- Bentley School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, grades K-12.
- Bentley School inspires inquiry, academic excellence, personal achievement, and character by engaging students' intellect and creativity, and by encouraging them to embrace values that enrich their community and the world.
- Honor, character, dignity, compassion, and ethical responsibility are fundamental ideals in our community and in our approach to teaching and learning.
- Our comprehensive and academically rigorous curriculum promotes a life long pursuit and love of learning; provides a range of challenging opportunities in academics, athletics and the arts; encourages balance in students' individual interests and goals.
- The support of intellectual inquiry is developed by encouraging students to explore their individual skills and talents and by provoking a willingness to articulate ideas and to engage critical thought.
- We provide an environment that allows students to take risks and to confront challenges in creative and individual ways.
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) State or regional independent school association |
| Grades Offered | Grades Kindergarten-12 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 643 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 62%
State avg.: 43% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 77 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 8:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
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OaklandGrades: K-12 | 871 students
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4315 Lincoln Ave
Oakland, CA 94602
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OaklandGrades: K-5 | 109 students
0.9 miles
40 Dulwich Rd
Oakland, CA 94618
(510)428-26060.9K-5
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San FranciscoGrades: 9-12 | 445 students
14.8 miles
755 Ocean Ave
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415)585-172514.89-12
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OaklandGrades: 9-12 | 363 students
0.5 miles
6100 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94618
(510)652-43640.59-12
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OaklandGrades: K-8 | 385 students
3.8 miles
3245 Sheffield Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602
(510)534-08003.8K-8
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