The Buckley School

What The Buckley School does

The Buckley School is a private, non-profit K-12 co-educational day school located at 3900 Stansbury Ave in Sherman Oaks, California, serving the greater Los Angeles area. Itself describing as "the oldest independent K-12 day school in Los Angeles," the institution operates across three academic divisions: Lower School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and Upper School (9-12), with approximately 232 employees supporting an inferred student body in the low thousands. The curriculum is organized around a Four-Fold Plan and includes experiential learning (Griffin Term, Outdoor Education, Trips and Travel), a dedicated Science/Technology/Innovation track, competitive athletics, visual and performing arts, college counseling, and an environmental sustainability program called Green Buckley that hosts an annual Climate Conference. The school's extended programs — Summer at Buckley (camp and summer school), the Afterschool Program and Performing Arts Conservatory, and a robust alumni engagement platform including a Speaker Series and an annual Reunion — round out the offering.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition, which is not publicly disclosed in detail, supplemented by a financial assistance program, charitable donations, and an active alumni giving operation. The school uses GoFundMe for online fundraising infrastructure and Blackbaud for alumni event registration, while prospective families apply through an FS Envision application portal (buckleyla.fsenrollment.com) and are recruited via the school's website (buckley.org), social channels (@TheBuckleySchool), campus tours, and an admissions office. The institution is governed by a Board of Trustees with no parent company or external private-equity ownership, and it maintains named endowments such as the Walter H. Baumhoff Fund for Financial Aid and the Jordan Weiss Memorial Fund. A capital campaign for the renovation of Gilley Field — the school's primary outdoor athletic and community space dedicated in 1972 — is currently underway. Note: firmographic sources show a date discrepancy, with one source citing founding in 1909 and another in 1933; the school itself markets longevity as "the oldest independent K-12 day school in Los Angeles."

Name

The Buckley School

Legal name

The Buckley School

Website

https://buckley.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Buckley School is the oldest independent K-12 co-educational day school in Los Angeles, located in Sherman Oaks, CA, serving approximately 1,000+ students across Lower, Middle, and Upper School divisions via tuition enrollment, donor-supported financial aid, and a multi-channel admissions funnel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent K-12 Private Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outdoor Education & Adventure Programs (School-Run) (EDAJAJAJ)

Keywords

• Independent K-12 education
• Private day school
• College preparatory curriculum
• Experiential learning programs
• Co-educational school

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherman Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Buckley School is an independent K-12 co-educational day school in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, delivering a college-preparatory academic program across Lower School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and Upper School (9-12) divisions. Core offerings also include competitive athletics, visual and performing arts, experiential learning (Griffin Term, Outdoor Education, Trips & Travel), college counseling, summer camp and summer school, afterschool programs, and the Green Buckley environmental sustainability initiative with an annual Climate Conference.

Product overview

The Buckley School is an independent K-12 co-educational day school in Los Angeles, offering a comprehensive educational program across three academic divisions (Lower School K-5, Middle School 6-8, Upper School 9-12). The school's product portfolio includes core academic programs with STEM/innovation focus, experiential learning opportunities (outdoor education, Griffin Term), competitive athletics (middle and upper school), arts programs (visual and performing arts), afterschool programs, summer programs, and alumni engagement initiatives. The institution also operates the Green Buckley environmental initiative with climate education and an annual Climate Conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lower School (K-5)

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple student athletes advancing to college sports including volleyball at Macalester College, Yale University, NYU; golf at Yale; baseball at Linfield University; volleyball at Brown University
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Live NationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Live Nation is partnering with The Buckley School to host the Alumni Speaker Series event 'The Business of Music' at their Maple Office in Beverly Hills. The event features panel discussions with Buckley alumni working in the music industry, presented by Live Nation.
• TreePeopleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTreePeople, a land trust organization, partnered with Buckley Alumni to lead an eco-tour alumni hike event in Coldwater Canyon. TreePeople manages over 3,000 acres of land in the Santa Monica Mountains for habitat restoration, public recreation, and environmental education.
• GoFundMecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoFundMe provides the donation and fundraising platform infrastructure for Buckley School's alumni giving, Buckley Fund, and various campaign donations. The school uses GoFundMe's platform for online fundraising, event registration, and donation processing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Harvard-Westlake School: Large, established LA independent K-12 day school with comparable co-educational program, college-prep focus, and similar admissions market. Buckley's most direct large-scale competitor in the San Fernando Valley / Westside LA region.
• Polytechnic School: Independent K-12 co-ed day school in Pasadena with rigorous college-prep academics, athletics, and experiential programs — a direct comparable in size, structure, and value proposition.
• Wildwood School: Independent K-12 co-ed day school in West LA emphasizing experiential and progressive education; comparable to Buckley in size, mission, and approach to outdoor/place-based learning.
• Brentwood School: Independent K-12 co-ed day school on LA's Westside offering a comparable college-preparatory program with experiential learning and athletics, competing for the same pool of fee-paying LA families.
• Chadwick School: Independent K-12 co-ed day school on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with college-prep academics, boarding option, and signature experiential programs — directly comparable to Buckley's full K-12 day model.
• Campbell Hall: Independent K-12 co-ed day school in Studio City / North Hollywood, geographically adjacent to Buckley in the San Fernando Valley and serving overlapping families.
• Crossroads School: Independent K-12 co-ed day school in Santa Monica with a progressive, experiential curriculum and college-prep focus — closely aligned with Buckley's academic philosophy and family demographic.
• Archer School for Girls: Independent 6-12 girls' day school in Brentwood serving LA families; overlapping family demographics and similar college-prep positioning even though single-sex, often cited alongside Buckley during LA family school searches.
• Windward School: Independent K-12 co-ed day school in Mar Vista/Playa del Rey with a strong college-prep and athletics tradition; competes with Buckley in the same LA independent-school market.
• Marlborough School: Independent 6-12 girls' day school in Hancock Park / LA with rigorous college-prep academics; comparable in scale, tuition level, and family demographic to Buckley despite the single-sex model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TheBuckleySchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/the-buckley-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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