Happy Valley School

Besant Hill School
Location
Ojai, CA United States
Information
Type	Private, Boarding, Day
Established	1946
Head of School	Randy R. Bertin, Ed.D.
Faculty	26
Enrollment	104 (85% Boarding)
Average class size	9 students
Student to teacher ratio	4:1
Campus	520 acres (2.1 km2)
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Green
Mascot	Coyote
Nickname	Happy Valley
Average SAT scores	1870
Website	Official website

Besant Hill School of Happy Valley, formerly the Happy Valley School, is an American private, coeducational boarding school and day school in Ojai, California. The school has approximately 100 students and about 35 faculty and staff, all of whom live on or near campus. The faculty to student ratio is 1:4 and the average class size is 10. Currently there are 62 courses available, including AP and STEM courses. Classes are taught using the Socratic method. In the 2016/17 school year there are 13 states and 22 countries represented in the student body. The school is best known for its beautiful location, a strong sense of community, rigorous academics, and an expansive arts program. An environmental science and sustainability program is coupled with a working garden/farm on campus and many fruiting trees.

Besant Hill graduates from the class of 2016 attended the following colleges and universities: AMDA, College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Baldwin Wallace University, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Claremont McKenna College, Hamilton College (New York), Kent State University, Marquette University, New York University, Pennsylvania State University, Regis University, San Jose State University, Sarah Lawrence College, Savannah College of Art and Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Stanford University, The New School, University of Arizona, University of California, San Diego, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Madrid, University of San Francisco, University of Washington, and Whittier College.

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