St. Francis is the all-boys Capuchin Franciscan high school on Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge — about 620 students, thirty-two AP and honors courses, and an Honors Business Program. I tutor its applicants through the HSPT, and its enrolled students through the year — one-on-one, at your home or online. Every session is with me.
Clear Concepts Tutoring is an independent tutoring practice and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with St. Francis High School. I tutor students who attend or are applying to the school.
Different needs, different plans.
Path one · Applying
St. Francis gives the HSPT on its campus on Saturday, January 23, 2027, 8:30 to 12:30, free with a completed application — and only students who test at St. Francis are considered for merit scholarships. The Capuchin Scholar Awards go by rank on that test: first place is 75% of tuition, second through fourth 50%, fifth through seventh 33%, eighth through tenth 25%, renewable with a 3.5 GPA in honors and AP courses. That is a reason to prepare for the top of the curve, not the middle. We start with a full timed diagnostic and build backward from January 23.
Path two · Enrolled
Thirty-two AP and honors courses and the Honors Business Program reward students who keep pace from the first semester. I support enrolled St. Francis students with steady weekly sessions across math, the sciences, English and history.
One accountable person with a phone number — not an agency roster. The rhythm below is the same one every family on my calendar gets.
I've worked with LA independent- and neighborhood-school families since 2013. The expectations, the calendars, and the pace are all familiar ground.
Sessions intensify before assessment weeks and ease after. The plan follows your student's actual calendar, not a generic curriculum binder.
I work until 9 PM, in-home across my service area or online — so sessions land after practice or after dinner — not in the middle of a working parent's afternoon.
Same tutor in September and in May, and a written note to you after every single session. You always know where things stand.
Yes — both eighth graders applying to St. Francis and students already enrolled there.
Applicants get HSPT prep aimed at the scholarship rankings; enrolled students get year-round support across the core subjects. Every session is with me, in your home or online.
St. Francis administers the HSPT on Saturday, January 23, 2027, from 8:30 to 12:30, free with a completed application, and only students who test at St. Francis are considered for merit scholarships.
The Capuchin Scholar Awards are ranked by HSPT result: first place 75% of tuition, places two through four 50%, five through seven 33%, eight through ten 25%, renewable with a 3.5 GPA in honors and AP courses. Confirm details on the school's admissions page; my HSPT page covers how I prepare students.
No — Clear Concepts is an independent tutoring practice, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with St. Francis High School.
What I bring is thirteen years of working with families at LA's independent, Catholic and neighborhood schools — as an outside, accountable tutor with a phone number.