Independent · Pacific Heights
Drew School
“Come as you are. Become what you want.”
Independent · Pacific Heights
Drew School
“Come as you are. Become what you want.”
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- Students
- ~290
- Ratio
- 9:1
- Tuition
- $67k
- Enrollment
- ~290
- Student:teacher
- 9:1
- Base tuition
- $66,800
- Real cost
- $67k–$70k
- Flexible tuition
- ~40%
What makes this school special
- Six courses and one prep period per semester, designed for deep learning, with an arts program integrated as a core academic requirement
- Honors and advanced-level courses, with interdisciplinary options (Climate Academy, Voice + Action) and a senior capstone that includes internships
- A leadership and experiential bent: DEALL week, a student-run Student Café, and the student-produced 415 Festival
- A come-as-you-are culture, captured in the school motto: "Come as you are. Become what you want."
Academics
Curriculum
Honors and advanced-level courses; top language students still sit AP exams
World languages
American Sign Language, 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 with internships
College matriculation
Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Northeastern, NYU, Tufts, Northwestern, Boston University, USC, Wellesley, Oberlin, Occidental, Pitzer, RISD, McGill
See the full listUC admissions · For fall 2025 entry
- applied
- 54
- admitted to at least one campus
- 35
- enrolled at a UC
- 9
Athletics, arts & activities
Athletics · Bay Area Conference — BCL Central / CIF NCS
BadmintonBaseball (boys)BasketballCross CountryFlag Football (boys)GolfLacrosse (girls)SoccerSwimmingTennisTrack & 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, requirements
- Admissions Welcome — FAQ — test-free since 2020 (scores neither required nor reviewed)
- Learning at Drew — academic model, six-course schedule with one free period, arts requirement, 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
- Bay Area Conference — conference structure and division membership
- Confirmed by Drew School Office of Admissions (correspondence, August 2026) — capstone internships, Bay Area draw, course-terminology and special-section wording
- UC A-G course list — Drew School — the 2026-27 course list the school files with the University of California: 34 UC-approved honors courses
Details checked September 2026