Quest Forward Middle & High School vs. Sonoma Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Quest Forward Middle & High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Attribute
Advanced Degrees
Sonoma Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Advanced Degrees
Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
Overview
Quest Forward Middle & High School is a private, college-preparatory school in Santa Rosa serving students in grades 612.
We provide a personalized, future-focused education where every student is known, challenged, and supported as they discover their strengths and prepare for success beyond graduation.
Our innovative approach combines rigorous academics with hands-on learning, laboratory-based science, digital literacy, leadership development, and real-world experiences.
Through personalized mentoring, small class sizes, and our signature Pathways Program, students explore career interests, participate in service learning, complete internships, and receive individualized college and career guidance.
Students develop the skills that matter most for the future-including critical thinking, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and self-management-while taking ownership of their learning in a supportive and inclusive community.
Our commitment to student engagement is reflected in our 96% average daily attendance rate, demonstrating that students enjoy coming to school and are actively invested in their education.
Beyond the classroom, students build lasting friendships through clubs, leadership opportunities, outdoor education, and overnight experiences that foster teamwork, confidence, and personal growth.
At Quest Forward, we don't just prepare students for college-we prepare them to lead meaningful, successful lives.
We are grounded in a rigorous college preparatory framework, but we go much further.
We are multidisciplinary and cutting-edge, giving students the ability to ask the hard questions, and the tools to answer them.
We are technologically sophisticated, but we recognize the limitations of technology, so we teach critical thinking above all else-because this is the foundation of true learning.
We are deeply humanistic, treating every student with profound respect and care.
And we are a joyful, inclusive, vibrant community-where students actually love to come to school every day.
Grades Offered
6-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
2017
2001
Students Body
Total Students
100 students
335 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
25
80
Grade 10 Students
25
90
Grade 11 Students
25
86
Grade 12 Students
25
79
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
11 teachers
33 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
90%
85%
Average Class Size
7
16
Number of AP Classes
7
10
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
10:1
List of Courses Offered
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(Uniform Dress)
(Uniform Dress)
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Oct. 3 / Dec. 19 / rolling
Nov. 1 / Jan. 10
Tuition Cost
$17,500
$56,580
Tuition Notes
92% of our students are gifted scholarships.
Tuition fees includes daily lunch program, textbooks and materials, intersession, dances and social activities, yearbook, cap and gown, and more!
We have a financial aid program that is designed to help families with the cost of tuition and is based on demonstrated financial need. We award nearly $3.5 million in financial aid each year. Awards may range from 5-95% of tuition.
% on Financial Aid
82%
50%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$8,000
$27,000
Acceptance Rate
90%
92%
Admissions Director
Shianne Buxton
Kim Eber
Admissions Associate
Admissions Team
Luc Martin
Sports
Total Sports Offered
1
10
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
19
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Admission All-StarsAffinity Groups
Book ClubChess Club
Debate TeamFRC Robotics Team
Marketing & Communications InternshipQSA-Queer Straight Alliance
Speech TeamStudent Leadership Council
Yearbook
Arts and Music Programs:
Chamber EnsembleChamber Singers
Jazz EnsembleRock Band
Strings EnsembleTheater Production
Tri-M Music Honors Society
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Fitness