Pride is to Provide
A college-preparatory, multicultural school in Santa Ana, Costa Rica
sending graduates to Harvard, Columbia, UC Berkeley, and beyond.
The Berkeley Standard
Berkeley Academy encourages you to discover your passions and purpose, build lifelong friendships across cultures, and unlock your full potential — in the classroom, on the field, and in every conversation about what comes next.
HONOR ✯ PRESTIGE ✯ EXCELLENCE ✯
Since opening our doors in August 2013 to our first 27 students, Berkeley Academy has grown into a community of change-makers, built on the values of honor, prestige, and excellence. Every year, our graduates go on to top-tier universities worldwide — from the University of California, Berkeley to Harvard College, Dartmouth, and Cornell.
Campus
31 classrooms and an auditorium on our Santa Ana campus. Cafeteria, outdoor grounds and more.
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Methodology
27 AP courses, a dual U.S.–Costa Rica diploma, and a 17:1 ratio bring it to life.
Berkeley Stories
Changing the world...
Every Berkeley Academy graduate carries the same foundation — honor, prestige, and excellence — into wherever they go next. These are a few of their stories.
Berkeley Quantified
$12M
Total scholarships awarded to Berkeley Academy graduates since 2015
17:1
Our student-faculty ratio keeps every classroom personal, from Pre-K to Grade 12
13
Years of educating change-makers, established in 2013, in Costa Rica.
27+
AP collegeboard courses to explore at Berkeley Academy