High School Placement
To prepare and support eighth graders and their parents in the high school application process, the Director of Middle School leads a comprehensive program to select and apply to high schools ideal for each student. At the beginning of the year, eighth graders take a course in high school planning. With their parents, the students meet individually with the Director of Middle School to plan an application strategy. The middle school faculty work with the students on written and oral representations of themselves for the interview process. St. Paul’s School graduates pursue their education at a variety of different competitive high schools and colleges, reflecting the broad diversity of the School.
Over the past four years, St. Paul's students average acceptance rate is 84%.
The eighth graders from the classes of 2007 and 2006 have applied and been accepted to the following high schools:
| High | 2007 | 2007 | 2006 | 2006 |
| School | Apps | Accepts | Apps | Accepts |
| Athenian | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Bay School of SF | 5 | 3 | ||
| Bentley | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Bishop O'Dowd | 24 | 23 | 31 | 29 |
| College Prep | 14 | 8 | 21 | 18 |
| Drew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Head-Royce | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
| Holy Names | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| International High | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lick-Wilmerding | 8 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| Marin Academy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Maybeck | 1 | 1 | ||
| Orinda Academy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pomfret Academy | 1 | 1 | ||
| San Domenico | 1 | 1 | ||
| SF Bay School | 1 | 1 | ||
| SF University HS | 2 | 2 | ||
| Santa Catalina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| St. Elizabeth's | 1 | 1 | ||
| St. Joseph's | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| St. Mary's | 19 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| Stuart Hall | 1 | 1 | ||
| Urban | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
