Crystal Springs Uplands School
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| Crystal Springs Uplands School | |
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| Excellence in Academics and Athletics | |
| Established | 1952 |
| School type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Head of school | Amy C. Richards |
| Location | Hillsborough, CA, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 10 acres (2 km²) |
| Enrollment | 350 ~100 Middle School ~250 Upper School |
| Faculty | 45 |
| Average class size | 14 students |
| Student:teacher ratio |
9:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2004) |
620-730 verbal 640-730 math |
| Athletics | 30 sports |
| Color(s) | Cardinal and Navy Blue |
| Mascot | Gryphon |
| Homepage | www.csus.com |
Crystal Springs Uplands School is a private high school and middle school located in Hillsborough, California, an affluent suburb about 20 miles south of San Francisco. Crystal Springs Uplands is a college-preparatory school; virtually all, if not all, of its graduates go on to four-year colleges and universities after graduation.
Although an all-girls school from its founding in the 1950s (when it was known as Crystal Springs School for Girls) until 1977, it is now co-educational and regularly sends a majority of its graduating students to elite colleges and universities, including those of the Ivy League, several campuses of the University of California, and liberal arts colleges around the country.
In 2004 Amy C. Richards from The Spence School became the school's new Head of School.
For the school's 50th anniversary during the 2002-2003 school year, a current history teacher, Wells Wadleigh (Chair of the Department), wrote a coffee-table book history of the school.
Patty Hearst, who became internationally famous when she was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) in 1974, is a notable alumna. Her fiancé at the time of her abduction, Steven Weed, was one of her former instructors at Crystal Springs.
