The Branson School vs. Marin Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
The Branson School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Marin Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Overview
The Branson School inspires excellence in a nurturing, vibrant educational community based on personal and intellectual integrity. At the heart of Branson is the trusting, dynamic relationship between dedicated teachers and students.
Through the vitality, breadth, and rigor of its programs, Branson encourages students to think critically, communicate clearly, develop their individual talents and interests, and pursue a lifelong passion for learning. Branson believes that diversity of people and thought enriches us all and promotes responsible leadership in the global community.
We are a caring and supportive community that helps students fully realize their potential.
We exercise young people's minds and bodies; nurture their creativity, capacity for compassion, and sense of humor; and help them build an awareness of their responsibilities to their communities and the world.
Educational leader in the Bay Area with 445 students in grades 9-12
All gender; Student to faculty ratio is 8:1; the average class size is 15
Students come from over 90 middle schools & over 50 different zip codes around the Bay Area
Follows a six-day rotating block schedule of 75-minute classes
The curriculum offers 135 different course titles Students of color comprise about 35% of the student body
Nearly a quarter of students receive tuition assistance, nearly $4.5 million
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
No
Year Founded
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1971
Students Body
Total Students
319 students
440 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
21%
13%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
72
110
Grade 10 Students
82
110
Grade 11 Students
86
110
Grade 12 Students
79
110
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
43 teachers
78 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
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77%
Average Class Size
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15
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:7
1:6
Classroom Dress Code
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Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 9
Tuition Cost
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$58,730
Tuition Notes
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Tuition Assistance awards range from 100%-10%
% on Financial Aid
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20%
Admissions Director
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Diane Boodrookas
Admissions Associate
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Teyana Irving
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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16
Sports
n/a
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
58
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Animal Welfare Club, Asian Student Organization, Best Buddies, Black Student Union, Book Discussion Club, Chess Club, Climate Tech Club, Community Action Club, Council on Sustainabiltiy, Craft Club, Crossroads Tutoring, Cryptocurrency Club, D&D Club, Design Lab Club, Dignity Moves Club, Echoes Literary Magazine, Fashion Club, Film Club, Financial Aid Affinity Club, Frisbee Club, Garden Club, Gender Queer Affinity Group, Gender-Sexuality Awareness Club, Geogusser, Global Role of Women (GROW), Jewish Student Organization, Latin Student Union, Learning Profiles Affinity, Marine Biology Club, Mental Health Awareness Club, Middle Eastern Student Organization, Mixed Ethnicities Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, Mountain Bike Club, Music Creation Club, One Love (on Healthy Relationships) Club, Outdoor Leadership Club, PICKLEBALL CLUB, Poker Statistics Club, Queer Affinity, Queer BIPOC Affinity Group, Rethinking Whiteness, Rock Climbing Club, Skate Club, Spikeball club, Spirit Club, Sports Analysis Club, Stress Management Through Art Club, Surf Club, Surfrider Club, The 1600 (Student Newspaper), The Leek (Satirical School Newspaper), Women in STEM, Women in STEM Club, Women of Color (WOC) Club, Yearbook Club, Young Brothers (for men of color)