York School

• On behalf of the entire York community, thank you for your interest in our school.
• We are delighted to welcome you to our community, and our website is a great place to start exploring all that York offers.
• We are a vibrant community comprised of bright, kind, curious, and driven students as well as a dedicated, supportive faculty and staff.
• From inspiring classes, leadership opportunities, and global adventures, to competitive sports, vibrant arts, spirit days, and clubs, York will inspire you to discover more about the world, others, and yourself. We believe that students learn best when they are members of a compassionate, inclusive, and respectful community.
• We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion while we encourage personal responsibility and concern for others.
• We encourage our students to explore and collaborate in a joyful atmosphere of mutual respect. We prepare our students to be positive, productive leaders in an exciting future, meeting global challenges with confidence, creativity, and compassion. York attracts students from dozens of middle school, charter school, and homeschool programs throughout Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties and around the world.
• To support our well-rounded community, a strong need-based tuition assistance program helps approximately 60% of our students, more than twice the national average for independent schools. We invite you to book a personalized on-campus visit day here: Visit York .

• School Mascot: Falcon

What sets York apart

AN EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Great teachers and innovative learning programshelp creative and intellectually curious students develop academic knowledge and confidence. They get the kind of individual attention, support, and mentoring relationships that help them become their best selves.

A WELCOMING COMMUNITY
Our distinctive community, built on a foundation of honesty, respect, and responsibility, embraces students with diverse talents and backgrounds, helping them discover new things about themselves and the world around them.

Since 1959, York has built a tradition of academic rigor combined with innovative thinking. With 225 students in grades 8-12, York is small enough to know each student well and large enough to provide a wide range of opportunities and a chance to learn from classmates who come from very different backgrounds.

STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM YORK WITH:

• intellectual curiosity
• a capacity for inquiry and analysis
• strong writing and public presentation skills
• an appreciation of the arts and creative expression
• a respect for diversity and different points of view

York School is fully accredited by theWestern Association of Schools and Collegesand theCalifornia Association of Independent Schools. York is a member of theNational Association of Independent Schools and theOne Schoolhouse Consortium. York School admits students of any race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities available to students at the School, and the School does not discriminate on the basis of these factors in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid program, or athletic and other school-administered programs.