Pilgrim at a Glance

Pilgrim School, founded in 1958, is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory, Preschool-12 day school. The school is in a safe haven cradled in the Wilshire Center, 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles and attracts a student body as varied as the city's population. It offers a rigorous curriculum that begins in Preschool and grows increasingly demanding through the grade 12.

Student Body
350

Faculty
48

Accredited
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)

Membership
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Council for Religion in Independent Schools (CRIS)

The College Board

2006 SAT Averages CR Math Writing
Pilgrim Average 2006 545 593 590
California Average 2006 501 518 501
National Average 2006 503 519 497

College Acceptance
Over the past five years, students at Pilgrim School have received admission to major colleges and universities, including:

Art Center College of Design
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
California College of Arts and Crafts
California State Universities
Carnegie Mellon University
Clark Atlanta University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
Fisk University
George Washington University
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College
Hofstra College
Howard University
Illinois Institute of Technology
John Hopkins University
New York University
Northwestern University
Notre Dame University
Occidental College
Ohio State University
Pitzer College
Princeton University
Reed College
Rice University
Scripps College
Spelman College
Stanford University
Temple University
Tulane University
United States Military Academy
University of Arizona
Universities of California
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Vassar College
Washington University at St. Louis
Wellesley College
West Point
Yale University

"We commend the Pilgrim community for its leadership in establishing a multi-cultural, multi-racial and multi-ethnic community which provides a beacon for independent schools and a model to emulate."