Athenian School

Athenian School
Location
Map
2100 Mount Diablo Scenic Blvd.

Danville
,
California

United States
Information
TypePrivate, college-preparatory, independent, day, and boarding
Established1965
Head of schoolEric Niles
Grades6-12
NicknameOwls
Websitewww.athenian.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Athenian School is a co-educational, college preparatory boarding and day school located in Danville, California. Students in grades 6-12 attend classes on a 75 acre campus in Contra Costa County. The school was founded by Dyke Brown in 1965.

Athenian has an enrollment of approximately 170 students in the middle school (grades 6–8) and 360 students in upper school(9–12). Approximately 60 students and 18 teachers live on campus full-time. The teacher to student ratio is 8:1[1] and the average class size is 14. [2]

Aerial view of Athenian School

According to Niche, Athenian is ranked 147th on the 2020 list of Best Private High Schools in America and the number one school in Contra Costa County.[3] Athenian is also ranked as the 40th best boarding school in the United States.[4]

Athenian holds an average SAT score of 1385 (out of 1600)[5] and an average ACT score of 32.[6] According to Boarding School Review, this gives Athenian the 8th highest SAT score of any boarding school in the United States.[7]

  1. ^ "The Athenian School in California". www.usnews.com.
  2. ^ "At A Glance - The Athenian School". www.athenian.org.
  3. ^ "2019 The Athenian School Rankings". Niche.
  4. ^ "2019 The Athenian School Rankings". Niche.
  5. ^ "At A Glance - The Athenian School". www.athenian.org.
  6. ^ "The Athenian School Test Scores and Academics". Niche.
  7. ^ "Boarding Schools with the Highest Average SAT Scores (2018-19)". www.boardingschoolreview.com.