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The Nueva School

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About The Nueva School

The Nueva School, a nationally recognized, nonprofit, independent day school, has served gifted and talented students since 1967. Today, Nueva serves approximately 965 students PK–12. Nueva is located in the neighboring towns of Hillsborough and San Mateo, equidistant between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, serving six different counties in the Bay Area of Northern California. A constructivist school, Nueva is known for its distinctive inquiry-based interdisciplinary studies, project-based learning, and pioneering work in social-emotional learning and design thinking. The Nueva community instills a passion for lifelong learning, fosters social and emotional acuity, and develops the imaginative mind. Our school has received the US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award and the American Institute of Architects Award for School Design and Sustainability, has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program and appointed an Ashoka Changemaker School, co-founded the Common Ground Speaker Series, hosts the biennial Innovative Learning Conference, and was highlighted by the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author Thomas Friedman in his book That Used to Be Us in the chapter “Average Is Over.”

School Profile

  • Membership Status
    Full Member
  • School Type
    K-12
  • Boarding/Day
    Day Only
  • Grade Levels
    Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
  • Classroom
    In-Person
  • Gender
    All Genders
  • Enrollment
    967
  • Affiliations
    NAIS and WASC
  • Accepting I-20s
    Yes

Location Information

Contact Information

  • Mailing Address
    6565 Skyline Boulevard Hillsborough, CA 94010-6299
  • Main
    (650) 350-4600
  • Fax
    (650) 344-9302