (/site_map) contains no Tuition,…
• Financial aid — the school website has no financial aid page, and neither the Admissions page nor the Financial Stability page mentions FACTS Grant & Aid or any other channel
• Chinese language program — the Academic Excellence page says only “World Languages” without naming languages, and the Our School at a Glance page does not list specific language classes either
• Enrollment figure missing from the school website — neither the Our School at a Glance page nor the Our Story & Foundation page publishes enrollment, so the CDE filing figure of 267 is used
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

How EDUBUS helps

Our Irvine-based counselors work in both Chinese and English. We track Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School – Tustin’s admissions calendar, prepare students for the campus visit and interview, and review application materials before they are submitted. Book a school-selection consultation or read the Chinese version of this page.