Buckley at a Glance

Art

History

The Buckley School was founded in 1933 as an independent co-educational institution by Dr. Isabelle Buckley. Drawing on her experiences abroad where schools emphasized a well-rounded program, Dr. Buckley developed her own 4-Fold Plan of Education, focusing on academic training, physical development, moral education and creative expression. During the early years, campuses were located in L.A., Tarzana, Encino, and on Woodman Avenue and Riverside Avenue in Sherman Oaks. In 1964, Dr. Buckley purchased land that had been owned by the Glenaire Country Club and by 1973 was able to accommodate all divisions of the school on the new Stansbury Avenue campus in Sherman Oaks. Today, The Buckley School is a college preparatory day school, with students in kindergarten through grade twelve.

Enrollment

750 students total
Lower School: 250 students (kindergarten through grade five)
Middle School: 180 students (grades six through eight)
Upper School: 320 students (grades nine through twelve).

Student/Faculty Ratio

7:1

Average Class Size

Middle School—17
Upper School—14

Faculty

106 faculty members; 42 have one or more Masters; and 7 hold Doctoral degrees.

Arts

In 1999, Buckley was awarded the prestigious BRAVO award for outstanding educational programs in visual and performing arts. It is the only time in the seventeen-year history of the award that a private school was selected.

In 2001, Buckley students received the highest number of awards from among the 60 public and private schools competing in the Scholastic Art Awards program in the Southern California region.

In 2004, the visual and performing arts departments were a state winner for the Creative Ticket Award given by the California Alliance for Arts Education and the Kennedy Center for the quality and imaginative learning of our arts program.

Athletics

The Buckley Griffins compete successfully at the varsity and junior varsity levels of the California Interscholastic Federation. Buckley’s athletic teams regularly qualify for post-season competition with several teams having won multiple league championships in the past four years. Several individual athletes have earned all-league, league MVP and all-CIF recognition.

Advanced Placement

Buckley’s curriculum includes 20 Advanced Placement courses, some of which are offered in alternate years.

Advanced Placement 2006 2005 2004
Number of students taking APs 106 91 71
Number of AP exams taken 196 178 122
% scoring three or more 96% 93% 97%
% scoring four or five 70% 74% 79%
Standardized Testing—SAT I Verbal/Critical Reading*
(middle 50%)		 Math
(middle 50%)		 Writing**
(middle 50%)
Class of 2006 550-700 550-690 580-690
California 420–580 440–600
National 430-580 440-600
The class of 2006 had 4 National Merit Finalists, 10 commended students and 1 National Achievement Finalist.
       
Class of 2005 590–690 570–680 620–730
California 420–580 440–600
National 430–580 440–600
The class of 2005 had 3 National Merit Finalists, 9 commended students, 1 National Achievement Finalist and 2 National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars.
       
Class of 2004 570–720 580–690
California 420–580 430–600
National 430–580 440–600

*The SAT-Verbal section has changed its name to Critical Reading in 2005