York School (California)
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York School (formerly known as The York School), founded in 1959, is an independent, coeducational college preparatory Episcopal day school enrolling 226 students in grades 8 through 12. Located in the foothills near Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the town of Del Rey Oaks, the campus occupies scenic hillside terrain on the outskirts of Monterey, California.
Through an ambitious financial aid program which awards grants and loans to approximately 37% of its students' families, the school is able to enroll excellent students from across a spectrum of economic diversity. York offers a rigorous academic curriculum, a competitive athletic program, opportunities for individual and group participation in the arts, and a healthy variety of extracurricular activities and clubs. The student-faculty ratio is 9:1 and the average class size is less than 15.
What perhaps separates York from other schools is that York fosters a family mindset. Stealing and cheating is strictly prohibited. York School is considered the premier private school on the central coast. [citation needed]
In 1991, York was one of 222 public and private schools nationwide to be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Over the past six years approximately forty-three percent of York's seniors have been honored by the National Merit Corporation as Finalists, Winners, or Commended Students. 100% of York's graduates go to college, with a majority going to the University of California campuses, top liberal arts colleges, or Ivy League schools. York has also done well in its interscholastic sports competition, where it competes in the Mission Trail Athletic League (MTAL). As of 2006, the headmaster is Chuck Harmon.
