Pinewood School

26800 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone: 650-209-3010
Fax: 650-209-3011
Head of School
Mark Gardner
Director of Admission
Lisa Longbottom
Established: 1959
Grades: K-12
Enrollment
  • 200
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 100
    Boys
  • 100
    Girls
  • 7:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 12
    Average class size
  • 47
    Faculty
  • 53
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
  • 15
    Average years teaching
Admissions Process
  • January
    Application deadline (month)
  • $100
    Application fee
Costs
  • $28,160
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $900
    Other costs
Academics
  • 7
    HL courses offered
  • 14
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 234
    AP exams taken
  • 101
    Students taking AP exams
  • 92
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 1951
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 636
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 649
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 665
    Mean score Writing
  • 99
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
  • 1
    Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
  • 7
    Stanford University
  • 7
    Santa Clara University
  • 7
    University of California, Berkeley
  • 7
    University of Southern California
  • 6
    University of Oregon
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Pinewood is an independent, coeducational, non-profit K-12 college-prep school.  Students benefit from small class sizes, challenging academic curricula, and a wide choice of enrichment activities.  We offer an environment where each student is a respected and vital member of our educational community.

Drawing from communities throughout the San Francisco Peninsula and greater San Jose, our student body is comprised of students form diverse cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds who seek rigorous academics and support a high standard of behavior.  Pinewood provides a nurturing environment where every student is encouraged to become a well-rounded individual, an insightful learner and critical thinker, a self-motivated student, a clear communicator, and a respectful member of any community.  We invite you to explore the opportunity for your student to become a part of the Pinewood tradition of academic excellence.

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