Our Mission

At Bay, we balance challenging academics and innovative thinking with a mindful approach to learning and life. Our goal is to see students unlock their individual and collective potential so they begin to realize their roles in a dynamic world.

We model and encourage the following values:

• Love of learning
• Willingness to grow and inquire
• Rigor and discipline in mastering detail
• Accurate and elegant communication in more than one medium and language
• Fearless and thoughtful approach to contemporary and future world problems
• Careful stewardship of time
• Confidence in addressing complex, multifaceted issues
• Understanding and respect for  diverse cultural and religious traditions
• Sense of kindly community and respect for individuals and differing points of view

 

The Bay School in Brief

Founded: 2004
Enrollment in grades nine through 12: 305
Teaching faculty: 38
Faculty with advanced degrees: 76 percent
Student to faculty ratio: eight to one
Average class size: 14
Athletic teams: 20
Physical activity classes: nine
Tuition and fees: $37,600

Student Backgrounds

Caucasian: 69 percent
Hispanic: two percent
Asian American: 10 percent
African American: two percent
Middle Eastern/ Arab American: one percent
Multiracial: 16 percent

Accreditation & Membership

Accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC)
Member–National Association of Independent Schools
Member–Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Member–National Association of College Admission Counselors
Member–Secondary School Admission Test Board
Member–College Board

The Bay School of San Francisco admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or disability to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities of the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship programs, athletic and other school administered programs.