Protestant · Bayview
Rise Prep
“Reason. Create. Serve. Lead.”
Protestant · Bayview
Rise University Preparatory
“Reason. Create. Serve. Lead.”
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- Students
- ~70
- Ratio
- 8:1
- Tuition
- Indexed
Tuition set by family income, no published sticker price.
- Enrollment
- ~70
- Student:teacher
- 8:1
- Base tuition
- Indexed
- Flexible tuition
- ~100%
What makes this school special
- An independent Christian college-prep in the Bayview built around radical affordability: tuition is $30,000 on paper, but every admitted family pays between $600 and $10,000 a year on the Panther Scholarship sliding scale, set by household size and income
- A 9-to-5 school day with homework time, office hours, and academic support built in, so the work gets done at school
- Rooted in its neighborhood: 80% of seats are reserved for first-to-college, low-income, or Bayview resident scholars, with service partnerships across the Bayview from the SF-Marin Food Bank to Heron's Head Park
- Every senior to date has completed the UC/CSU A-G requirements and been admitted to a four-year university, by the school's own count
Academics
Curriculum
College-preparatory with an extended 9-to-5 day, homework time embedded
World languages
Spanish
Signature programs
- Panther Scholarship — every family pays on a sliding scale ($600-$10,000)
- Senior Thesis & Defense (with an Honors option)
- 9-to-5 school day with built-in homework help and daily office hours
- Experience Week grade-level trips
- Service partnerships across Bayview (SF-Marin Food Bank, Heron's Head, BMagic)
UC admissions · For fall 2025 entry
- applied
- 14
- admitted to at least one campus
- 10
- enrolled at a UC
- 5
Athletics, arts & activities
Athletics · CIF Central Coast Section (associate member)
Cross CountrySoccer (boys)BasketballTrack & Field
Arts
Studio ArtAdvanced Studio ArtChoirAdvanced ChoirVocal Ensemble
Clubs & activities
Student CouncilYearbookand more
Often on the same list
Sources
- Admissions — $30,000 tuition with the universal Panther Scholarship sliding scale ($600-$10,000 by household size and income), the fall-2027 cycle dates (high-school applications December 18, 2026; academic readiness assessments February 12 and February 26; decisions March 19; commitment and deposit April 2, 2027), the assessment itself, requirements, the $200 deposit, and middle-school entry at 6th and 7th grade
- About Rise — independent Christian identity, Bayview/Hunters Point mission, 80% of seats reserved for first-to-college, low-income, or Bayview resident scholars, mission line
- Academics — course list including the four AP courses (AP Language & Comp, AP Literature & Comp, AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science), Spanish 1-3, Senior Thesis & Defense
- Student Life — CIF/CCS associate membership, sports by season, Experience Week, service partnerships
- Our Results — "100% of our seniors fulfilled all A-G requirements; 100% of our seniors received admission into 4 year universities"
- Our Model — the 8:1 student-faculty ratio; the 9-to-5 day with homework time embedded; families contribute roughly a tenth of tuition costs under the school's "90% fundraising model," the rest covered by donors
- CDE Private School Affidavit, 2025-26 — enrollment (71, grades 9-12), staffing
- Rise homepage — motto ("Reason. Create. Serve. Lead.", the hero line)
- ACS WASC Directory of Schools — accreditation status: Accredited, grades 9-12 (checked August 2026)
- UC A-G course list — Rise University Preparatory — the 2026-27 course list the school files with the University of California: 3 AP courses and 4 UC-approved honors courses beyond AP. The school's academics page counts 4 APs; we carry the filed number
Details checked August 2026