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Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

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The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.

Scoring Mechanism

The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

  • In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.

  • In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension] : Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews] : FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall
A
Matriculation A+
Academics A+
Extracurriculars B+
Community A+
Reviews B
Castilleja School, established in 1907, is dedicated to providing a rigorous college preparatory education for young women in grades six through twelve. Castilleja School educates women by fostering their intellectual, physical, creative, and emotional growth through an exemplary college preparatory experience within a diverse and supportive community. By blending tradition with thoughtful innovation, the curriculum encourages both individual achievement and collaborative learning. Castilleja's comprehensive program promotes the development of character, compassion, curiosity, and the capacity for effective leadership. Castilleja's philosophy is shaped by both tradition and current research that affirm the academic and personal advantages of girls' schools. We demonstrate this conviction in the conscious attention we pay to the needs, issues, pedagogies, and opportunities particular to girls. While our emphasis is on the development of the intellect, Castilleja is committed to the education of the whole person: heart, body, and spirit as well as mind.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$59600
Enrollment
424
International Students
0.4%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
87%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:7
Endowment
$70 millions
Average SAT Score
1440
Average ACT Score
33
Class Size
15

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1 +
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +
#3 Harvard College 1 +
#3 Stanford University 1 +
#3 Yale University 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#10 Duke University 1 +
#10 Northwestern University 1 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 1 +
#15 Rice University 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#18 Columbia University 1 +
#20 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#22 Georgetown University 1 +
#25 New York University 1 +
#25 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 University of Southern California 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
#32 Tufts University 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Brandeis University 1 +
#44 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 1 +
LAC #9 Claremont McKenna College 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +
#63 Lawrence University 1 +
LAC #15 Grinnell College 1 +
LAC #18 Barnard College 1 +
LAC #18 Haverford College 1 +
LAC #33 Pitzer College 1 +
LAC #33 Scripps College 1 +
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1 +
Molloy College 1 +
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 Total
All schools 29 77 26 30 25
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 + 1 2
#3 Harvard College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#3 Stanford University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#5 Yale University 1 + 1 + 1 3
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#7 California Institute of Technology 1 1
#7 Duke University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#9 Brown University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#9 Northwestern University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#12 Columbia University 1 + 1 + 1 3
#12 Cornell University 1 + 1 + 2
#12 University of Chicago 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 4
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 + 2
#18 Dartmouth College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#21 University of Michigan 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 2
#22 Georgetown University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 4
#24 Emory University 1 + 1 + 2
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 1 + 1 3
#24 University of Virginia 1 + 1 + 2
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 + 1
#28 University of California: Davis 1 + 1 + 2
#28 University of Southern California 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 + 1 + 1 3
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 + 1
#35 New York University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 5
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 + 1 + 2
#39 Boston College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#40 University of Washington 1 + 1 2
#40 Tufts University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#43 Boston University 1 + 1 2
#47 University of Rochester 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#47 Wake Forest University 1 + 1
#47 University of Georgia 1 + 1
#47 Lehigh University 1 + 1
#51 Purdue University 1 + 1 + 2
#53 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 1
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1
#53 Northeastern University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#60 Santa Clara University 1 + 1 + 2
#60 Brandeis University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#67 George Washington University 1 + 1 + 1 3
#67 Villanova University 1 + 1
#67 University of Miami 1 + 1
#67 Syracuse University 1 + 1 + 2
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 + 1
#73 Tulane University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 4
#76 Colorado School of Mines 1 + 1
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1
#82 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 + 1
#86 Clemson University 1 + 1
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1 + 2
#89 Fordham University 1 + 1
#93 Gonzaga University 1 + 1
#93 Loyola Marymount University 1 + 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#98 University of San Diego 1 + 1
#98 University of Oregon 1 + 1
#105 San Diego State University 1 + 1
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 + 1
#105 American University 1 + 1
#115 University of Arizona 1 + 1
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 + 1
#115 University of Utah 1 + 1
#124 University of Denver 1 + 1 2
#133 Chapman University 1 + 1 + 2
#133 Elon University 1 + 1
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 + 1
#133 University of Vermont 1 + 1 2
#142 Oregon State University 1 + 1
#151 Colorado State University 1 + 1
#151 DePaul University 1 + 1
#170 University of Hawaii at Manoa 1 + 1
#178 San Francisco State University 1 + 1
#201 Xavier University 1 + 1
#280 California State University: East Bay 1 + 1
#389 University of Alaska Fairbanks 1 + 1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 1
University of California: Merced 1 + 1 + 2
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 + 1 + 2
University of California: Riverside 1 + 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 Total
All schools 9 24 6 10 6
#1 Williams College 1 + 1 + 2
#2 Amherst College 1 + 1 + 1 3
#4 Wellesley College 1 + 1
#4 Pomona College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#9 Carleton College 1 + 1
#9 Bowdoin College 1 + 1 2
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 + 1 + 2
#11 Grinnell College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#11 Middlebury College 1 1
#11 Wesleyan University 1 + 1 + 1 3
#11 Barnard College 1 + 1 + 2
#16 Davidson College 1 + 1
#16 Hamilton College 1 + 1
#21 Haverford College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#24 Bates College 1 + 1
#25 Colby College 1 + 1
#27 Macalester College 1 + 1
#30 Bucknell University 1 + 1
#30 Lafayette College 1 + 1 + 2
#33 Colorado College 1 + 1
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 1
#35 Scripps College 1 + 1
#35 Occidental College 1 + 1 + 2
#39 Trinity College 1 + 1
#39 Kenyon College 1 + 1
#39 Pitzer College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#46 Whitman College 1 + 1 2
#46 Connecticut College 1 + 1 + 2
#51 St. Olaf College 1 + 1
#67 Reed College 1 + 1
#75 Lawrence University 1 + 1 + 2
#107 Westmont College 1 + 1
#116 Ohio Wesleyan University 1 + 1
Oberlin College 1 + 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 Total
All schools 0 1 1 0 0
#2 University of British Columbia 1 + 1 + 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 Total
All schools 0 1 0 0 0
#33 University of St. Andrews 1 + 1

AP Scores

(2023)
Number of students took AP test
116
Number of tests taken
181
83%
14%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

Sports

(12)
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(13)
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BAY AREA BLANKET PROJECT
BAY AREA CENTER FOR INQUIRY AND IMPACT (BACII)
CASTILLEJA ENTREPRENEURSHIP ORGANIZATION (CEO)
ENGINEERING FOR EQUITY
HALFORD YOUNG WOMEN LEADER'S PROGRAM
ACT NOW
BAY AREA BLANKET PROJECT
BAY AREA CENTER FOR INQUIRY AND IMPACT (BACII)
CASTILLEJA ENTREPRENEURSHIP ORGANIZATION (CEO)
ENGINEERING FOR EQUITY
HALFORD YOUNG WOMEN LEADER'S PROGRAM
LIFEMOVES
LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
PEER FIRST RESPONDERS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
ROSENER HOUSE
THE GREEN TEAM
YOUTH VOTE COALITION
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Arts

(14)
Dance
Directing
Music
Music Production
Musicianship
Production
Dance
Directing
Music
Music Production
Musicianship
Production
Theater
Art History
Ceramics
Painting
Photography
Studio Art
Art
Design
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Contact Info

http://www.castilleja.org
1310 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-328-3160
admission@castilleja.org
California

Basic Info

All-girls
Day S. Grades: 6-12
Urban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1907
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 01/12
Interview: Skype, On Campus
Other Accepted Scores: ISEE
School Code:
SSAT: 2152
ISEE: 52330

Frequently Ask Questions about Castilleja School

Tell me a bit about Castilleja School.
Castilleja School is All-girls private day school located in California, US. It was founded 1907 , and currently has about 424 students, 0.40% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.castilleja.org.
Does Castilleja School have rigorous academic requirements?
In recent years, 83 of their students score 4 and 5 in AP exams.

Castilleja School also have 87% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Castilleja School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 7.94% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 22.22% go to top 25, and about 6.35% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Castilleja School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Castilleja School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Castilleja School’s All-girls student?
The total fee for Castilleja School in 2024 is $59,600 which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at admission@castilleja.org .
Where is Castilleja School located?
Castilleja School is located in the State of California of USA. The closest major city is San Jose, which is about 15 miles away from school. Most families can choose San Jose International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Castilleja School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Castilleja School is among the most popular schools, within top 258 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Castilleja School has been favorited by 72 users.
How to start with an application with Castilleja School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Castilleja School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Castilleja School’s official site: http://www.castilleja.org or call them at 650-328-3160.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Castilleja School?
Yes, here are few: Living Wisdom School of Palo Alto, German-american International School (gais) and Esther B. Clark School.

The closest major city is San Jose. You can find out more schools near San Jose here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Castilleja School?
The overall rating for Castilleja School is A.

The section ratings of Castilleja School are:
A+ for Matriculation
A+ for Academics
B+ for Extracurriculum
A+ for Community
B for Students and Parents reviews

Nearby City

San Jose, California
San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley, is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. As of 2020, the city had a population of over 1 million, making it the most populous city in the Bay Area. Known for its innovation, San Jose is a hub for technology and startups, hosting major companies like Cisco and Adobe. The city is also celebrated for its cultural diversity, thriving arts scene, and Mediterranean climate, making it a vibrant and dynamic place to live and work.
Population (2022) 948,279
Cost of Living Higher than average 53%
Nearby Airport San Jose International Airport

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