LWHS celebrates all types of diversity within our school community and is nationally recognized as the only independent school in the nation that offers students a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and unparalleled courses in the Technical Arts. Also, because of the school’s commitment to an inclusive community, we are able to give Flexible Tuition grants totaling $4 million to ensure that the LWHS experience is truly accessible to students and families from all walks of life.
Lick-Wilmerding High School
755 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Phone: 415-333-4021
Fax: 415-337-9990
Website: www.lwhs.org
Head of School
Eric J. Temple
Eric J. Temple
Established: 1895
Grades: 9-12
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment
- 460Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
- 55Percent students of color
- 9:1Student: teacher ratio
- 15Average class size
- 72Faculty
- 74Percent faculty with advanced degrees
Admissions Process
- JanuaryApplication deadline (month)
- $95Application fee
- 750Number of 9th Grade applications
- 112Average range of openings 9th Grade
Costs
- $36,539Tuition (2013-2014)
- JanuaryFinancial aid deadline
- 41Percent students on financial aid
Academics
- 16HL courses offered
- 189AP exams taken
- 132Students taking AP exams
- 92Percent scoring 3 or above
- 2028Cumulative SAT score
- 676Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
- 661Mean SAT score Math
- 691Mean score Writing
- 99Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
- 1Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
7 or more students (2009-2013):
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18University of Southern California/ New York University
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17Stanford University
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12Brown University
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10Tufts/ University of California, Berkeley
Sports
- 10Number of Varsity sports offered
- 10Number of Junior Varsity sports
| World Languages | Spanish | Mandarin | French | Latin | Italian | German | Japanese | Other |
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| Accreditations | WASC | WCEA | NAIS | CAIS | IB | NCEA | OTHER | |
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| Religious Affiliation | Non sectarian | Catholic | Episcopal | Jewish | Christian | Other | |
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| Application | Parent | Student | Online | Common SAO | Shadow visit | Student interview | Parent interview | Writing sample |
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| Recommendations | Math Teacher | English Teacher | Principal or Counselor | Clergy | Other | |
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| Test Accepted | SSAT | ISEE | ERB | HSPT | CAT/STAR | CTBS | TOEFL | OTHER |
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