The Woodside Priory School, in Portola Valley, California, is a co-ed, Benedictine, college preparatory school opened to day students and boarders founded in 1957. Open to students in grades 6-12, the Priory is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools. The Priory offers numerous extra-curricular activities including a newspaper called the “Priory Post,” dodgeball tournaments, fashion shows, and theater.
The school fields teams in football, track and field, basketball, soccer, volleyball, cross country, equestrian, swimming, golf, baseball, water polo, lacrosse, and tennis, competing in the Central Coast Section post-season.
Situated on 51 acres, the Priory is home to 370 students. Tuition at the school is $37,500 for day students and $51,500 for boarding students. The school’s mascot is the panthers.