Waverly has three sepa­rate campuses and a one-acre organic farm within walking distance of each other in Pasadena, Cali­for­nia, 91105. Our campuses are conve­niently located near the 210 and 134 free­ways and are in walking distance from the Metro L (Gold) Line Del Mar station. 

Elemen­tary Campus (preschool‑6) & Busi­ness Office
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

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

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 levels.

The Waverly School is a small, non-sectar­ian, coed­u­ca­tional, college prep and progres­sive school with grades from preschool through 12.

Elemen­tary School – 180 maximum
Middle School – 60 maximum
High School – 120 maximum

On average, 39% of our fami­lies iden­tify as fami­lies of color; 40% of our students receive tuition assis­tance. 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 diver­sity, equity, and inclu­sion, please see our mission state­ment.

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

Preschool has a maximum of 17 students with a preschool direc­tor and two full time teachers.

Kinder­garten-6th grades have 24 students and two full time teachers.

Middle School classes have 15 students per academic class.

High School classes have 15 students per academic class.

Elemen­tary School
Preschool through Grade 2: 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Grades 3 through 6: 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Middle School
Grades 7 and 8: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Friday dismissal 2:30 p.m.)

High School
Grades 9 – 12: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Friday dismissal 2:30 p.m.)

Waverly’s growth and success is due in large part to the generos­ity and active partic­i­pa­tion of our parents/​guardians. Each family is respon­si­ble to work 30 hours for the school each year. More infor­ma­tion about specific events are avail­able when you tour.

Please click here for updated tuition.

Currently 40% of our student body receives tuition assis­tance. Click here for more infor­ma­tion about this process.

The Waverly School contracts with Tom Sawyer Camps from dismissal until 6:00 p.m. daily for after school care. Our preschool after­school program is run by the preschool team. Early morning drop-off for elemen­tary through middle school is at 7:30 a.m. at the elementary campus.

Students in grades 5 through 12 may partic­i­pate on Waverly sports teams. Waverly competes in a league with other schools that are a similar size. Sports offered each year include boys’ and girls’ flag foot­ball, boys’ and girls’ volley­ball, and boys’ and girls’ basketball.

At this time, The Waverly School is not able to offer, process, or assist in the procure­ment of student visas (I‑20). Appli­cants must be able to provide proof of visa or other docu­men­ta­tion demon­strat­ing ability to attend non-public school in the United States before an appli­ca­tion can be processed.