Drew School
“Come as you are. Become what you want.”
AKA: DrewPacific HeightsIndependent
Drew School
“Come as you are. Become what you want.”
AKA: DrewPacific HeightsIndependent
- Students
- ~290
- Ratio
- 9:1
- Tuition
- $67k
Base tuition as published for 2026–27.
Admissions
- Applications open
- Late August
- Application due
- Beginning of January
- Decisions released
- Mid-to-late March
- Enrollment
- ~290
- Student:teacher
- 9:1
- Base tuition
- $66,800
- 2026–27 school year
- Real cost
- $67k–$70k
- Flexible tuition
- ~40%
What makes this school special
- No APs — honors and "honors-option" courses, with interdisciplinary seminars (Climate Academy, Voice + Action) and a senior capstone
- A leadership and experiential bent: DEALL week, a student-run Student Café, and the student-produced 415 Festival
- About 290 students with 40% on financial aid; ASL is offered alongside French, Mandarin, and Spanish
- A come-as-you-are culture, captured in the school motto: "Come as you are. Become what you want."
Academics
Curriculum
No APs — honors and honors-option courses
World languages
ASL, French, Mandarin, Spanish
Schedule
Semester
Signature programs
- Leadership Lab and experiential education (DEALL)
- Interdisciplinary seminars (Voice + Action, Climate Academy)
- Student Café (student-run business)
- Senior capstone
College matriculation
Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Northeastern, NYU, Tufts, Northwestern, Boston University, USC, Wellesley, Oberlin, Occidental, Pitzer, RISD, McGill
See the full listAthletics, arts & activities
Athletics · Bay Counties League (BCL Central) / CIF NCS
BadmintonBaseballBasketballCross CountryFlag FootballGolfLacrosseSoccerSwimmingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyball
Arts
PaintingDrawingSculpturePrintmakingPhotographyFilmMusicTheaterSpoken WordBroadcast Media
Clubs & activities · 25+
PoetryGeographyEsportsFashionMovie ClubTTRPG ClubDanceClimbingMountain BikingSports BroadcastEnvironmental ClubPigeon Society
See all clubsLife there
Tuition includes
- Books
- Materials
- Athletic uniforms
- Field trips
Food
On-campus lunch (for purchase)
Learning support
Learning Specialists — accommodations and executive-function support
Notable alumni
- Anne Lamott (author)
- Alexander Wang (fashion designer)
- Alexander Massialas (Olympic fencer)
- Zuzana Licko (type designer)
Often on the same list
Sources
- Drew at a Glance — enrollment, ratio, diversity, financial aid
- Tuition & Tuition Assistance — what's included, device, 40% on aid (page lists 2025-26 $64,200; 2026-27 $66,800 per enrollment agreement)
- Admissions Process — deadlines, test-free policy, requirements
- Learning at Drew — academic model, schedule, signature programs
- World Languages — languages offered
- College Counseling — college matriculation
- Athletics — sports, league
- Arts — arts disciplines
- Clubs & Affinity Groups — clubs
- Drew School Profile 2025-26 — academics, programs, matriculation
- Wikipedia — Drew School — founding, notable alumni
Last reviewed July 2026