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Overall
B-
Matriculation B-
Academics A-
Extracurriculars B+
Community A-
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Nueva is a child-centered, prekindergarten eighth grade, progressive school emphasizing integrated studies, creative arts, and social-emotional learning.
The Nueva School creates a dynamic educational model to enable gifted children to learn how to make choices that will benefit the world.
Our school community inspires passion for lifelong learning, fosters social and emotional acuity, and develops the child's imaginative mind.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$57980
Enrollment
936
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
80%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:6
Endowment
$9.6 millions
Average SAT Score
1510
Average ACT Score
33
Class Size
16

Matriculation

(2020-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 10 +
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 +
#3 Harvard College 10 +
#3 Stanford University 10 +
#3 Yale University 5 +
LAC #1 Williams College 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 10 +
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
#7 University of Pennsylvania 10 +
#9 California Institute of Technology 5 +
#10 Duke University 5 +
#10 Northwestern University 10 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 1 +
#12 Dartmouth College 5 +
#13 Brown University 5 +
#13 Vanderbilt University 1 +
#15 Rice University 1 +
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 5 +
LAC #3 Pomona College 1 +
#17 Cornell University 10 +
#18 Columbia University 10 +
#20 University of California: Berkeley 10 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 5 +
LAC #4 Swarthmore College 1 +
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 10 +
#22 Georgetown University 1 +
#25 New York University 5 +
#25 University of Michigan 5 +
#25 University of Southern California 10 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 5 +
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 1 +
LAC #6 Carleton College 1 +
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 1 +
#32 Tufts University 5 +
#34 University of California: Irvine 1 +
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 +
#36 University of Rochester 1 +
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Brandeis University 1 +
#44 Case Western Reserve University 5 +
#44 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 10 +
LAC #9 Claremont McKenna College 1 +
#51 Lehigh University 1 +
#51 Purdue University 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
LAC #11 Middlebury College 1 +
LAC #13 Smith College 1 +
LAC #13 Vassar College 1 +
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 +
#72 American University 1 +
#72 Reed College 5 +
#72 Sarah Lawrence College 1 +
#72 Southern Methodist University 1 +
#76 Willamette University 1 +
#77 Loyola Marymount University 1 +
#89 Colorado School of Mines 1 +
LAC #18 Barnard College 1 +
LAC #18 Haverford College 1 +
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 1 +
#105 Drexel University 1 +
#105 University of Oregon 1 +
#105 University of Utah 1 +
#121 University of Vermont 1 +
LAC #27 Colorado College 1 +
LAC #27 Macalester College 1 +
#137 California State University: Long Beach 1 +
LAC #29 Harvey Mudd College 5 +
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #33 Pitzer College 1 +
LAC #33 Scripps College 1 +
LAC #37 Occidental College 1 +
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1 +
LAC #48 Whitman College 1 +
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1 +
California Institute of the Arts 1 +
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo 1 +
College of William and Mary 1 +
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering 1 +
Maryland Institute College of Art 1 +
Oberlin College 1 +
Pacific Northwest College of Art 1 +
Pratt Institute 1 +
Rhode Island School of Design 1 +
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1 +
School of Visual Arts 1 +
St. John's College 1 +
University of British Columbia 1 +
University of California: Riverside 1 +
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5 +
University of Oxford 1 +
University of St. Andrews 1 +
University of Toronto 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2021 2017-2019 Total
All schools 217 291 178
#1 Princeton University 10 + 8 admitted 4 admitted 22
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 + 1 admitted 3 admitted 9
#3 Stanford University 10 + 45 admitted 28 admitted 83
#3 Harvard College 10 + 8 admitted 4 admitted 22
#5 Yale University 5 + 6 admitted 5 admitted 16
#6 University of Pennsylvania 10 + 7 admitted 2 admitted 19
#7 California Institute of Technology 5 + 2 admitted 1 admitted 8
#7 Duke University 5 + 5 admitted 2 admitted 12
#9 Brown University 5 + 11 admitted 7 admitted 23
#9 Northwestern University 10 + 7 admitted 2 admitted 19
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 4 admitted 1 admitted 6
#12 University of Chicago 10 + 1 admitted 11
#12 Columbia University 10 + 7 admitted 1 admitted 18
#12 Cornell University 10 + 3 admitted 1 admitted 14
#15 University of California: Berkeley 10 + 1 admitted 6 admitted 17
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 5 + 4 admitted 1 admitted 10
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 admitted 2 admitted 4
#18 Dartmouth College 5 + 4 admitted 2 admitted 11
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#21 University of Michigan 5 + 9 admitted 3 admitted 17
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#22 Georgetown University 1 + 2 admitted 1 admitted 4
#24 Emory University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 5 + 8 admitted 2 admitted 15
#24 University of Virginia 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 10 + 7 admitted 3 admitted 20
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 + 3 admitted 1 admitted 5
#28 University of California: Davis 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#28 University of Southern California 10 + 12 admitted 6 admitted 28
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#33 University of California: Irvine 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#35 New York University 5 + 1 admitted 4 admitted 10
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#39 Boston College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#40 Tufts University 5 + 12 admitted 7 admitted 24
#40 University of Washington 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#43 Boston University 1 + 8 admitted 6 admitted 15
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 admitted 1
#47 University of Rochester 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#47 Lehigh University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#47 Texas A&M University 1 admitted 1
#47 Wake Forest University 1 admitted 1
#51 Purdue University 1 + 3 admitted 1 admitted 5
#53 Case Western Reserve University 5 + 4 admitted 1 admitted 10
#53 College of William and Mary 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#53 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#53 Northeastern University 10 + 14 admitted 6 admitted 30
#53 Florida State University 2 admitted 2
#60 North Carolina State University 1 admitted 1
#60 Brandeis University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#60 Santa Clara University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3 admitted 3 admitted 6
#67 George Washington University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 admitted 1
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 admitted 1
#67 University of Miami 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#67 Villanova University 1 + 1 admitted 2
#67 Syracuse University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#73 Tulane University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#76 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#76 Colorado School of Mines 1 + 1 admitted 2
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 + 7 admitted 4 admitted 12
#82 University of Illinois at Chicago 2 admitted 2
#89 Temple University 1 admitted 1
#89 Fordham University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#93 Gonzaga University 1 admitted 1
#93 Loyola Marymount University 1 + 3 admitted 1 admitted 5
#98 University of San Diego 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#98 Drexel University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#98 University of Oregon 1 + 2 admitted 1 admitted 4
#105 California State University: Long Beach 1 + 1 admitted 2
#105 San Diego State University 1 admitted 1
#105 Arizona State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 admitted 1
#105 American University 1 + 2 admitted 2 admitted 5
#115 University of Utah 1 + 1
#115 University of San Francisco 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#124 University of Denver 1 admitted 1
#124 Fairfield University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#133 University of Houston 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#133 University of Vermont 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#133 Chapman University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#142 Clark University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#142 University of the Pacific 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#142 Loyola University Chicago 1 admitted 1
#151 Colorado State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#151 DePaul University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#163 Seattle University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#178 San Francisco State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#201 Xavier University 1 admitted 1
#201 The New School College of Performing Arts 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#249 Pace University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#260 Loyola University New Orleans 1 admitted 1
#304 University of Hartford 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#389 University of Alaska Fairbanks 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5 + 1 admitted 6
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 + 3 admitted 1 admitted 5
University of California: Merced 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
University of California: Riverside 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 admitted 1
Penn State University Park 1 admitted 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2021 2017-2019 Total
All schools 42 124 93
#1 Williams College 1 + 3 admitted 3 admitted 7
#2 Amherst College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#3 United States Naval Academy 1 + 1 admitted 2
#4 Wellesley College 5 + 5 admitted 3 admitted 13
#4 Swarthmore College 1 + 5 admitted 4 admitted 10
#4 Pomona College 1 + 3 admitted 2 admitted 6
#9 Bowdoin College 1 + 3 admitted 3 admitted 7
#9 Carleton College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#11 Middlebury College 1 + 3 admitted 2 admitted 6
#11 Barnard College 1 + 2 admitted 1 admitted 4
#11 Grinnell College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#11 Wesleyan University 1 + 2 admitted 1 admitted 4
#16 Harvey Mudd College 5 + 9 admitted 5 admitted 19
#16 Davidson College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#16 Hamilton College 2 admitted 2 admitted 4
#16 Smith College 1 + 3 admitted 2 admitted 6
#16 Vassar College 1 + 3 admitted 2 admitted 6
#21 Haverford College 1 + 4 admitted 2 admitted 7
#21 Colgate University 1 admitted 1
#24 Bates College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#25 University of Richmond 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#25 Colby College 5 admitted 5 admitted 10
#27 Macalester College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 5 admitted 3 admitted 9
#30 Lafayette College 1 admitted 1
#30 Bucknell University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#33 Colorado College 1 + 2 admitted 1 admitted 4
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#35 Scripps College 1 + 6 admitted 4 admitted 11
#35 Occidental College 1 + 8 admitted 4 admitted 13
#38 Skidmore College 1 + 1 admitted 2
#39 Kenyon College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#39 Pitzer College 1 + 2 admitted 1 admitted 4
#39 Trinity College 1 admitted 1
#45 Union College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#46 Dickinson College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#46 Whitman College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#46 Connecticut College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#51 St. Olaf College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#51 The University of the South 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#56 Wheaton College 1 admitted 1
#59 Trinity University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#63 Gettysburg College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#67 Reed College 5 + 3 admitted 1 admitted 9
#70 Muhlenberg College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#70 Kalamazoo College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#72 Bard College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#75 Wheaton College-Norton-MA 1 admitted 1
#75 Lawrence University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#75 Allegheny College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#75 St. John's College 1 + 1 admitted 2
#75 Willamette University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#75 Knox College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#86 Ursinus College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#89 University of Puget Sound 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#93 Drew University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#93 Lewis & Clark College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#93 Washington College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#93 Whittier College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#107 Westmont College 1 admitted 1
#112 Bennington College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#135 Birmingham-Southern College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#139 Hampshire College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#174 Marymount Manhattan College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
United States Military Academy 1 admitted 1
Oberlin College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2021 2017-2019 Total
All schools 2 5 1
#1 University of Toronto 1 + 2 admitted 3
#2 University of British Columbia 1 + 1 admitted 2
#3 McGill University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#9 University of Waterloo 1 admitted 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2021 2017-2019 Total
All schools 2 15 0
#1 University of Oxford 1 + 1 admitted 2
#2 University of Cambridge 1 admitted 1
#3 University College London 1 admitted 1
#4 Imperial College London 1 admitted 1
#5 University of Edinburgh 1 admitted 1
#7 University of Manchester 1 admitted 1
#8 University of Glasgow 1 admitted 1
#10 University of Bristol 1 admitted 1
#16 University of Leeds 1 admitted 1
#20 University of Exeter 1 admitted 1
#20 University of Sussex 1 admitted 1
#25 London School of Economics and Political Science 1 admitted 1
#27 University of York 1 admitted 1
#33 University of St. Andrews 1 + 2 admitted 3

Academics

Sports

(10)
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Flag Football
Golf
Soccer
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Flag Football
Golf
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(47)
Asian/Pacific Islander American Club
Black Student Union (BSU)
GSA
Jewish Club
Latino Student Alliance
Muslim Student Alliance
Asian/Pacific Islander American Club
Black Student Union (BSU)
GSA
Jewish Club
Latino Student Alliance
Muslim Student Alliance
Trans Student Alliance (TSA)
Climate Action Team
Feminism Club
Nueva Environmental Society
Social Justice League
STEMinism Club
Team HBV
Babysitting Club Community Service Learning Club
Curieus
Invention Studio
Nueva Spirit Club
Peer Consultants
Spirit and Social
TEDx Club
The Kindness Club
Board Game Club
Chess Club
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Magic: the Gathering Club
Marvel Club
Meat Club
Model United Nations Club
The Anime Club Trivia Club
Egg Dropping Club
Future Problem Solving (Futures)
LiMPETs
Model Aviation
Nueva Math Club
NuevaHacks Leadership Team
Redwood Forestry
Robotics Team
Chats and Cartoons
Classical Music Club
DJ Club
Musical Outreach Club
The Nueva Notes
Watercolor Club
Yarn and Tea Club
Creative Writing Critique Club
Inklings
Literary Magazine
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Arts

(11)
A Cappella
Jazz
Production
Steel Drums
Drawing
Glass
A Cappella
Jazz
Production
Steel Drums
Drawing
Glass
Graphic Design
Media
Painting
Sculpture
Mixed Media
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Contact Info

http://www.nuevaschool.org/
131 E. 28th Ave. San Mateo, CA 94403
650-235-7100
admissions@nuevaschool.org
California

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PreK-12
Urban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1967
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 01/15
Recommended
Boarding
San Domenico School United States Flag
3.4
Recommended
Boarding
Santa Catalina School United States Flag
4.5

Frequently Ask Questions about The Nueva School

Tell me a bit about The Nueva School.
The Nueva School is Co-ed private day school located in California, US. It was founded 1967 , and currently has about 936 students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.nuevaschool.org/.
Does The Nueva School have rigorous academic requirements?
The Nueva School also have 80% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do The Nueva School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2020-2023, some students attended Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard College, Stanford University and Yale University.
What is the application requirement for The Nueva School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, The Nueva 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 The Nueva School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for The Nueva School in 2024 is $57,980 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 admissions@nuevaschool.org .
Where is The Nueva School located?
The Nueva School is located in the State of California of USA. The closest major city is San Francisco, which is about 15 miles away from school. Most families can choose San Francisco International Airport to travel in and out of school.
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Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, The Nueva School is within top 20000 for all schools on FindingSchool.

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Also it is highly recommended to visit The Nueva School’s official site: http://www.nuevaschool.org/ or call them at 650-235-7100.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to The Nueva School?
Yes, here are few: The Bridge School, Mercy High School-Burlingame and Crystal Springs Uplands School.

The closest major city is San Francisco. You can find out more schools near San Francisco here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for The Nueva School?
The overall rating for The Nueva School is B-.

The section ratings of The Nueva School are:
B- for Matriculation
A- for Academics
B+ for Extracurriculum
A- for Community

Nearby City

San Francisco, California
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a global hub for commerce, finance, and culture in Northern California. With a population of 815,201 as of 2021, it is the fourth most populous city in California and the second most densely populated large city in the U.S. Known for its iconic landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco is also a leader in technology, innovation, and the arts, with a thriving economy and a rich cultural history.
Population (2022) 808,976
Cost of Living Higher than average 89%
Nearby Airport San Francisco International Airport

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