Town School for Boys, located in San Francisco, California, is an independent day school for boys from kindergarten through the eighth grade. The school was established in 1939 by parents from the recently closed and privately owned Damon School, and in 1938–39 was known as the Tamalpais Junior School. Town School for Boys is considered a college preparatory institution for boys in San Francisco. The school is well respected nationally, and has a thriving teacher training program called the New Teacher Institute, founded in 1990. The enrollment of over 400 boys is divided into 9 grades, K - 8, with two classes per grade. While renovations took place in the 2013–14 school year, the school temporarily leased the space in the Palace of Fine Arts vacated by the Exploratorium. Governance Town, like most independent schools, is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of parents, alumni, and other stakeholders. Heads of School 1938–1957, Edwin M. Rich 1957- 1962, Robert M. Kimball 1962–1963, Dr. Harold E. Merrick 1963–1965, Samuel Hazard 1965–1967, Marshall Umpleby 1967–1989, David L. Pratt 1989–2016, W. Brewster Ely 2016–2017, Lila B. Lohr, Interim 2017–present, Lorri Hamilton Durbin Notable alumni Nick Traina John Heinz Ethan Canin Mark Pirie Deke Sharon Alex Gansa Ulrich Schmid-Maybach References External links Education in San Francisco Private K–8 schools in California