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Coordinates | 34°7′31″N 117°44′22″W / 34.12528°N 117.73944°W |
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Type | Private |
Motto | WSC: Principes non Homines ("Leaders, not Ordinary Men") VWS: Sapientia Amicitia Atque Honor ("Wisdom, Friendship, and Honor") |
Established | WSC: 1922 VWS: 1981 |
Dean | WSC: Rick Duque VWS: Sarah Lantz |
Head of school | Taylor B. Stockdale |
Faculty | 58 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 410 (2019-2020) |
Average class size | 16 |
Campus size | 150 acres (61 ha) |
Color(s) | Blue and gold Blue and white |
Athletics | 44 teams in 15 sports |
Athletics conference | San Joaquin League of the California Interscholastic Federation |
Mascot | Gauls |
Accreditations | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Schools | Webb School of California Vivian Webb School |
Website | webb |
The Webb Schools (now often simply "Webb") is a private schools for grades 9–12, founded by Thompson Webb, located in Claremont, California. Up until 2022, it was separated into The Webb School of California for boys (established in 1922) and the Vivian Webb School for girls (established 1981).[1] It is primarily a boarding school, but also enrolls a limited number of day students.[2] The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology is a part of Webb.
The school has a campus of approximately 150 acres (610,000 m2) in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. In 2018, Webb purchased undeveloped land next to the existing campus and will now preserve the hillside and create a buffer between the campus and suburban development. There are 410 students and 57 faculty members, of which 25% hold doctorates, 80% hold advanced degrees and 74% live on campus (as of the 2018-2019 school year).[3] Annual tuition (as of the 2023-2024 school year) is $76,985 for boarding students and $54,750 for day students, including meals, books, and fees.[4] For the 2019–20 school year, Webb offered $5.5 million in need-based aid to 35 percent of the families, with awards ranging from several thousand dollars to nearly the full cost of tuition.
Until 2022, the majority of ninth- and tenth-grade classes were taught in a single-sex environment. Co-educational courses were introduced to upperclassmen.[5]
The official student newspaper of The Webb Schools is the Webb Canyon Chronicle.[6]