2026-2027
MISSION
The College Guidance Profile
Webb’s mission is to provide a dynamic learning community that
BACKGROUND
and alumni to:
Webb is an independent college preparatory school in Southern
Think boldly, mindfully and creatively, Act with honor and moral courage, Lead with distinction, Serve with a generous spirit.
California with boarding and day students in grades 9–12. Ninety-nine percent of graduates gain admittance to selective four-year colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and abroad. One percent choose an alternative to the four-year path. This commonly includes a gap year. Webb provides a superior academic and residential experience and a highly rigorous academic program. Our students participate
nurtures and inspires our students
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Theresa Smith, Ph.D
in leadership, residential, athletic, and advisory programs while
COLLEGE GUIDANCE OFFICE
experiencing all the benefits of living and learning in a diverse and
Hector Martinez
supportive community.
Dean
FACILITIES
Rhemi Abrams-Fuller
The school is located on a 150-acre campus nestled at the base of the
Associate Dean
San Gabriel Mountains in the college town of Claremont, about 35 miles
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east of Los Angeles. The campus has more than 50 buildings, including
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the Susan A. Nelson Performing Arts Center, Copeland Donahue
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Black Box Theater, Digital Media Studio, W. Russell Fawcett Memorial
The Webb Schools—050600
Library, Les Perry Gymnasium, Observatory, Taylor B. Stockdale
1175 West Baseline Road
Community Center and 10 dormitories. The Raymond M. Alf Museum
Claremont, California 91711
of Paleontology is a prominent educational element of the school and
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houses an extensive collection of fossils, the majority of which were
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unearthed and prepared by students.
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FACULTY
CURRICULUM
Teaching faculty: 66
The academic curriculum provides superior programs in English, mathematics, world languages, history, science, visual and performing arts, and other disciplines that equip students intellectually to meet the demands of a rapidly changing society. The curriculum offers students a choice of more than 136 courses. Forty-six Advanced Studies courses are featured including anatomy & physiology, biology, biotechnology, calculus AB & BC, chemistry, Chinese, computer science, English, environmental science, French, humanities, linear algebra, paleontology, Physics C, Spanish, U.S. history & world civilizations.
75% live on campus Four-year degrees: 100%
90% hold advanced degrees Student/teacher ratio: 6:1 Administrators also advise and teach
ENROLLMENT Total enrollment for 2026-27: 405
CLASS OF 2027
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
nature of the school and the small
Students may choose from an array of activities beyond the classroom. These include interscholastic sports, community service, debate, robotics, music, drama, dance, visual arts, literary magazine, hiking and camping trips (including fossil-hunting trips sponsored by the Alf Museum), and other opportunities unique to Webb and Southern California.
size of each senior class, The Webb
INTERPRETATION OF GRADES
Schools does not rank.
Webb uses the following scale in computing GPA. A cumulative weighted and unweighted GPA is reported on the transcript.*
The Webb Schools: 96
RANK Given the competitive and selective
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Humanities Program English
4 years
History
3 years
Math
3 years
Science
3 years
World Languages
3 years
Fine Arts
2 years
Electives
2 years
4.0
A
3.7
A-
3.3
B+
3.0
B
2.7
B-
2.3
C+
2.0
C
1.7
C-
1.3
D+
1.0
D
Minimum passing work, meeting the basic requirements of the course
0.7 0.0
DF
Failing
Truly outstanding achievement combined with originality, effort and excellence in the skills required by the course Highly creditable honors-level achievement with sound understanding of the subject material, consistent effort and broad competence in the skills required by the course Satisfactory achievement with adequate understanding of the subject material, adequate effort and broad competence in the skills required by the course
*E xtra weight is given to courses that are designated Advanced Studies, AP or Honors level – a full point for Advanced Studies and AP and a 1/2 point for Honors.
The Webb Schools adheres to a strict grading policy. We do not practice grade inflation. In the past five years, fewer than 25 of the over 500 total graduates have earned a perfect 4.0. The typical student carries a 3.7 unweighted average.
Webb’s Two Schools Join Together as The Webb Schools
After more than 40 years of single-sex education in grades 9 and 10, The Webb School of California and The Vivian Webb School have come together as one unified institution, now known as The Webb Schools.
SAT / ACT AVERAGES
NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION
Class of 2026
Over the past five years (2022-2026)
SAT EBRW
740
Math
780
Composite
478 30 38 104 21
1520
500
1000
1500
ACT Composite
Graduates Finalists Semi-Finalists Letters of Commendation National Hispanic Scholars
34
10
20
30
In the last 10 years, the following colleges have enrolled five or more of our graduates:
Class of 2026 Pitzer College
Amherst College
Pitzer College
Azusa Pacific University
Purdue University
Babson College
Pomona College
Barnard College
Reed College
Barnard College
Reed College
Boston University (6)
Rhode Island School of Design
Boston College
Rhode Island School of Design
Boston University
Rice University
Bowdoin College
Rice University
Brown University
Santa Clara University
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Scripps College
California State Polytechnic
Sarah Lawrence College
Arizona State University
California Institute of Technology
Stanford University (4)
California State University,
Syracuse University
Fullerton
Tufts University
University, Pomona
Scripps College
California Institute of Technology
Skidmore College
Carleton College
Smith College
Carnegie Mellon
Stanford University
University
Trinity University
Carleton College
University of British Columbia
Case Western Reserve University
University of California, Berkeley (4)
Chapman University
Tufts University
University of California, Davis
Claremont McKenna
University of California, Berkeley
Chapman University Colorado College (2)
University of California, Irvine (2)
Colorado School of Mines
University of California,
Columbia University (2) Cornell University (2) Davidson College
Los Angeles (3)
Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
Duke University
University of California,
Emory University (2)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Pennsylvania
Harvey Mudd College
University of Southern California (7)
Howard University
University of St. Andrews (2)
Lake Forest College
University of Toronto
Loyola Marymount University (3)
University of Washington
Emory University Georgetown University Harvard University
Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz
Harvey Mudd College
University of Chicago
Haverford College
University of Oregon
Johns Hopkins University
University of Pennsylvania
Lewis & Clark College
University of Richmond
Loyola Marymount University
University of Saint Andrews
Massachusetts Institute of
University of San Diego
Technology
University of Southern California
New York University
University of Washington
Northeastern University
Vassar College
Northwestern University
Washington University in St. Louis
Occidental College
Wellesley College
St. Louis (3)
Pepperdine University
Williams College
Wellesley College
Parsons, The New School
Yale University
Vassar College
Northeastern University (2)
Virginia Tech
Northwestern University
Washington University in
Parsons/The New School
University of California,
Columbia University
University of California, Riverside
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Occidental College (4)
University of California, Irvine
Colorado College
Dartmouth College
Duke University
New York University (8)
Colgate University
Cornell University
University of Chicago (2)
Georgetown University
University of California, Davis
University of California, Riverside
Dickinson College
Florida International University
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