Private school

Castilleja School

Palo Alto · 6–12 · 422 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 7 students per teacher (2021-22)

A single-sex 6–12 private school in Palo Alto.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Nonsectarian (Regular)
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
6.0 hours
NCES survey 2021-22 · confirm current hours

Use the dated record as a starting point, then ask the school about the grades your child would attend.

  1. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  2. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
42
Admitted
33
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 41 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 39 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 38 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 36 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 33 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 30 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 28 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016
  • Fall 2025Applied 42 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 47 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 47 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2022Applied 30 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 45 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2020Applied 35 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 45 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2018Applied 41 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2017Applied 43 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2016Applied 44 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 7

Admissions and cost

Could this school work for our family?

Approach and support
How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
Tuition and financial aid
What is the total annual cost, including fees, and how does financial aid work?
Admissions and availability
Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
More questions for admissions
  1. Which tests do students take, and how do they do?Private schools don’t take California’s state tests. Ask which tests they give and for the school’s overall results.
  2. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they challenge students who are ahead and help students who need more support.
  3. How many students leave each year, and why?If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
  4. Where do students go after they finish here?Ask for the list of schools or colleges recent graduates went on to.
  5. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  6. Who accredits the school?Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.

Location and visiting

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1310 Bryant St, Palo Alto 94301

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The record

From the federal private-school survey

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

Common questions

Why doesn't Castilleja School have a Scope Score?

Private schools don't take California's state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Castilleja School to score. SchoolScope gives private schools no Scope Score, performance band, or rank.

Where do Castilleja School's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools