The Nueva School
Private, coeducational school in Hillsborough and San Mateo, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nueva School is a private school, with two campuses—the lower and middle school in Hillsborough, and the high school in San Mateo, California—serving gifted students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Nueva was founded in 1967 by Karen Stone McCown.[2] Originally, the Nueva School only served younger students, but in 2013 it expanded to include a high school, and a new campus for it was built as part of the Bay Meadows development in San Mateo, opening in August 2014.[3][4][5]
Nueva School | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 37°33′44″N 122°22′52″W[1] |
Information | |
Type | Private, coeducational |
Motto | "Learn by doing, learn by caring" |
Established | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
CEEB code | 051213 |
NCES School ID | 00089169 |
Head of School | Lee Fertig |
Faculty | 140 full-time |
Enrollment | 930 (PreK–12) |
Classes | 15–18 |
Student to teacher ratio | 6.5:1 |
Campuses | Hillsborough, Bay Meadows |
Campus size | Combined area: 36 acres (150,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Athletics | Basketball, Cross-Country, Flag Football, Soccer, Squash, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Golf |
Mascot | Mavericks |
Team name | Mavericks (athletics) |
Website | https://www.nuevaschool.org/ |
Unique aspects of Nueva's curriculum include its focus on design thinking and social emotional learning. In his book That Used To Be Us, commentator Thomas Friedman lauded Nueva for its creativity-inspiring curriculum and overall philosophy.[6]
Nueva is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges[7] and the California Association of Independent Schools.[8] It has received the Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education in 1988, 1997, and 2010.[2] Nueva was rated the #3 private K-12 school and the #9 private high school in the United States by Niche in 2021.[9]