Hillbrook School is a fully accredited independent school located in Los Gatos and downtown San Jose, California. Since our founding in 1935, we have been guided by a singular vision and mission: to inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world. A Hillbrook education prepares students for careers that do not yet exist, equips them to thrive in a future that we cannot yet imagine, and helps them understand the world as it is—and partner with others to build it as they want it to be.
Almost 90 years after our founding, we remain at the leading edge of education and a magnet for world-class educators. Our academic program provides a just-right challenge for each student, balancing challenging academics with hands-on, project-based learning; by working with the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship, one of the only JK-12 centers in the world dedicated to social impact education, students foster a growing knowledge of the world in which they live, as well as their own agency to create positive impact upon it.
Campus to campus, Hillbrook is alive with activity: on our 14-acre Los Gatos campus, ancient oak trees provide a refuge for class discussions outdoors, and our campus creek often doubles as a science classroom. In downtown San José, the city beyond the campus often becomes our classroom—our Upper School students are a connected part of San José’s thriving downtown community, and you’ll often find them learning from civic leaders at City Hall, working with local artists, and building connections with local organizations.
At Hillbrook, we are deeply committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and action, and our school is connected by a close-knit, welcoming, intentionally diverse community, whose support helps make a campus like ours possible. As our school evolves to meet the moment—no matter what it is—we are guided by four Core Values: Be Kind, Be Curious, Take Risks, and Be Your Best.
Hillbrook is an extraordinary place to be a student. Visit www.hillbrook.org or email [email protected] to schedule a tour—we can’t wait to meet you!
