About

Fast Facts

List of 7 items.

  • Campus

    Formerly the Eastern Star Home, Archer was built in 1931 by famed California architect William Mooser. The building is listed as a Los Angeles Cultural/Historic monument and covers 95,000 square feet of interior space that includes a 6,000 square foot library and four acres of playing fields and outdoor space.
  • Athletics

    Middle School teams compete in the Pacific Basin League (PBL). Upper School teams compete in the Liberty League under the governance of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Middle and Upper School Equestrian teams compete in the Interscholastic Equestrian League (IEL). Upper School Beach Volleyball competes in the Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League (IBVL). Sports offered include Equestrian, Volleyball, Tennis, Cross Country, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Track, and Beach Volleyball.
  • Transportation

    Students arrive and depart school via bus or carpool. We offer 10 bus routes with early and late afternoon buses to accommodate after-school activities.
  • Application Deadline

    Event registration and admissions applications for the 2024-2025 school year will become available on September 1, 2023. Decisions are made by the Admissions Committee comprised of faculty and administrators. For more information about our application process, please visit www.archer.org/admissions/application-process.
  • Flexible Tuition Deadline

    The application deadline for Archer's Flexible Tuition program is December 11, 2023, for applicant families.
    For more information, visit www.archer.org/affordingarcher.
  • Memberships

    National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), College Entrance Examination Board, One Schoolhouse, A Better Chance (ABC), Private School Axis (Axis), The Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs (Alliance), Young Eisner Scholars (YES)
  • Accreditation

    Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
The Archer School for Girls admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status in its hiring or in the administration of its educational policies and programs, admissions policies, financial aid programs or other school-administered programs. 

The Archer School for Girls’ mission is to educate students in an environment specifically designed for girls. As such, the school will consider any candidate for admission who identifies as a girl. Once admitted to Archer, all students in good academic standing who abide by Archer’s code of conduct and who meet requirements for graduation will be eligible to receive an Archer diploma, regardless of any change in sexual identity or other legally protected status.