A boarding and day high school, San Domenico School offers small class sizes, expert faculty, and an innovative curriculum. The school’s 515-acre solar-powered campus is located just 20 miles north of San Francisco, in San Anselmo, California. Facilities include a state-of-the-art athletic center, performing arts hall, art studio, equestrian center, music conservatory, swimming pool, tennis courts, hiking trails and organic garden. Over 85% of 2016 Seniors got inot one of their top choice colleges. Twenty percent of the class was accepted to the top 15 ranked Universities/Liberal Arts Collges.
San Domenico School
1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Phone: 415-258 1905
Fax: 415-258-1906
Website: www.sandomenico.org
Head of School
Cecily Stock
Cecily Stock
Established: 1850
Grades: Pre-K-12
Grades: Pre-K-12

Enrollment
- 245Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
- 29Percent students of color
- 8:1Student: teacher ratio
- 15Average class size
- 30Faculty
- 80Percent faculty with advanced degrees
Admissions Process
- JanuaryApplication deadline (month)
- $100Application fee
- 250Number of 9th Grade applications
- 80Average range of openings 9th Grade
- 5Average range of openings 10th Grade
- 5Average range of openings 11th Grade
- noneAverage range of openings 12th Grade
Costs
- $40,475Tuition (2013-2014)
- $1450 -$3450Other costs
- JanuaryFinancial aid deadline
- $23,997Average grant
- 34Percent students on financial aid
Academics
- 15Advanced placement cources offered
- 80Students taking AP exams
- 92Percent scoring 3 or above
- 2007Cumulative SAT score
- 638Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
- 695Mean SAT score Math
- 674Mean score Writing
- 100Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
7 or more students (2009-2013):
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5+University of California, Berkeley
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5+New York University
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5+University of California, San Diego
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4+University of Southern California
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4+University of California, Los Angeles
Sports
- 19Number of Varsity sports offered
- 2Number of Junior Varsity sports
World Languages | Spanish | Mandarin | French | Latin | Italian | German | Japanese | Other |
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Religious Affiliation | Non sectarian | Catholic | Episcopal | Jewish | Christian | Other | |
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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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