Castilleja School

1310 Bryant Street, Palo Alto CA 94301
Phone: 650-328-3160
Fax: 650-326-8036
Website: www.castilleja.org
Head of School
Nanci Z. Kauffman
Director of Admission
Jill Lee
Established: 1907
Grades: 6-12
Castilleja
Enrollment
  • 257
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 257
    Girls
  • 43
    Percent students of color
  • 7:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 14
    Average class size
  • 65
    Faculty
  • 85
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
  • 15
    Average years teaching
Admissions Process
  • January
    Application deadline (month)
  • $75
    Application fee
  • 100
    Number of 9th Grade applications
  • 10-15
    Average range of openings 9th Grade
  • 0-2
    Average range of openings 10th Grade
  • 0-1
    Average range of openings 11th Grade
Costs
  • $36,800
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $2000
    Other costs
  • January
    Financial aid deadline
  • $24,500
    Average grant
  • 20
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 10
    HL courses offered
  • 13
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 94
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 2132
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 708
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 693
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 731
    Mean score Writing
  • 100
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
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    Stanford
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    University of Southern California
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    Northwestern
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    Dartmouth
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    Brown
Sports
  • 11
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 7
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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Casti is a school. An extraordinary one at that. But words can’t do justice to everything that it is. It is a journey. It is the passions that you uncover, the best friend you never saw coming, and exposure to new and different things. Casti is a place where you are comfortable enough to try something different and supported enough to get better at something you love. It is a place of rich history and tradition but at the forefront of 21st century education. Yet, as extraordinary as Casti is, it’s simply preparing you for a lifetime of experiences just as amazing.

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