Fast Facts

• Founded in 1970, Bayside educates 730 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12.
  
  
• The 100-member faculty averages 12 years of teaching experience.
  
  
• More than 65% of faculty members have advanced degrees.
  
  
• The mean scores for Bayside students taking the ACT and SAT are consistently in the top quartile of the nation.
  
  
• Over the last three years, Bayside students have been awarded over $4 million in college scholarships.
  
  
• In the last seven years, there have been 14 National Merit Finalists.
  
  
• More than 70% of the Class of 2005 scored 3 or better on one or more Advanced Placement tests, making them eligible for college credits.
  
  
• 100% of 2006 graduates were accepted into one or more of 58 colleges and universities in 22 states and Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Bayside offers more than 30 extracurricular programs and more than 25 athletic teams. In the 2005-2006 school year, five of our varsity athletic teams participated in the state playoffs, resulting in three state championships.
  
  
• In 2005, Bayside won the National Chess Championship. In 2006, the team won the County Championship and competed in Moscow, Russia as part of the Chess for Peace program.
  
  
• In 2006, Bayside students earned two Gold Key National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
  
  
• Several upper school students are on the Making It Count National Student Advisory Council.
  
  
• Several Bayside students actively volunteer for several charities, including Santa America, a national service organization that Bayside has adopted as its charitable partner, making it the first and only school to team up with Santa America.