The Harker School | |
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Location | |
Upper School: 500 Saratoga Avenue Middle School: 4525 Union Avenue Lower School: 4300 Bucknall Road , United States | |
Coordinates | 37°19′03″N 121°58′17″W / 37.3176°N 121.9715°W |
Information | |
Former names | Manzanita Hall (1893–1919), Miss Harker's School (1902–1972), Palo Alto Military Academy (1919–1972), Harker Academy (1972–1993) |
Type | Independent |
Motto | K through Life |
Established | 1893, as Manzanita Hall |
Head of school | Brian Yager |
Faculty | 450 |
Grades | PreK–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | Upper School: 800 (approximate) Total: 2,053 (2020-2021)[4] |
Color(s) | Green and White |
Athletics conference | West Bay Athletic League |
Mascot | Eagle |
Endowment | $301 million in total assets (2022) [1] |
Tuition | Upper School: $62,950[2] Middle School: $57,750 Lower School: $48,500 Transitional Kindergarten (Pre-K): $43,750 *All tuition options are non-boarding |
National Merit Semifinalists | 52 (2021)[3] |
Website | www.harker.org |
The Harker School is a private, upper class, school located in San Jose, California. Founded in 1893 as Manzanita Hall, Harker now has three campuses: Bucknall, Union, and Saratoga, named after the streets on which they lie.
The Bucknall campus houses the Lower School (kindergarten through grade 5), the Union campus houses the Middle School (grades 6–8), and the Saratoga campus houses the Upper School (grades 9 through 12).
Harker School's tuition is significantly higher than most comparable private schools in the Bay Area.[5] Many of the 35+ after-school programs have historically been included in the tuition.[6]