Private school

Sterne School

San Francisco · 4–12 · 173 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 6 students per teacher (2021-22)

A 4–12 private school in San Francisco.

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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
6.1 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
6
Admitted
4
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa CruzApplied 6 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · 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 2024
  • Fall 2025Applied 6 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
16
Admitted
16
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Sonoma StateApplied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 14 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
8 more campuses
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • San Diego StateApplied 7 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6

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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838 Kearny St, San Francisco 94108

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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 Sterne School have a Scope Score?

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

Where do Sterne 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