List of High Schools to Consider

Research and take notes while you start researching high schools. It can be helpful to keep a journal or take notes about pros, cons, and questions regarding schools that are interesting to you. Find a printable version of this list HERE.

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San Francisco Independent and Parochial

___ Archbishop Riordan High School (single gender - boys): www.riordanhs.org

___ Academy of Thought and Industry: https://thoughtandindustry.com

___ Bay: www.bayschoolsf.org       

___ Brightworks: www.sfbrightworks.org       

___ Convent (single gender - girls): www.sacredsf.org 

___ Drew: www.drewschool.org 

___ International: www.internationalsf.org

___ Jewish Community High School of the Bay: www.jchsofthebay.org 

___ Fusion Academy (one-to-one instruction): https://www.fusionacademy.com/ 

___ Lick-Wilmerding: www.lwhs.org 

___ Mercy High School San Francisco (single gender - girls): www.mercyhs.org/

___ Pacific Preparatory School (one-to-one instruction): https://www.pacificpreparatory.com/

___ Proof School: http://www.proofschool.org/ 

___ Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory: www.shcp.edu

___ Saint Ignatius: www.siprep.org

___ San Francisco Girls School (single gender - girls; inaugural year 2021): https://sfgirls.org/

___ SF High School of the Arts: https://www.highschoolofthearts.org/

___ SF University High School: www.sfuhs.org

___ San Francisco Waldorf School: www.sfwaldorfhighschool.org

___ Sterne School: https://www.sterneschool.org/program/high-school 

___ Stanford Online High School (grades 7 -12) https://ohs.stanford.edu/ 

___ Stuart Hall (single gender - boys): www.sacredsf.org

___ Urban: www.urbanschool.org

___ Woodside International School of SF: https://wissf.org/

San Francisco Unified School District (Public)

Click on the following link for a list of SFUSD high schools to find their websites and learn more about individual schools www.sfusd.edu/en/ 

___ Abraham Lincoln High School

___ Balboa High School

___ Downtown High School

___ Galileo Academy of Science & Technology

___ Gateway High School (charter): https://www.gatewaypublicschools.org/ghs

___ George Washington High School

___ Ida B. Wells High School

___ Independence High School

___ John O’Connell High School

___ June Jordan School for Equity

___ Lowell High School 

___ Mission High School

___ Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School 

___ Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School

___ Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA): http://www.sfsota.org/admissions-faq 

___ San Francisco International High School

___ The Academy - San Francisco @ McAteer

___ Thurgood Marshall Academic High School

North Bay Schools

___ Branson: www.branson.org

___ Marin Academy: www.ma.org

___ Marin Catholic High School: www.marincatholic.org/page

___ The Marin School: www.themarinschool.org

___ San Domenico School: www.sandomenico.org

___ Marin School of the Arts (Novato High School): http://marinschoolofthearts.org/msa/msa-overview/

___ County of Marin school district: https://www.marincounty.org/residents/community/school-district 

East Bay Schools

___ Athenian: https://www.athenian.org/page 

___ Bentley School: www.bentleyschool.net/ 

___ Bishop O’Dowd: www.bishopodowd.org

___ College Prep: www.college-prep.org 

___ Contra Costa Christian Schools: https://www.contracostachristianschools.org/

___ Head Royce:www.headroyce.org/

___ Maybeck:https://www.maybeckhs.org/ 

___ Orinda Academy: www.orindaacademy.org 

___ Oakland School for the Arts: http://www.oakarts.org/ 

___ Quary Lane:https://www.quarrylane.org/ 

___ St. Mary’s: http://www.saintmaryschs.org/ 

Peninsula Schools 

___ Bellarmine College Preparatory: https://www.bcp.org/ 

___ Castilleja High School: http://www.castilleja.org/ 

___ Crystal Springs Uplands School: www.csus.com

___ Design Tech High School: http://www.designtechhighschool.org/ (charter school)

___ Kehillah Jewish High School: https://kehillah.org/ 

___ Silicon Valley International High School (opening in 2021)

___ Mercy Burlingame (single gender - girls): https://www.mercyhsb.com/ 

___ Mid-Peninsula High School: http://www.mid-pen.com/ 

___ Nueva High School: http://www.nuevaschool.org/academics/upper-school 

___ Sacred Heart Atherton: https://www.shschools.org/page 

___ The Harker School: https://www.harker.org/ 

___ Woodside Priory: https://www.prioryca.org/page 

Boarding Schools

Learn about the benefits of boarding school by reviewing the resources below:

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) http://www.boardingschools.com/ 

Mid-Atlantic Boarding Schools http://www.midatlanticboarding.com/ 

Ten Schools Admissions Organization (TSAO) http://www.tenschools.org/page.cfm?p=1 

Western Boarding Schools Association: http://www.wbsa.net/ 

California Boarding Schools

___ The Athenian School

___ Besant Hill School

___ Cate School

___ Dunn School

___ Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

___ Idyllwild Arts Academy

___ Midland School

___ The Oak Grove School

___ Ojai Valley School

___ San Domenico

___ Santa Catalina

___ Stevenson

___ The Thacher School

___ Villanova Preparatory School

___ The Webb Schools

___ Woodside Priory

Sample list of Boarding Schools beyond California

___ Andover (MA)

___ Berkshire (MA)

___ Bishop’s College School (QC, Canada)

___ Blair Academy (NJ)

___ Brentwood College School (BC, Canada)

___ Brooks School (MA)

___ Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)

___ The Community School (ID)

___ Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CO)

___ Concord Academy (MA)

___ Cushing Academy (MA)

___ Deerfield Academy (MA)

___ Episcopal High School (VA)

___ Emma Willard School (NY)

___ Fountain Valley School (CO)

___ Groton School (MA)

___ Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HI)

___ The Hill School (PA)

___ The Hotchkiss School (CT)

___ Holderness School (NH)

___ Kent School (CT)

___ Lake Forest Academy (IL)

___ The Lawrenceville School (NJ)

___ Lawrence Academy (MA)

___ The Loomis Chaffee School (CT)

___ Mercersburg (PA)

___ Middlesex School (MA)

___ Millbrook School (NY)

___ Milton Academy (MA)

___ Miss Porter’s School (CT)

___ The Orme School (AZ)

___ Peddie School (NJ)

___ Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)

___ Pomfret School (CT)

___ The Putney School (VT)

___ Ridley College School (Ontario, Canada)

___ St. Andrew’s School (DE)

___ St. George’s School (RI)

___ St. Mark’s School (MA)

___ St. Michael’s University School (Victoria, BC)

___ St. Paul’s School (NH)

___ Taft School (CT)

___ Vermont Academy (VT)

___ Westminster School (CT)

___ White Mountain School (NH)

___ The Williston Northampton School (MA)