The Waverly School is located in Pasadena, Cali­for­nia (91105), with three sepa­rate campuses and a one-acre organic farm — all within walking distance of each other. We’re conve­niently situ­ated near the 210 and 134 free­ways and a short walk from the Metro A (Blue) Line Del Mar station. 

Elemen­tary Campus (Preschool‑6)
67 W. Belle­vue Drive (between Fair Oaks and Pasadena Avenues)

Middle School Campus (Grades 7 and 8)
120 Waverly Drive

High School Campus (Grades 9 – 12)
108 Waverly Drive

The Waverly Farm
665 South Pasadena Avenue

Busi­ness Office
124 Waverly Drive

Waverly is a small, non-sectar­ian, coed­u­ca­tional, college-prepara­tory, and progres­sive school serving Preschool through 12th grade.

Yes, Waverly is accred­ited by the Western Asso­ci­a­tion of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Cali­for­nia Asso­ci­a­tion of Inde­pen­dent Schools (CAIS).

Though educa­tors have been chal­lenged in agree­ing upon a single defi­n­i­tion for progres­sive educa­tion, The Progres­sive Educa­tion Network (PEN) consen­sus builds around defin­ing prin­ci­ples which are embraced at The Waverly School at all grade levels.

• Elemen­tary: ~180 students

• Middle School: ~60 students

• High School: ~120 students

• Total: ~360 students

• Preschool: 24 students, with a direc­tor and three full-time teachers

• Kinder­garten – 6 Grade: 25 students with two full-time teachers

• Middle & High School: ~12 students per academic class

• Preschool: 8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

• Kinder­garten – 6th Grade: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Middle School (7 – 8): 8:30 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.

• High School (9 – 12): 8:35 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Yes. After-school care runs until 6:00 p.m. for Preschool, Elemen­tary, and Middle School students and includes sports, games, art, and enrich­ment classes. Early drop-off begins at 7:30 a.m. for Elemen­tary and Middle School.

Students in grades 5 through 12 may partic­i­pate on Waverly sports teams. Waverly competes in a friendly and compet­i­tive league with schools that are similar in size. Sports offered include co-ed soccer, boys’ and girls’ flag foot­ball, boys’ and girls’ volley­ball, boys’ and girls’ basket­ball, eques­trian, base­ball, tennis, cross country, and track and field. At Waverly, students aspire to compete for league cham­pi­onships while also support­ing team­mates who have never played the sport before. 

Each family is asked to contribute 30 volun­teer hours annu­ally. We recog­nize that capac­ity varies and invite fami­lies to support the school in ways that work for them. 

• Early Appli­ca­tion Dead­line: Decem­ber 12, 2025 (guar­an­tees a parent/​guardian interview)

• Regular Appli­ca­tion Dead­line: January 20, 2026

• Support­ing Docu­ments Due: Febru­ary 13, 2026 (includes required tran­scripts and teacher recommendations)

• Flex­i­ble Tuition Appli­ca­tion Due: Febru­ary 13, 2026

• Admis­sions Noti­fi­ca­tion Date: Friday, March 13, 2026 (via email at 5:00 p.m.)

• New Enroll­ment Contracts Due: Friday, March 20, 2026 (via email at 5:00 p.m.)

No. Waverly does not require formal testing as part of the admis­sions process. We assess appli­cants through tran­scripts, teacher recom­men­da­tions, and a devel­op­men­tal lens to ensure each child is a good fit.

Forms should submit forms via the Parent Portal or in a sealed enve­lope on school letter­head. Helpful tip: Provide your child’s current teacher with a stamped, addressed enve­lope along with the form.

• Grades 2 – 12 require two recommendations

• Recom­men­da­tions may be uploaded via the Parent Portal or submit­ted in sealed, signed envelopes

• Down­load­able forms are avail­able by grade level (PDF)

  • Preschool

  • Kinder­garten

  • 1st and 2nd Grade

  • 3rd through 6th Grade

  • Middle School and High School (7th through 12th)

Tran­scripts are required for appli­cants to Grade 1 and above. Prefer­ably, we would like to have at least two years of tran­scripts for 2nd through 12th grade.

• Submit the Tran­script Release Form to the applicant’s current school

• Tran­scripts must be uploaded to the admis­sions portal or sent in sealed, signed envelopes

• Down­load the tran­script form (PDF)

Please click here for updated tuition.

Currently, 44% of our student body is on a Flex­i­ble Tuition plan. Click here for more infor­ma­tion about this process.

On average, 54% of our fami­lies iden­tify as fami­lies of color. As an essen­tial compo­nent of real­iz­ing its mission, Waverly fosters an envi­ron­ment in which indi­vid­ual differ­ences of race, ethnic­ity, biolog­i­cal sex, gender iden­tity, sexual orien­ta­tion, socioe­co­nomic circum­stance, national origin, immi­gra­tion status, ability and disabil­ity, phys­i­cal char­ac­ter­is­tics, reli­gious belief, and all aspects of iden­tity are acknowl­edged and cele­brated. For addi­tional infor­ma­tion about our objec­tives for equity and diver­sity, please see our mission state­ment.

Waverly is a member of The Alliance, POCIS, and A Better Chance.

Yes, we welcome inter­na­tional appli­cants. However, Waverly does not issue or process student visas (I‑20). Appli­cants must provide proof of U.S. resi­dency or a valid visa as well as a local host contact.