Type
Day
School
Lick-Wilmerding High School
Siviq Rank#45San Francisco, CA • Day
Day0 AP Courses
Enrollment
563
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Local / Regional
Narrative
Profile Notes
Summary
Lick-Wilmerding High School is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational college preparatory day school in San Francisco serving grades 9–12. The 2025–2026 profile reports 563 students, founding roots to 1895, no AP program, unweighted grades, no class rank, 73% students of color, flexible tuition support for more than 33% of enrolled students, and annual four-year college-going outcomes of 98–100%.
Advanced Coursework
LWHS does not offer AP courses; faculty have designed high-level and demanding Honors courses that offer rigor and depth over coverage and breadth.
Matriculation Notes
Each year, 98 - 100% of LWHS graduates attend four-year colleges or universities; others will take a gap or attend a community college.
Siviq Layer
Siviq Scores
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Academic Program
15th percentile
Higher reported academic program than 15% of similar schools.
Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.
Average Class Size
47th percentile
Lower reported average class size than 47% of similar schools.
Smaller reported average classes score higher within each peer cohort.
Outcomes
76th percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 76% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
87th percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 87% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Student Experience
33rd percentile
Lower reported student experience than 33% of similar schools.
Lower student-teacher ratios score higher within each peer cohort.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
Overview
- Grades Served
- 9-12
- Residential Enrollment
- 0
- Day Enrollment
- 563
Profile
Admissions
- Applicants
- 900
Profile
Academics
- AP Courses
- 0
- Honors Program
- Yes
Profile
Student Body
- Students of Color
- 73%
- Receiving Financial Aid
- 33%
Profile
Policies
- Class Rank Policy
- students are not ranked
- Weighted Grades
- No
- Weighted Grades Policy
- Grade point average (GPA) is calculated on a 4-point scale using all courses that receive a grade... Grades are unweighted.
Location Context
Nearest
Institutional Details
People & Credentials
Institutional
Leadership
Head of School
Raj Mundra
extension 205
Interim Dean of Teaching & Learning
Don Rizzi
extension 31
Interim Dean of Faculty
Eran DeSilva
extension 235
Dean of Students
Raquel Oliva-Gomez
extension 225
Institutional
Contacts
Dean of College Counseling
Marvin Coote
extension 296
Co-Director of College Counseling
Alayne Haggerty
extension 228
Co-Director of College Counseling
Krista Klein
extension 283
Co-Director of College Counseling
Gabriela Mejia
extension 282
College Counseling Assistant
Chelsea Deras
extension 286
Academic Scheduler and Registrar
Erica Obando
extension 289
Institutional
Accreditations
Fully accredited
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Member
National Association of Independent Schools
Member
National Association for College Admission Counseling
Member
People of Color in Independent Schools
External References
Links
College Outcomes
Top Colleges
Search & Answers
Lick-Wilmerding High School Frequently Asked Questions
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lick-Wilmerding High School?
The current school profile does not publish a normalized student-teacher ratio for Lick-Wilmerding High School.
How many students are enrolled at Lick-Wilmerding High School?
The current school profile reports about 563 students enrolled at Lick-Wilmerding High School.
What grades does Lick-Wilmerding High School offer?
Lick-Wilmerding High School currently reports serving grades 9-12.
Where is Lick-Wilmerding High School located?
Lick-Wilmerding High School is located in San Francisco, CA.
Is Lick-Wilmerding High School a day school or a boarding school?
Lick-Wilmerding High School is a private school.
Does Lick-Wilmerding High School offer advanced placement (AP) courses?
No. The current school profile does not report AP courses at Lick-Wilmerding High School.
How many students receive financial aid at Lick-Wilmerding High School?
The current school profile says about 33.0% of students at Lick-Wilmerding High School receive financial aid.
Which colleges show up most often for Lick-Wilmerding High School?
The current school profile highlights AMDA College of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles as one of the top reported college destinations for Lick-Wilmerding High School.
Does Lick-Wilmerding weight grades or rank students?
No. LWHS says grades are unweighted, students are not ranked, and the school does not give academic awards.
Are technical arts part of graduation requirements at LWHS?
Yes. Every student is required to complete two years of technical arts courses.
Is there a community engagement requirement?
Yes. Students are required to participate every year in the Public Purpose Program (PPP).
How much tuition support does LWHS provide?
Its Flexible Tuition Program awarded over $7.6 million this year to more than 33% of enrolled students.
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Provenance
Sources
| Source | Type | Checked | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 School Profile (PDF) Used for normalized profile metrics, school facts, FAQ answers, and school SEO metadata. | School Profile PDF | Apr 01, 2026 | AP Courses • Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Accreditations • Advanced Course Notes • Applicants • More normalized profile fields |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF resources.finalsite.net/images/v1758329194/lwhsorg/akcdj8rabo6fsjgvjvga/LWHS_School_Profile_2025-26.pdf | Official Linked File | May 11, 2026 | Day Enrollment • Residential Enrollment |
| About - Lick-Wilmerding High School www.lwhs.org/about | Official Website Page | May 11, 2026 | Average Class Size • Student-Teacher Ratio |
| Equity, Inclusion & Belonging - Lick-Wilmerding High School www.lwhs.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion-belonging | Official Website Page | May 11, 2026 | Founded Year |
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.lwhs.org/about/at-a-glance | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.lwhs.org/about/facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.lwhs.org/about/fast-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.lwhs.org/about/quick-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| Academics - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/academic | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.lwhs.org/academics/college-counseling | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.lwhs.org/admission | supplemental_backfill |
| Welcome - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/admissions/welcome | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.lwhs.org/student-life | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.lwhs.org/tuition-and-financial-aid | supplemental_backfill |
| College Counseling - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/academic/college-counseling | site_scan |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | resources.finalsite.net/images/v1758329194/lwhsorg/akcdj8rabo6fsjgvjvga/LWHS_School_Profile_2025-26.pdf | page_scan |
| About - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/about | supplemental_backfill |
| Communications - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/about/communications | supplemental_backfill |
| Equity, Inclusion & Belonging - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion-belonging | supplemental_backfill |
| FAQs - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion-belonging/faqs | supplemental_backfill |
| Mission, Vision, and Values - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/about/mission-vision-and-values | supplemental_backfill |
| Home - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org | existing |
| Welcome - Lick-Wilmerding High School | www.lwhs.org/about/welcome | supplemental_backfill |
All Canonical Metrics
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | 9-12 | Lick-Wilmerding High School is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school serving grades 9–12 |
| Lowest Grade | 9 | 9-12 |
| Highest Grade | 12 | 9-12 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | 9-12 |
| Boarding Status | Day | Lick-Wilmerding High School is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school |
| Boarding Status Code | day | Day |
| School Type | Private | Lick-Wilmerding High School is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school serving grades 9–12 |
| School Type Code | private | Private |
| Enrollment | 563 | The 563 students at LWHS reflect the school’s strong commitment to cultural, social, and socioeconomic diversity. |
| Residential Enrollment | 0 | Lick-Wilmerding High School is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school serving grades 9–12... The 563 students at LWHS reflect the school’s strong commitment to cultural, social, and socioeconomic diversity. |
| Day Enrollment | 563 | Lick-Wilmerding High School is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school serving grades 9–12... The 563 students at LWHS reflect the school’s strong commitment to cultural, social, and socioeconomic diversity. |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 8 | 8:1 student to faculty ratio |
| Founded Year | 2020 | founded in the 2020 |
| School Leadership | - | Raj Mundra — Head of School — [email protected] — extension 205 |
| Key Contacts | - | Marvin Coote — Dean of College Counseling — [email protected] — extension 296 |
| Accreditations | - | Lick-Wilmerding High School is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| School Codes | - | - |
| AP Courses | 0 | LWHS does not offer AP courses; faculty have designed high-level and demanding Honors courses that offer rigor and depth over coverage and breadth. |
| Average Class Size | 17 | 17 students per class on average |
| IB Program | - | - |
| Honors Program | Yes | LWHS does not offer AP courses; faculty have designed high-level and demanding Honors courses that offer rigor and depth over coverage and breadth. |
| Advanced Course Notes | LWHS does not offer AP courses; faculty have designed high-level and demanding Honors courses that offer rigor and depth over coverage and breadth. | LWHS does not offer AP courses; faculty have designed high-level and demanding Honors courses that offer rigor and depth over coverage and breadth. |
| Faculty Count | - | - |
| College Counseling Summary | - | - |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | - | - |
| Average ACT | - | - |
| Matriculation Summary | Each year, 98 - 100% of LWHS graduates attend four-year colleges or universities; others will take a gap or attend a community college. | Each year, 98 - 100% of LWHS graduates attend four-year colleges or universities; others will take a gap or attend a community college. |
| Top Colleges | - | AMDA College of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles 1; American University 3; Amherst College 1; Amsterdam University College 1; Azusa Pacific University 1; Babson College 1; Bard College 1; Barnard College 8; Bates College 1; Baylor University 1; Berklee College of Music 2; Boston College 2; Boston University 6; Bowdoin College 2; Brandeis University 1; Brown University 8; Bryn Mawr College 1; Cal Poly, Pomona 1; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 10; Cal Poly, Humboldt 1; California Baptist University 1; California State University, Chico 1; Carleton College 7; Carnegie Mellon University 2; Case Western Reserve University 2; Champlain College 1; Claremont McKenna College 3; Colgate University 4; Cleveland Institute of Music 1; Colorado College 3; Colorado School of Mines 2; Columbia University in the City of New York 5; Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 1; Cornell University 8; Dartmouth College 3; Denison University 1; Diablo Valley College 1; Duke University 3; Emory University 4; ESADE Business School 1; Fordham University 1; Georgetown University 3; Georgia Institute of Technology 1; Grinnell College 1; Gustavus Adolphus College 1; Hamilton College 1; Harvard University 5; Harvey Mudd College 2; Howard University 4; Johns Hopkins University 3; Kenyon College 2; Lehigh University 2; Lewis & Clark College 1; Loyola University Maryland 1; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2; McGill University 3; Middlebury College 3; Montclair State University 1; New York University 16; North Carolina Central University 1; Northeastern University 16; Northwestern University 8; Oberlin College 2; Occidental College 3; Pitzer College 4; Pomona College 8; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn 1; Princeton University 7; Purdue University 3; Reed College 3; Rice University 5; San Diego State University 2; San Francisco State University 1; San Jose State University 1; Santa Barbara City College 2; Santa Clara University 3; Savannah College of Art and Design 2; Scripps College 7; Seattle Pacific University 1; Skidmore College 1; Smith College 2; Southern Methodist University 1; Spelman College 1; St. John’s College 1; St. Lawrence University 1; Stanford University 17; Syracuse University 2; The Culinary Institute of America, CA 1; The George Washington University 5; The University of British Columbia 4; Trinity College Dublin 1; Tufts University 10; Tulane University of Louisiana 8; United States Air Force Academy 1; University of Arizona 4; University of California, Berkeley 40; University of California, Davis 6; University of California, Irvine 6; University of California, Los Angeles 20; University of California, San Diego 1; University of California, Santa Barbara 7; University of California, Santa Cruz 10; University of Chicago 4; University of Connecticut 1; University of Denver 1; University of Hawaii at Manoa 1; University of Idaho 1; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 4; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 11; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4; University of Notre Dame 1; University of Oregon 5; University of Pennsylvania 9; University of Puget Sound 1; University of Richmond 1; University of Rochester 2; University of San Diego 1; University of San Francisco 2; University of Southern California 8; University of St Andrews 3; University of Strathclyde 1; University of Toronto 2; University of Vermont 2; University of Virginia, Main Campus 2; University of Washington, Seattle Campus 12; University of Wisconsin, Madison 4; Vanderbilt University 3; Vassar College 4; Washington University in St Louis 12; Wellesley College 9; Wesleyan University 9; William & Mary 4; Williams College 2; Yale University 12 |
| States Represented | - | - |
| Countries Represented | - | - |
| Students of Color | 73 | In all, 73% of the student body identify as students of color. |
| International Students | - | - |
| Receiving Financial Aid | 33 | This year, the Flexible Tuition Program has awarded over $7.6 million to more than 33% of enrolled students. |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | 900 | Lick-Wilmerding High School is more selective than any other Bay Area independent high school, receiving between 900 - 1000 applications annually. |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | students are not ranked | Grades are unweighted, students are not ranked, and we do not give any academic awards. |
| Class Rank Policy Code | - | students are not ranked |
| Weighted Grades | No | Grades are unweighted, students are not ranked, and we do not give any academic awards. |
| Weighted Grades Policy | Grade point average (GPA) is calculated on a 4-point scale using all courses that receive a grade... Grades are unweighted. | Grade point average (GPA) is calculated on a 4-point scale using all courses that receive a grade... Grades are unweighted, students are not ranked, and we do not give any academic awards. |
| Disciplinary Reporting | - | - |
| Boarding Model | day_only | day_only |
| Selectivity Category | highly_selective | highly_selective |
| Academic Rigor Category | high | high |
| Testing Policy Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| College Counseling Category | extensive | extensive |
| Student Body Reach Category | regional | regional |
| Access Category | meaningful_access | meaningful_access |
| Outcome Category | exceptional_outcomes | exceptional_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Day school serving grades 9-12; Receives 900-1000 applications annually; Profile states LWHS is 'more selective than any other Bay Area independent high school'; No AP courses offered; Faculty-designed Honors courses described as high-level and demanding; Maximum course load of seven courses per semester beyond ninth grade; Two years of technical arts required for all students; Annual Public Purpose Program participation required; College counseling team includes a dean, three co-directors, and an assistant; Member of NACAC; 70+ ZIP codes represented; 157 middle schools represented; Flexible Tuition awarded over $7.6 million to more than 33% of enrolled students; First-generation-to-college students typically comprise 7%-14% of a class; 98-100% of graduates attend four-year colleges or universities; Reported four-year matriculation includes repeated placements at highly selective colleges and universities including Stanford, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Brown, Columbia, Penn, Pomona, Berkeley, and UCLA |