Independent · West Portal · AKA: SF Waldorf
San Francisco Waldorf
“We Go Beyond”
Independent · West Portal · AKA: SF Waldorf
San Francisco Waldorf High School
“We Go Beyond”
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- Students
- ~120
- Ratio
- 7:1
- Tuition
- $59k
- Enrollment
- ~120
- Student:teacher
- 7:1est.
- Base tuition
- $59,400
- Real cost
- $60k
What makes this school special
- Every day opens with a 105-minute "Main Lesson": one subject, studied deeply, rotating in multi-week blocks
- Arts are required all four years, from studio and practical arts to music and theater
- Phones get handed in each morning; technology is used deliberately, not by default
- A small high school of just over a hundred students, with overnight trips and outdoor education built into every year
- College prep without the arms race, and a calmer on-ramp for kids who learn by making
Academics
World languages
Spanish, Mandarin
Schedule
Main Lesson blocks
Signature programs
- Senior project or senior class play
- Global exchange program (semester abroad)
- Outdoor class trips and Senior Quest
- Practical arts (woodworking, bookbinding, glasswork)
- 80-hour community service requirement
College matriculation
Stanford, UC Berkeley, Brown, Amherst, Vanderbilt, Boston University, Northeastern, Reed, Cooper Union, London School of Economics, Connecticut College, Hampshire College, Warren Wilson College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, San Francisco State
See the full listUC admissions
In fall 2025, 19 students applied to the UC system from this school; 16 were admitted to at least one campus, and 5 enrolled.
What these numbers can and can’t tell youAthletics, arts & activities
Athletics · Bay Area Conference — BCL Central / CIF NCS
Baseball (boys)BasketballCross CountrySoccerVolleyball
Arts
EurythmyMusicTheaterVisual ArtPaintingWoodworkingBookbinding
Clubs & activities · 19+
BeekeepingBook ClubChess ClubEnvironmental ClubFilm ClubHS DemocratsLiterary MagazineMath ClubModel UNOutdoor ClubSocial JusticeYearbookBlack Student UnionGender Sexuality AllianceAsian American-Pacific Islander Affinity GroupNeurodiversity Affinity Group
See all clubsLife there
Tuition includes
- Materials
- Books
- Field trips
- Athletics
Learning support
Tiered learning support — study skills, executive-function coaching, accommodations
Notable alumni
- Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib (writer and activist)
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Sources
- SF Waldorf — Home — motto, logo
- SFWHS School Profile (2018-19) — curriculum, languages, schedule, exchange
- Affording SFWS — tuition, what's included, athletics
- Admissions Process — deadlines, requirements, test policy, email
- High School 9-12 — academic model, signature programs
- Student Life — clubs, arts
- Athletics — sports, league
- Learning Support Services — learning support
- Wikipedia — San Francisco Waldorf School — history, neighborhood
- SFMTA — West Portal Station — transit
- California I-Bank Staff Report, Resolution 16-03 (2016) — high-school student:teacher ratio ("a 7:1 ratio in the high school")
- Notable alumni — Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib (Wikipedia)
- Bay Area Conference — conference structure and division membership
- California Private School Affidavit 2025-26 | CDE — high-school enrollment (118 in grades 9–12, 2025-26 filing). CDS 38684786907927.
Details checked August 2026