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Independent · Berkeley (East Bay)

Bayhill

Students
~60
Ratio
8:1
Tuition
$50k

What makes this school special

  • A diploma-track high school built entirely for students with diagnosed learning differences (dyslexia, ADHD, processing disorders, NVLD, twice-exceptional profiles), where accommodations like extended time and quiet testing are simply how class works
  • UC-approved A-G curriculum (the course sequence California's public universities require) in classes of 8 to 12, with Orton-Gillingham literacy and foundational math intervention for the students who need them
  • Strategies for Success gives grades 10-12 a daily period for planning, prioritizing, and time management — executive function taught as a subject
  • Two enrollment doors: families apply directly (with tuition assistance averaging $22,000), or districts place students through the school's certified Nonpublic School status
  • Founded by East Bay parents who wanted a college-prep option for kids who learn differently; co-ed, no-cut athletics in a Bay Area small-schools league

Academics

Curriculum

Diploma-track, UC-approved A-G curriculum built for students with learning differences — 8-12 per class, accommodations like extended time built in rather than opted into

World languages

American Sign Language, Spanish

Signature programs

  • Orton-Gillingham structured literacy and foundational math intervention
  • Strategies for Success — a daily executive-function period for grades 10-12
  • Experiential Learning Week and grade-level class trips
  • Accommodations woven into every class, not bolted on

College matriculation

UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, Cal State East Bay, Sonoma State University, San Francisco State University, Cal Poly Humboldt, Landmark College, Diablo Valley College, Laney College

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UC admissions

UC doesn’t publish admissions data for this school.

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · Bay Area small-schools league (co-ed, no-cut)

BasketballVolleyballSoccer

Arts

Studio ArtPhotography & Digital MediaBand

Life there

Learning support

The school's whole purpose — diagnosed learning disabilities in reading, writing, and math, ADHD and executive-functioning disorders, language and auditory processing, slower processing speed, NVLD, twice-exceptional students, and mild autism

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Sources

  1. Tuition & Fees — 2026-27 tuition ($49,900 grades 9-12), facility and technology fees, the NPS/private-pay framing
  2. Tuition Assistance — average award $22,000, 15-100% range, SSS, the early-March deadline pattern
  3. Application Process — steps, documents, the shadow visit, who the school serves and doesn't
  4. NPS Placement — district referrals, unilateral placement defined
  5. The Bayhill Difference — 8-12 per class, built-in accommodations, Orton-Gillingham
  6. Accreditations — CAIS and WASC; HS Overview — A-G/UC alignment
  7. Where Are They Now — graduate destinations
  8. CDE Private School Affidavit, 2025-26 — enrollment (67 whole school; 62 in grades 9-12)
  9. Course Catalog — world languages (American Sign Language I-III, Spanish I-III); the linked catalog is the 2022-23 edition, the most recent the school publishes
  10. Admissions contact confirmed by Bayhill correspondence (August 2026) — inquiries go to Executive Director Donna Austin

Details checked August 2026