Fast Facts
Our School
- 1850: Year founded as California's first independent school
- Coed
- Day school: Grades K-12
- Regional and international boarding program options: Grades 9-12
- Head of School: Cecily Stock '77, M.A., J.D.
- School Mascot: Panther (Name: Paws)
- 10-24: Range of class size
- 36% of students pay below the top of the Tuition Index
- 34% of all students identify as BIPOC and/or AAPI
- 130 faculty members
- 76% of faculty hold advanced degrees
- 53 athletics teams
- 100%: Staff and faculty participation in San Domenico Annual Fund
- 100%: Board of Trustees participation in San Domenico Annual Fund
- 54,107: Average number of food items collected in our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
- 55,265: Meals provided in partnership with SF-Marin Food Bank; SD is second only to Safeway in donations
- 30: Captivating performing and visual arts productions each year
- 6,200: Service learning hours annually contributed by SD students
Kindergarten - Eighth Grade
- 7:1 Average student-faculty ratio in Grades K-5
- 10:1 Average student-faculty ratio in Grades 6-8
- 100% Sustainable school supplies
- Wellness Team:
- 2: School Counselors
- 2: Learning Specialist
- 1: Full-time Registered Nurse
Upper School (Grades 9-12)
- Students from 154 different middle schools
- 96 U.S. schools
- 58 International schools
- 27 Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors courses offered
- 10:1 Average student to faculty ratio
- 45% Students identifying as BIPOC and/or AAPI in Grades 9-12
- Nationally recognized Virtuoso Program
- 20 Nights of boarding for day school students
Enrollment
- 680 students
- Grades K-8: 340 students
- Grades K-5: 160 students
- Grades 6-8: 180 students
- Grades 9-12: 340 students
- 210: Day students
- 130: Boarding students
- Grades K-8: 340 students
College Acceptances
- 80% of our students were accepted at a top 50 nationally ranked University or Liberal Arts College
- More than $4.6M in merit aid awarded to the Class of 2021
- SD students matriculate to prestigious "name brand" universities such as UC Berkeley, NYU, Duke, Tufts, and Stanford as well as small, private colleges that are a best-fit for individual growth and success.
Campus
- 515 acres in San Anselmo, CA, just 35 minutes north of San Francisco
- Closest coed boarding school to San Francisco
- One-acre organic garden, kitchen, and outdoor classroom
- 2,358 solar panels, the largest school installation in the area
- Music Conservatory:
- 30 rehearsal studios
- 300-seat concert hall
- 25 professional music faculty
- 3D Lab - 2,000 sq. ft. maker's facility
- Athletics facilities:
- State-of-the-art athletic center with fitness center
- New 12-lane Olympic-size swimming pool
- Six tennis courts
- Mountain biking trails
- 33,000 sq. ft. sustainable turf practice field
- Digital Media Arts classroom
- Visual Arts center
- 118 bus stops throughout San Francisco, the East Bay, and Marin
Accreditation & Membership
- 2014 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School
- Common Sense Signature School (Digital Citizenship Certified)
- The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
- The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
- Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC)