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Windward is proud to announce that Yaretzi Hernandez Matias ‘27 has earned a Gold Key from the 2025 National Scholastic Awards.
Home
A dynamic, engaging education. A nurturing, inclusive community.
Middle Division
Grades 7 & 8
Windward’s Middle School administration and faculty create a vibrant academic environment that fosters student success in all areas of school life.
Prep Division
Grades 9 & 10
Prep Division students are encouraged to take advantage of new opportunities and challenges as they begin to define themselves as young scholars and adolescents.
Collegiate Division
Grades 11 & 12
In the Collegiate Division, students apply the skills and learning habits they have honed in previous years to increasingly more challenging and rigorous course material.
By The Numbers
625
Current Students
8:1
Student/Teacher Ratio
52
Honors Courses and AP's
16
Average Class Size
84%
Teachers Hold Master's Degrees
25%
Teachers Hold Doctorates
125
League Titles
3.2M
Committed to Financial Aid
News & Social
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Kaleo Knight '26 recently wowed audiences with her powerful “Crazy Good” Dreamgirls Cover on American Idol.
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The Windward Omnicats recently competed in the FRC Los Angeles Regional at Da Vinci High School in Westchester.
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Congratulations to Aria S. ’29, who was recently named the winner of the 2024–25 AI + Sustainability competition hosted by Girls Who Code!
Our Story
1968-1971 1971 1972 1982 1987 1994-1997 2000 2007 2009 2011 2016 2021 2021
1968-1971
Teachers Shirley Windward and Carl Parsons, sharing a mutual joy of teaching and a desire to “open up” their classes, decide to open their own school on the West Side.
1971
Windward School opens at 3118 Wilshire Boulevard with an enrollment of 68 students.
1972
The first Windward Graduation takes place at the home of Robert Feldman ’73 and Rich Feldman ’77. Six students graduated.
1982
Continuing to grow and needing additional space for new programs, Windward moves to its present site, a 9.5 acre, multi-building campus at 11350 Palms Boulevard in Los Angeles.
1987
Tom Gilder named Head of School.
1994-1997
Science labs are extended, locker rooms are built, the Annual Fund increases from a $200,000 to a $350,000 level, and enrollment reaches 350 students.
2000
The Leichtman-Levine Bridge opens.
2007
The Board of Trustees sets a campaign goal of $18 million and approves construction of the Science, Dance, and Music Center, as well as the Center for Teaching and Learning.
2009
The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Science, Dance, and Music Center open, adding 40,000 square feet of new program space.
2011
Windward celebrates its 40th Anniversary and Tom Gilder’s 25 years as Head of School.
2016
Windward renovates the Lewis Jackson Memorial Sports Complex
2021
Windward celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
2021
The Academic Hub opens. The vision for the 28,178 square foot building was designed with student engagement and learning in mind.