Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California, with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades seven through twelve. Its two predecessor organizations began as for-profit schools before turning non-profit, and eventually merging. It is not affiliated with Harvard University despite being named after it. The school has two campuses, the middle school campus in Holmby Hills and the high school, or what Harvard-Westlake refers to as their Upper School, in Studio City. It is a member of the G30 Schools group.
| Type | Independent college-preparatory high school |
| Established | Harvard School for Boys: 1900, Westlake School for Girls: 1904, Fully Merged as Harvard-Westlake: 1991 |
| President | Richard B. Commons |
| Associate Head of School | Laura Ross |
| Teaching staff | 212.0 (FTE) (2015–16) |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,598 (2015–16) |
| Color(s) | Red, Black, White |
| Athletics | California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Accreditation | WASC, NAIS, CAIS |
| 2013 SAT average | 688 verbal/critical reading, 703 math, 707 writing |
| Newspaper | The Chronicle |
| Yearbook | Vox Populi |
About Harvard-Westlake School
Independent, co-educational university preparatory day school which fully merged in 1991 after initially being split into the Harvard School for Boys and the Westlake School for Girls. The boy's school was established in 1900 and the girl's school in 1904.
Achievement of Harvard-Westlake School
In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked the school 12th among the country's top prep schools. In 2017, Niche ranked it 4th nationally among private schools.
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Latest information about Harvard-Westlake School updated on July 28 2021.
