In 1955, the University of California, Berkeley acquired the school's property by writ of eminent domain.

On May 16, 2024, protesters at UCB protesting the Israel-Hamas war occupied the abandoned 130-year old Anna Head Alumnae building, temporarily renaming it "Hind's House" after Hind Rajab, a six year old girl killed during the Israeli-Hamas conflict.

The admissions process for the high school is generally composed of testing through a proprietary test or an Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE), transcript and relevant history, recommendations, and an interview; in addition, a student evaluation may influence the final decision.

These senior elective courses have covered such topics as astronomy, robotics, Shakespeare, Japanese literature, psychology, the history of Islam, and many others.

Additional graduation requirements include completion of a prescribed amount of approved community service activity, and completion of a "senior project" in lieu of final exams at the end of the senior year, involving logging 80 hours toward a specific endeavor of the student's choosing.

The 77 students in the class of 2006 had average SAT scores of 674 Critical Reading, 676 Math and 673 Writing.

The middle school competes as a member of the Bay Area Interscholastic Athletic League (BAIAL).

Athletic facilities on campus include the Paul Chapman Pavilion (commonly referred to as "the gym") for basketball and volleyball, three tennis courts (each named), and the Farley Field with the Jesse Becherer Diamond for soccer, baseball, softball, and lacrosse.

A new drainage system was installed underneath the field in the winter of 2005–2006 to prevent mud patches which had become a problem.

The 2012–2013 women's varsity soccer team made history by advancing all the way to the NCS Championship game.

[6] In 2017, the men's varsity soccer team won the North Coast Sectional (NCS) Division 2 title vs. Making Waves Academy by a score of 2-1.