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Waldorf School Of The Peninsula

11311 Mora Dr Los Altos, CA 94024

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-12
  • Enrollment: 260 students
  • Average class size: 20 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: ✓Verified school update
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #1 - Classes take several field trips each year which support the curriculum.
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #2 - 5th Grade Geometry Lesson
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #3 - Our High School Robotics Club at a competition.
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #4 - First Grade Classroom
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #5 - High School Photography Field Trip during Experiential Interdisciplinary Week.
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #6 - 8th grade platonic solids lesson.
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #7 - Kindergarten free play
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #8 - Nursery children enjoy many hours outdoor each day.
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #9 - Beginning in third grade, all students learn to play an instrument.
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula Photo #10 - High School Science classes are taught with a hands-on approach.
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Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-12
  • Enrollment: 260 students
  • Average class size: 20 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: ✓Verified school update

School Rankings

Waldorf School Of The Peninsula ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:

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Attribute

School Facts

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-12
Students By Grade
Year Founded
1984
School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students
260 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
20%
State avg.: 52%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers
29 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
National avg.:
Average Class Size
20 students
Matriculation DataMatric. Data
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
List of Courses Offered

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
Admissions Director
Ashley Brickeen & Audrey Lee
Admissions Associate
Audrey Lee
Application URL

Sports

Total Sports Offered
4 sports

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
12 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Club or Organization:
Environmental ClubLeadership Club
Rainbow AllianceRobotics
Student Council


Arts and Music Programs:
BandDrama
EurythmyGuitar
Handbell ChoirImprov
Orchestra/Strings

School Notes

  • Beginning with the intimacy and warmth of our parent-toddler classes, progressing through our joyful nursery and kindergartens to the challenging and experiential curriculum of our grades, and culminating in the academic and artistic rigor of our high school, Waldorf School of the Peninsula offers an exceptional education for your child from toddler to young adult.
  • Our school fosters the capacities needed for a successful, purposeful, and joyful life, ignites intrinsic passion for learning, and inspires responsibility for self, community and the world.
  • These include confidence and self-discipline, the ability to think independently and work with others, mastery of analytical and critical faculties, fluency with creative and artistic expression, and reverence for the beauty and wonder of the world.
  • Waldorf graduates enter adulthood with the "21st century skills" of confidence and self-discipline, the ability to think independently and work with others, mastery of analytical and critical faculties, fluency with creative and artistic expression, and reverence for the beauty and wonder of life.
  • Waldorf alumni work in all sectors of the economy, bringing their passion for learning and their highly developed ethics to the realms of science and technology, business, the arts, the environment, government, and other new and traditional professions.
Source: Verified school update

Frequently Asked Questions

What sports does Waldorf School Of The Peninsula offer?
Waldorf School Of The Peninsula offers 4 interscholastic sports: Basketball, Tennis, Track and Field and Volleyball.
When is the application deadline for Waldorf School Of The Peninsula?
The application deadline for Waldorf School Of The Peninsula is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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