Head-Royce School

4315 Lincoln Ave , Oakland, CA 94602
Phone: 510-530-1300
Fax: 510-530-8329
Website: www.headroyce.org
Head of School
Robert Lake
Director of Admission
Catherine Epstein
Established: 1887
Grades: K-12
Head Royce School
Enrollment
  • 355
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 178
    Boys
  • 177
    Girls
  • 50
    Percent students of color
  • 9:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 16
    Average class size
  • 98
    Faculty
  • 69
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
  • 12
    Average years teaching
Admissions Process
  • January
    Application deadline (month)
  • $100
    Application fee
  • 175
    Number of 9th Grade applications
  • 35
    Average range of openings 9th Grade
  • 0-5
    Average range of openings 10th Grade
  • 0-5
    Average range of openings 11th Grade
Costs
  • $33,525
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $1000
    Other costs
  • January
    Financial aid deadline
  • $16,000
    Average grant
  • 30
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 14
    HL courses offered
  • 15
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 409
    AP exams taken
  • 222
    Students taking AP exams
  • 90
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 2080
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 685
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 685
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 710
    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):
  • 18
    University of Southern California
  • 15
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • 15
    University of California, Davis
  • 13
    University of California, Berkeley
  • 13
    Occidental College
Sports
  • 17
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 7
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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The purpose of a Head-Royce education is to inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning and desire for academic excellence, to promote an understanding of and a respect for the diversity that makes our society strong, and to encourage constructive and responsible citizenship. A varied college preparatory curriculum along with advanced fine arts and competitive athletic programs make HRS the top choice in the East Bay. The school is a founding member of the Global Online Academy, a consortium of 23 of the world’s leading independent schools whose mission is to translate into online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools. Over 20 courses are available online to HRS students. Recent adjacent property acquisition has enlarged the beautiful campus to 22 acres in the Oakland hills.

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