Crystal Springs Uplands School

400 Uplands Drive, Hillsborough, CA, 94010-0940
At Crystal Springs Uplands School we believe that students learn best in an environment that promotes learning in diverse ways about a complex world; stimulates intellectual and creative development; nurtures the individual within a community of mutual trust, caring, and respect; and balances academic and extracurricular interests and accomplishments. We encourage critical thinking and intellectual risk-taking; responsibility for one's ideas and actions; personal integrity, ethical awareness, and multicultural understanding; individual leadership and cooperative interaction; and respect for one's self and for the views of other. We endeavor to equip students with a spirit of inquiry; a respect for human potential; a sense of responsibility for the environment and to the global community; and a feeling of joy in lifelong learning.

School Overview:

Crystal Springs Uplands School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 12
Year Founded 1952
Student Body
Total Students 368 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 48% (CA School Avg.: 40%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 54 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 7:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 17
% on Financial Aid 23%
Average Financial Aid Grant $24,000
Admissions Director Aaron Whitmore
Admissions Associate Reese Willis

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Nearby Schools:

Crystal Springs Uplands School
Gr. 6-12 | 0 mi. away
Tulane Montessori Children's House
Gr. K-1 | 0.2 mi. away
St Matthew's Episcopal Day School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 0.7 mi. away
St Matthew Catholic School
Gr. K-9 | 0.8 mi. away
Martha Williams School
Gr. 7-12 | 0.9 mi. away
Centennial Montessori School
Gr. K | 1 mi. away

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