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Southwestern Academy

#17 in Best Boarding High Schools in California
  • A+
    Overall Grade
  • Private, Boarding
  • 6-12
  • San Marino, CA
  • 35 reviews
    A+
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Academics
      A+
    2. Diversity
      A
    3. Teachers
      B+
    4. College Prep
      A
    5. Clubs & Activities
      B-
    6. Sports
      C+
    Southwestern Academy is a top rated, private, boarding school located in San Marino, CA. It has 147 students in grades 6-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 5 to 1. Tuition is $44,600 for the highest grade offered. After graduation, 100% of students from this school go on to attend a 4-year college.
    southwesternacademy.edu
    (626) 799-5010
    2800 Monterey Rd
    San Marino, CA 91108

    Tuition

    Yearly Tuition
    $20,850
    Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
    Boarding (Tuition + Boarding)
    $44,600
    Received Financial Aid
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    Average Financial Aid
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    Southwestern Academy Rankings

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    Academics

    Average Graduation Rate
    100%
    Average SAT
    1240
    46 responses
    Average ACT
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    Culture & Safety

    Poll
    67%
    of students agree that they feel safe at their school.9 responses
    Poll
    33%
    of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there.9 responses
    Poll
    What are your favorite school events or traditions?
    Based on 20 responses
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    • Halloween antics
      25%
    • House team competitions
      20%
    • Anniversary antics
      15%
    • International Dinners
      15%
    • Track and field day
      15%
    • Bs
      5%
    • getting yelled at
      5%

    Boarding

    Students Boarding
    80%
    Boarding Days Per Week
    7-day
    Top Countries
    —
    International Boarding Students
    75%

    Students

    Diversity
    A
    Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
    Students
    147
    44%
    of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive.9 responses
    44%
    of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy.9 responses
    56%
    of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic.9 responses

    Teachers

    Student-Teacher Ratio
    5:1
    National
    17:1
    Poll
    56%
    of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons.9 responses
    Poll
    67%
    of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students.9 responses
    Poll
    56%
    of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom.9 responses

    Clubs & Activities

    Clubs & Activities
    B-
    Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
    Girls Athletic Participation
    —
    Boys Athletic Participation
    —
    60%
    of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in.10 responses
    60%
    of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need.10 responses
    50%
    of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations.10 responses
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    Southwestern Academy Reviews

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    Very nice teachers, school time is great. Everything after classes finish is horrifying, I’m talking about the dorm life. School doesn’t care about dorm students. The overprotective environment is there not because they care about students safety, they just neglect the wants and needs of students and are lazy to change anything. Students can’t go anywhere before Friday. And if you go, you have to find someone to go with you. So if on Wednesday night you ran out of pads or snacks or whatever, suck it up. And then on Friday you want to go out to get stuff which you need but your only two friends left home for the weekend, well bummer wait until next weekend. You can’t order food before Friday either. I understand if they won’t let 13year old go somewhere by himself, but if you are 16-17 you should have at least an opportunity to check in and check out by yourself to get yourself pads if you need to and not stress out about finding someone who would go with you somewhere.
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    Along with this, in order to foster the power to survive the 21st century, schools in the future will learn basic and basic knowledge and skills, as well as foster thinking and judgment, expressive skills, and willingness to learn It is important to emphasize the improvement of the relationship, the formation of various human relationships, and the formation of habits. It should be noted that these can be effectively fostered through various language activities and collaborative learning activities.
     In the future, it is required to train teachers who support such new learning and to establish an image of teachers who will continue learning.
    I came to Southwestern from a big, public middle school with a student body that mainly consisted of Hispanic students. Coming to Southwestern, a small;l, extremely diverse school gave me the opportunity to learn about different cultures. As a day student, I was still able to do all of the activities. I became President of the Environmental Associates and joined drama. I had an excellent Expository Writing teacher, Ms. Williams; a great math teacher, Mr. Herbst; and an awesome 4th year science Astronomy teacher, Ms. Brunjes. Overall, I enjoyed my experience very much.