Beechwood School

What Beechwood School does

Beechwood School is a private, non-profit TK-8 (Kinder Prep through 8th grade) educational institution founded in 1986 and operated under the California Family Foundation, headquartered at 50 Terminal Avenue, Menlo Park, California. The school serves approximately 170 students drawn from over 100 families in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, supported by 30 teachers and administrators and supplemented by a mandatory 25-hour annual parent volunteer commitment. Its academic program spans core subjects alongside Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Spanish, Library, Technology Integration (including a 1:1 device program in grades 6-8 and a dedicated Makerspace), and a competitive athletics program (notably a state-championship football program since 2023).

The school's go-to-market is community-led: families apply via direct enrollment through the school website, with awareness driven by weekly newsletters (Beechwood Weekly), a community blog, an online event calendar, and participation in local civic events such as the Menlo Park Light Up the Season and the Black Liberation Month Youth Poster Exhibition. Its revenue model is a hybrid of capped annual tuition (maximum $2,880 per student), donations solicited via a prominent "DONATE" call-to-action, grant funding (e.g., ConnectSafely Safer Internet Day 2024), and fees from Parent Education Classes (Smartphone Photography, Woodshop, Floral Design, English Language Learning, and others).

The institution's strategic positioning is mission-driven and community-anchored rather than growth-oriented, evidenced by multi-generational enrollment (alumni from 1998 and 2003 now enrolling their own children), integration with the City of Menlo Park civic calendar, and the founder Dick Jacobsen's continued involvement as an instructor. There is no evidence of venture capital, private equity, M&A activity, geographic expansion, or AI/ML capability development in the available data.

Name

Beechwood School

Legal name

Beechwood School

Website

https://beechwoodschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beechwood School is a private, non-profit TK-8 school founded in 1986 in Menlo Park, California, serving approximately 170 students from over 100 families in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto with a 30-person staff, funded by capped tuition, donations, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Learning Device Ecosystems & 1:1 Program Solutions (Devices, MDM, Charging) (EDAJAMAL)

Keywords

• Private K-8 education
• Nonprofit elementary school
• Primary education services
• Arts and technology curriculum
• Parent education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Menlo Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Annual tuition payments from families. Maximum annual tuition is $2,880. The school is a private, non-profit institution serving over 100 families from Menlo Park and East Palo Alto.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beechwood School is a private, non-profit school providing TK-8 education from Kinder Prep through Eighth Grade for approximately 170 students from over 100 families in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto. The core offering is a comprehensive academic program covering core subjects alongside Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Spanish, Library, Technology Integration (with a 1:1 device program in grades 6-8), and a Makerspace, supported by 30 teachers and administrators.

Product overview

Beechwood School is a private, non-profit K-8 educational institution offering a unified educational program spanning Kinder Prep through Eighth Grade. The school provides a comprehensive academic curriculum including core subjects, Technology Integration with a 1:1 device program in grades 6-8, Makerspace, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Spanish, and Library Services. Beyond academics, the school offers Parent Education Classes (such as Smartphone Photography, Woodshop, Floral Design, and English Language Learning) and athletic programs including football. The institution serves approximately 170 students from over 100 families in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kinder Prep through Eighth Grade Education

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ConnectSafelyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2024ConnectSafely Safer Internet Day 2024 grant partnership. Beechwood was selected as a recipient for the second consecutive year to help schools and youth-serving community organizations participate in Safer Internet Day using resources and materials created by ConnectSafely, the official coordinator of Safer Internet Day in the United States.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Menlo School: Independent 6-12 day school in Atherton. Comparable high-touch private day school model serving Peninsula families and competing for the same feeder families.
• Pinewood School: Independent, non-profit K-12 day school in Los Altos Hills serving roughly 600 students. Similar mission-driven private day school model in the same Bay Area private school market.
• Phillips Brooks School: Private, non-sectarian day school serving elementary grades in Menlo Park. Closest geographic and structural peer to Beechwood, sharing the same small-day-school model and Menlo Park catchment.
• Castilleja School: Independent 6-12 all-girls day school in Palo Alto. Comparable Bay Area private day school model with a strong arts and community focus serving the same affluent Peninsula catchment.
• Challenger School: Private K-8 school with multiple Bay Area campuses emphasizing academics and technology. Comparable private K-8 day school model with overlapping curriculum focus on technology integration.
• Stratford School: Private K-12 school with multiple Bay Area campuses offering a structured academic and STEAM curriculum. Comparable for-profit private K-8 day school operating in the same regional market.
• Cornerstone Day School: Independent K-8 day school. Comparable small, mission-driven private day school model in the same broader private school category.
• Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton: Independent Catholic K-12 day school in Atherton. Comparable Bay Area private day school with a similar college-preparatory and community-oriented mission.
• Woodside Priory School: Independent Catholic K-12 day and boarding school in Portola Valley. Comparable Bay Area private day school serving a similar demographic of families.
• St. Raymond School: Catholic K-8 day school also located in Menlo Park. Direct local peer competing for the same families in the same zip code.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BeechwoodSchool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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