BASIS Independent Silicon Valley

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BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Location
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
1290 Parkmoor Avenue

Multiple (Sunnyvalle, CA and San Jose, CA)

Silicon Valley

San Jose
,
California
95126

United States
Coordinates 37°18′58″N121°54′44″W / 37.3161403°N 121.912286°W / 37.3161403; -121.912286
Information
School typePrivate
MottoEducatio Scientia Victoria
(Education Knowledge Success)
Established2014
StatusOpen
Head of schoolSara Kolb (Upper School), Brooklynn Titus (Lower School) [1]
GradesTransitional Kindergarten–12th Grade
Colour(s)Red and Black
MascotBobcats
Website siliconvalley.basisindependent.com

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley (BISV) is a private school operated by Spring Education Group in San Jose, California. BISV is a TK-Grade 12 STEM-focused school. [2] The mission of BASIS Independent Schools is to raise the standards of students' learning to the highest international levels. [3]

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History

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley was founded in 2014 inside a former IBM office in San Jose. [4] Based on the success of BASIS charter schools opened in Arizona, Texas, and Washington D.C., BASIS.ed decided to implement its educational model into a private school, opening two new private schools in San Jose [4] and Brooklyn. [5]

In the fall of 2022, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley opened a lower school campus in Sunnyvale, California. The lower school serves Transitional Kindergarten (TK) - Grade 5. [6]

Today, Spring Education Group has taken over the ownership and management of the seven private schools. [7] [8]

Academic profile

At BISV, each student takes at least four AP courses before their senior year, where they do independent research and take capstone classes. [7] The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities including a competitive speech and debate club, volunteering clubs, and active sports teams. Sports include cross country, track and field, volleyball, basketball, and badminton.

References

  1. ↑ "Leadership Team | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley". BASIS Independent Schools. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ ishasalian (June 11, 2015). "New science and math school fills Silicon Valley demand for better STEM Education". Peninsula Press. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "BASIS Adding Private Schools". Huffington Post. February 7, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Robinson, Melia. "Inside the $28,000-a-year private school where children of tech workers learn to become the next Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk". Business Insider. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Stringer, Kate (May 17, 2017). "BASIS: Inside the Acclaimed School Network That's Blended Together the World's Best Education Practices" . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ M, Emily (May 14, 2021). "BASIS Independent Silicon Valley To Open New Lower Campus". Cupertino, CA Patch. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Parents Voice Concern Over Sale of Basis Independent Schools". New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Big San Jose real estate deal bolsters successful school operator". The Mercury News. January 4, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
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