German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV)

310 Easy Street, Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: 650- 254-0748
Fax: 650-254-0749
Website: www.gissv.org
Head of School
Martin Fugmann, Principal
Director of Admission
Michelle Bonau
Established: 2000
Grades: Preschool -12
German International School of the SV
Enrollment
  • 62
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 28
    Boys
  • 34
    Girls
  • 20
    Percent students of color
  • 15:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 15
    Average class size
  • 70
    Faculty
  • 90
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
  • 15
    Average years teaching
Admissions Process
  • Rolling
    Application deadline (month)
  • 8
    Number of 9th Grade applications
  • 3
    Average range of openings 9th Grade
  • 5
    Average range of openings 10th Grade
  • 5
    Average range of openings 11th Grade
  • 5
    Average range of openings 12th Grade
Costs
  • $18,790
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $900
    Other costs
  • March
    Financial aid deadline
  • $5500
    Average grant
  • 6
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 6
    HL courses offered
  • 8
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 9
    AP exams taken
  • 15
    Students taking AP exams
  • 72
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 1908
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 622
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 618
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 668
    Mean score Writing
  • 88
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
  • 12
    Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
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Offering German/English bilingual education at three locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, the German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV) academically, culturally and linguistically combines the best of both worlds: Germany’s traditions, know-how and cultural roots with America’s drive and ambition.

With a PreK-12 campus in Mountain View, a PreK-8 campus in Berkeley (currently offering grades PreK-6), and the newest addition, a K-8 campus in San Francisco (currently offering grades K-3) the GISSV is the only institution in the western part of the United States to offer dual diplomas upon graduation, the German International Abitur (DIAP) as well as the California High School Diploma – qualifying the graduates for acceptance into European and American universities.

The school offers an ambitious curriculum that builds on German standards and integrates American teaching schedules. The focus lies on the bilingual education and its application in science and social studies as well as in arts and sports.

GISSV is accredited by WASC and the German Government and is a model school for multilingual learning. Students of the GISSV constantly prove their high level of knowledge: through the participation in German and American tests in elementary and middle school, and Advanced Placement examinations in high school.

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