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School

The Branson School

Siviq Rank#44Ross, CA • Day

Day8 AP Courses

Official Website Wikipedia Profile Source Page

Type

Day

Enrollment

320

Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

Admit Rate

-

Reach

Local / Regional

Summary

Extracted from an official Branson school profile that reflects 2019-2020-era data rather than 2025-2026. The PDF supports a co-educational independent day school profile for grades 9-12, with 320 students, 50 faculty, a 6:1 student-faculty ratio, WASC accreditation, and CEEB code 052695; college matriculation reporting spans 2017-2019.

College Counseling

College Counseling office includes a Director, Associate Director, and College Counseling Associate.

Advanced Coursework

All courses are taught at an accelerated level; AP is used selectively, and departments also offer rigorous non-AP courses. Bolded courses indicate increased rigor and pace of instruction.

Matriculation Notes

Four-year colleges: 99%; Two-year colleges: 0%; Post-graduate year: 1%

Siviq Layer

Siviq Scores

Percentile-style context derived from standardized school data and presented separately from reported facts.

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Higher reported academic program than 52% of similar schools.

Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.

Private • 300-599 students • 2025-2026 school data

Lower reported average class size than 13% of similar schools.

Smaller reported average classes score higher within each peer cohort.

Private • 300-599 students • 2025-2026 school data

Higher reported institutional resources than 30% of similar schools.

Uses linked nonprofit financial capacity when a reviewed EIN match is available.

Private • 300-599 students • 2025-2026 school data

92 destinations

Higher reported outcomes than 79% of similar schools.

Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.

Private • 300-599 students • 2025-2026 school data

Higher reported reach & access than 47% of similar schools.

Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.

Private • 300-599 students • 2025-2026 school data

Lower reported student experience than 67% of similar schools.

Lower student-teacher ratios score higher within each peer cohort.

Private • 300-599 students • 2025-2026 school data

Standardized Data

Profile

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Linked Nonprofit Data

Nonprofit Financials

Latest nonprofit filing metrics connected to this school profile.

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Net Assets

$57,542,450

Tax year 2024

Net Income

$3,964,773

Latest revenue minus expenses from the school's nonprofit filing.

Total Expenses

$32,729,494

Tax year 2024

Expenses Per Student

$102,280

Calculated from total expenses divided by the current school-profile enrollment.

Location Context

Nearest

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Institutional Details

People & Credentials

Structured profile metadata extracted from the school profile, including leaders, contacts, accreditations, and school codes.

External References

Links

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College Outcomes

Top Colleges

Annualized destinations drawn from the school profile's reported college outcomes.

College	Avg/Year
Tufts University	4
University of Southern California	4
Stanford University	3
University of Chicago	3
Harvard College	2
Middlebury College	2
U. California, Berkeley	2
Washington University in St. Louis	2
Boston College	2
Bowdoin College	2

Search & Answers

The Branson School Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions answered from the normalized school profile and linked back to the relevant section on this page.

What is the student-teacher ratio at The Branson School?

The current school profile reports a student-teacher ratio of 6:1 at The Branson School.

See Quick Facts

How many students are enrolled at The Branson School?

The current school profile reports about 320 students enrolled at The Branson School.

See Quick Facts

What grades does The Branson School offer?

The Branson School currently reports serving grades 9-12.

See Profile Overview

Where is The Branson School located?

The Branson School is located in Ross, CA.

See School Overview

Is The Branson School a day school or a boarding school?

The Branson School is a private school.

See Quick Facts

Does The Branson School offer advanced placement (AP) courses?

Yes. The current school profile reports 8 AP courses at The Branson School.

How many students receive financial aid at The Branson School?

The current school profile says about 19.0% of students at The Branson School receive financial aid.

See Student Body

Which colleges show up most often for The Branson School?

The current school profile highlights American University as one of the top reported college destinations for The Branson School.

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Does Branson rank students?

No. Branson says it does not rank students.

See Profile Notes

What kind of GPA does Branson report?

Branson reports an unweighted cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. It includes all Branson classes, including Summer Geometry, and there’s no extra bump for an A+.

See Profile Notes

What does Branson require for graduation besides classes?

Students need 54 academic credits, plus the human development curriculum, a senior capstone project, and 25 hours of community engagement each year.

How much financial aid does Branson provide?

The profile says 19% of Branson students receive financial aid.

See School Financials

By Geography

Nearby Schools

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By Similarity

Similar Schools

Schools grouped by type, size, ratio, rank neighborhood, and related signals.

Provenance

Sources

School profile PDFs, official website pages, and reviewed sources used to compile this page.

Source	Type	Checked	Metrics
2025-2026 School Profile (PDF) Used for normalized profile metrics, school facts, FAQ answers, and school SEO metadata. Official source: www.branson.org/uploaded/3_Teaching_and_Learning/Documents/Branson_Profile_(2019-2020).pdf	School Profile PDF	Apr 01, 2026	AP Courses • Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Accreditations • Advanced Course Notes • Average Class Size • More normalized profile fields
About - The Branson School www.branson.org/about	Official Website Page	May 11, 2026	Day Enrollment • Faculty Count • Grades Served
Academics - The Branson School www.branson.org/academics	Official Website Page	May 11, 2026	Average Class Size

Sources & Data QualityMirrored artifacts, website inventory, and normalization review notes for this school profile.

Source Links

Known Website Addresses

Role	URL	Method
official_website	www.branson.org/about/at-a-glance	supplemental_backfill
official_website	www.branson.org/about/facts	supplemental_backfill
official_website	www.branson.org/about/fast-facts	supplemental_backfill
official_website	www.branson.org/about/quick-facts	supplemental_backfill
Academics - The Branson School	www.branson.org/academics	supplemental_backfill
official_website	www.branson.org/admission	supplemental_backfill
Admissions - The Branson School	www.branson.org/admissions	supplemental_backfill
official_website	www.branson.org/student-life	supplemental_backfill
official_website	www.branson.org/tuition-and-financial-aid	supplemental_backfill
College Counseling - The Branson School	www.branson.org/academics/college-counseling	site_scan
About - The Branson School	www.branson.org/about	supplemental_backfill
Branson at a Glance - The Branson School	www.branson.org/about/branson-at-a-glance	supplemental_backfill
Honor Code - The Branson School	www.branson.org/about/branson-at-a-glance/honor-code	supplemental_backfill
Leadership - The Branson School	www.branson.org/about/leadership	supplemental_backfill
Chris's Corner - The Branson School	www.branson.org/about/leadership/chris-corner	supplemental_backfill
Meet the Trustees - The Branson School	www.branson.org/about/leadership/trustees	supplemental_backfill
Home - The Branson School	www.branson.org	existing

All Canonical Metrics

Metric	Value	Evidence
Grades Served	9-12	grades 9-12, located in Marin County, California
Lowest Grade	9	9-12
Highest Grade	12	9-12
Postgraduate Offered	-	9-12
Boarding Status	Day	Founded in 1920, Branson is a rigorous co-educational independent day school located in the residential town of Ross in Marin County, 11 miles north of San Francisco.
Boarding Status Code	day	Day
School Type	Private	Founded in 1920, Branson is a rigorous co-educational independent day school located in the residential town of Ross in Marin County, 11 miles north of San Francisco.
School Type Code	private	Private
Enrollment	320	Representing the broader diversity of the Bay Area, our 320 students form a culturally and socioeconomically heterogeneous community.
Residential Enrollment	-	-
Day Enrollment	420	Branson School is a private, coeducational, college-preparatory day school of 420 students, grades 9-12, located in Marin County, California.
Student-Teacher Ratio	6	Student to faculty ratio: 6:1
Founded Year	-	-
School Leadership	-	HEAD OF SCHOOL Chris Mazzola (415) 455-7154 [email protected]
Key Contacts	-	DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Matt Lane (415) 455-7127 [email protected]
Accreditations	-	The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
School Codes	-	CEEB Code: 052695
AP Courses	8	AP Language and Composition; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP Statistics; AP Chemistry; AP Physics 2; AP Italian Language & Culture; AP Spanish Language & Culture. AP Spanish Language & Culture appears twice in the language listings but was counted once as a distinct AP course title.
Average Class Size	87	average class size 87
IB Program	-	-
Honors Program	Yes	Bolded courses indicate an increased level of rigor and pace of instruction. ... Modern World History Honors; United States History Honors; Geometry Honors; Algebra II Honors; Precalculus Honors; Chemistry Honors; Chamber Singers Honors; Portfolio Review Honors; Acting Performance Honors; and others.
Advanced Course Notes	All courses are taught at an accelerated level; AP is used selectively, and departments also offer rigorous non-AP courses. Bolded courses indicate increased rigor and pace of instruction.	All courses are taught at an accelerated level. We offer the AP designation only when the AP curriculum follows and builds upon the solid curricular foundations we support as a school. Each department also offers rigorous courses without the AP label. These courses draw on the expertise of our teachers, and are on par with or exceed the rigors of the AP program.
Faculty Count	101	101 faculty
College Counseling Summary	College Counseling office includes a Director, Associate Director, and College Counseling Associate.	DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Matt Lane ... ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Chris Rodriguez ... COLLEGE COUNSELING ASSOCIATE Frances Dillon
Testing Policy	-	-
Testing Policy Code	-	-
Average SAT	-	-
Average ACT	-	-
Matriculation Summary	Four-year colleges: 99%; Two-year colleges: 0%; Post-graduate year: 1%	College Matriculation: Four-year colleges: 99% Two-year colleges: 0% Post-graduate year: 1%
Top Colleges	-	American University; The American University of Paris; Amherst College; Arizona State University; Bard College 2; Barnard College 3; Bates College; Boston College 5; Boston University; Bowdoin College 5; Brown University 4; Carleton College 3; Carnegie Mellon University 2; Chapman University 3; Claremont McKenna College; Colby College 5; Colgate University 3; Colorado College 2; Colorado School of Mines; Columbia University 3; Columbia University/Sciences Po; Connecticut College; Cornell University 2; Dartmouth College 4; Davidson College; Drew University; Duke University 4; Eckerd College; Emory University 2; Georgetown University 2; Harvard College 7; Harvey Mudd College; Haverford College 2; Indiana University at Bloomington; Johns Hopkins University 3; Middlebury College 7; Mount Holyoke College; The New School; New York University 5; Northeastern University 4; Northwestern University 4; Oberlin College 2; Occidental College; Oregon State University; Pepperdine University; Princeton University 4; Rhode Island School of Design; Rice University; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; San Diego State University; Santa Clara University 3; Scripps College 3; Seton Hall University; Sewanee: The University of the South; Smith College; Stanford University 10; Tufts University 11; Tulane University 4; University of British Columbia; U. California, Berkeley 7; U. California, Davis 2; U. California, Los Angeles 4; U. California, San Diego 2; U. California, Santa Barbara 2; U. California, Santa Cruz 2; University of Chicago 8; University of Colorado at Boulder; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Miami 3; University of Michigan 2; University of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Notre Dame; University of Oregon 2; University of Pennsylvania 3; University of Redlands; University of Southern California 11; University of Sydney; University of the Pacific; University of Utah; University of Virginia; University of Washington; University of Wisconsin, Madison 2; Vanderbilt University 3; Wake Forest University 4; Washington and Lee University 2; Washington University in St. Louis 6; Wesleyan University 2; Whitman College; Williams College; Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Xavier University of Louisiana; Yale University 5
States Represented	-	-
Countries Represented	-	-
Students of Color	38	Percentage of students of color across all grade levels: 38%
International Students	-	-
Receiving Financial Aid	19	Percentage of Branson students on financial aid: 19%
Tuition-Free Share	-	-
Applicants	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Matriculated	-	-
Admit Rate	-	-
Yield Rate	-	-
Class Rank Policy	Branson does not rank students.	As a matter of policy, Branson does not rank students.
Class Rank Policy Code	-	Branson does not rank students.
Weighted Grades	No	The Branson transcript reports a cumulative GPA that is unweighted and calculated on a 4.0 scale.
Weighted Grades Policy	Cumulative GPA is unweighted on a 4.0 scale; all Branson classes, including Summer Geometry, are included; no additional credit is awarded to an A+; GPA includes coursework completed at Branson or through BlendEd.	The Branson transcript reports a cumulative GPA that is unweighted and calculated on a 4.0 scale. All Branson classes, including Summer Geometry, are included in the GPA. No additional credit is awarded to a grade of an A+ and GPAs only include coursework completed at Branson or through BlendEd.
Disciplinary Reporting	Branson answers college discipline questions honestly and openly; students must report major-rule violations from 9th grade on, and Branson also notifies colleges directly.	Branson has an affirmative responsibility to answer questions from colleges and universities regarding student discipline honestly and openly. ... Branson students are expected to report to colleges if found in violation of a “Major Rule” from 9th grade on. Branson will also notify colleges directly of these instances.
Boarding Model	day_only	day_only
Selectivity Category	highly_selective	highly_selective
Academic Rigor Category	very_high	very_high
Testing Policy Category	not_reported	not_reported
College Counseling Category	established	established
Student Body Reach Category	regional	regional
Access Category	meaningful_access	meaningful_access
Outcome Category	exceptional_outcomes	exceptional_outcomes
Signals	-	Profile evidence reflects 2019-2020-era data, not a 2025-2026 profile.; School is explicitly described as an independent day school.; ACT middle 50% reported as 31-34; SAT EBRW 690-760 and Math 700-790.; All courses are taught at an accelerated level; AP is used selectively, and departments also offer rigorous non-AP courses.; Honors-level courses are offered, with bolded courses indicating increased rigor and pace.; Graduation requirements include a senior capstone project and 25 hours of community engagement per year.; College Counseling includes a Director, Associate Director, and College Counseling Associate, and the office states adherence to NACAC CEPP.; Student body is described as representing the broader diversity of the Bay Area, with 62 distinct middle schools represented.; 19% of students receive financial aid.; College matriculation reporting spans 2017-2019, with 99% attending four-year colleges and numerous placements at highly selective universities.