La Jolla Country Day School

A+ 5.0 California, US

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A+

Matriculation A+

Academics A

Extracurriculars A

Community A+

Reviews B+

La Jolla Country Day School is the school of choice for families who value an education that develops people of good character and enables children to achieve their potential as scholars, artists and athletes of character. The mission of La Jolla County Day School is to prepare individuals for a lifetime of intellectual exploration, personal growth, and social responsibility.

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Current School

Tuition

$44400

Enrollment

1180

International Students

1.5%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

62%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:10

Endowment

$1.5 millions

Average SAT Score

1370

Average ACT Score

Class Size

Matriculation

(2023)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#1	Princeton University	1
#3	Stanford University	2
#3	Yale University	1
#7	Johns Hopkins University	1
#9	California Institute of Technology	1
#10	Northwestern University	1
LAC #3	Pomona College	1
#17	Cornell University	4
#20	University of California: Berkeley	4
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	3
#22	Carnegie Mellon University	2
#22	Emory University	1
#25	New York University	5
#25	University of Michigan	1
#25	University of Southern California	4
#29	Wake Forest University	2
#32	Tufts University	1
#32	University of California: Santa Barbara	1
#34	University of California: San Diego	2
#36	Boston College	1
#38	University of California: Davis	1
#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	3
#41	Boston University	2
#44	Case Western Reserve University	1
#44	Northeastern University	5
#44	Tulane University	4
#55	Santa Clara University	1
#55	University of Miami	2
#55	University of Washington	3
#62	George Washington University	2
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1
#72	Fordham University	2
#72	Reed College	1
#72	Sarah Lawrence College	1
#72	Southern Methodist University	2
LAC #15	Davidson College	1
#76	Willamette University	1
#77	Loyola Marymount University	2
#89	Texas Christian University	2
LAC #18	Barnard College	1
#97	University of San Diego	4
#105	University of Arizona	4
#105	University of Denver	1
#105	University of Oregon	3
#105	University of Utah	2
#115	Loyola University Chicago	1
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1
	Arizona State University	2
#151	Oregon State University	2
#151	San Diego State University	3
LAC #33	College of the Holy Cross	1
LAC #33	Scripps College	1
LAC #61	Gettysburg College	1
	California State University: San Marcos	1
	College of William and Mary	2
	Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	1
	hult international business school	1
	Ithaca College	1
	Northern Kentucky University	1
	Rhode Island School of Design	1
	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	1
	Salisbury University	1
	University of California: Riverside	1
	University of Colorado Boulder	1
	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1
	University of Toronto	1
	Wheaton College	1

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2020-2022	2019-2021	2020	2019	Total
	All schools	99	253	212	79	81
#1	Princeton University	1	1	2		2	6
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology		1	1	1		3
#3	Harvard College		3	3	2		8
#3	Stanford University	2	5	5	3		15
#5	Yale University	1	2	3		2	8
#6	University of Pennsylvania		1	2	1	1	5
#7	California Institute of Technology	1					1
#7	Duke University			1		1	2
#9	Northwestern University	1	5	6	1	3	16
#9	Brown University		3	3	1	1	8
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1	4	4	3	1	13
#12	Cornell University	4		3		3	10
#12	Columbia University		1	1	1		3
#12	University of Chicago		5	3	1		9
#15	University of California: Los Angeles	3	3	5	1	3	15
#15	University of California: Berkeley	4	5	4		3	16
#18	Dartmouth College		2	2	1	1	6
#18	Vanderbilt University		2				2
#20	University of Notre Dame		1	1			2
#21	University of Michigan	1	4	5	2	1	13
#22	Georgetown University			1		1	2
#24	Emory University	1					1
#24	Carnegie Mellon University	2	4	4	1	2	13
#24	University of Virginia		1	1	1		3
#24	Washington University in St. Louis		3	4	2	1	10
#28	University of California: San Diego	2	7	8	2	2	21
#28	University of California: Davis	1	6	4	2	1	14
#28	University of Southern California	4	14	2	4	3	27
#33	University of California: Irvine		2				2
#35	University of California: Santa Barbara	1	6	5	4	1	17
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison	3	2	2	1	1	9
#35	New York University	5	7	8	1	5	26
#38	University of Texas at Austin			1		1	2
#39	Boston College	1	2	1		1	5
#40	Rutgers University		1				1
#40	Tufts University	1	4	4	2	1	12
#40	University of Washington	3	7	8	4	2	24
#43	Boston University	2	5	3		1	11
#47	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University		1				1
#47	Lehigh University		1	1	1		3
#47	Texas A&M University		1	2	1	1	5
#47	Wake Forest University	2	3	3	2		10
#51	Purdue University		5	2			7
#53	Case Western Reserve University	1	1	1	1		4
#53	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities			1		1	2
#53	College of William and Mary	2	1				3
#53	Northeastern University	5	10	7	3	2	27
#58	University of Connecticut		1	1			2
#59	University of Maryland: College Park			1		1	2
#60	Michigan State University		1	1	1		3
#60	Santa Clara University	1	2	2	1	1	7
#60	Brandeis University		1				1
#67	Syracuse University		4	2		1	7
#67	University of Pittsburgh	1					1
#67	University of Miami	2	5	5	4	1	17
#67	George Washington University	2		2		2	6
#73	Tulane University	4	4				8
#76	Pepperdine University		2	2	1		5
#82	Worcester Polytechnic Institute		1	1		1	3
#89	Southern Methodist University	2	9	5		1	17
#89	University of South Florida		1	1			2
#89	Fordham University	2					2
#93	Baylor University		1				1
#93	Loyola Marymount University	2	11	1	4	2	20
#93	Gonzaga University		3	3	2		8
#98	Rochester Institute of Technology			1		1	2
#98	University of San Diego	4	7	7	1	4	23
#98	Drexel University		1				1
#98	Texas Christian University	2	8	4	2		16
#98	University of Oregon	3	2	2	1	1	9
#105	Arizona State University	2					2
#105	American University		1	1			2
#105	California State University: Long Beach		1	1	1		3
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1	2	6	1	4	14
#105	San Diego State University	3	4	3		2	12
#115	University of New Hampshire		1				1
#115	University of Arizona	4	3	2		1	10
#115	University of San Francisco		1				1
#115	University of Utah	2					2
#124	University of Denver	1	2	2			5
#124	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1					1
#133	Miami University: Oxford			1		1	2
#133	University of Vermont		1				1
#133	Chapman University		10	7	2	3	22
#137	University of Alabama			2		2	4
#142	Loyola University Chicago	1					1
#142	Oregon State University	2	1	1			4
#151	DePaul University			1		1	2
#178	San Francisco State University		1	2	1	1	5
#185	Hofstra University		1	1			2
#185	University of Idaho		2	2	1		5
#195	University of Nevada: Reno		1	1			2
#201	The New School College of Performing Arts		1				1
#216	University of Wyoming		1				1
#227	Kent State University		1		1		2
#236	Biola University		1	1	1		3
#260	University of New England		1				1
#303	Montana State University		2	1			3
#352	University of Northern Colorado		1	1			2
#382	Northern Kentucky University	1					1
	Penn State University Park		1	1			2
	University of California: Riverside	1	1	2	1	1	6
	University of California: Santa Cruz		2	2	2		6
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign		3	3	1		7

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2020-2022	2019-2021	2020	2019	Total
	All schools	10	45	39	18	4
#3	United States Naval Academy		1	1			2
#4	Pomona College	1	4	3	2		10
#4	Wellesley College		1	1			2
#9	Bowdoin College		1	1			2
#9	Carleton College		2	1			3
#11	Barnard College	1	2	1			4
#11	Grinnell College		1				1
#11	Wesleyan University		1	1	1		3
#11	Claremont McKenna College		4	3	1		8
#16	Davidson College	1	1	1	1		4
#16	Vassar College			1		1	2
#16	Smith College		1	1	1		3
#21	Washington and Lee University		1				1
#21	Haverford College		2	2	1		5
#27	College of the Holy Cross	1					1
#30	Lafayette College		1				1
#35	Occidental College		2	2	2		6
#35	Scripps College	1	1	2	1	1	6
#39	Denison University		2	1			3
#39	Trinity College		1	1			2
#45	Union College		1	1			2
#46	Furman University		1				1
#46	Whitman College		1	1			2
#56	Wheaton College	1					1
#59	Wabash College		1	1			2
#63	Gettysburg College	1		1		1	3
#67	Reed College	1		2	1	1	5
#70	Kalamazoo College		1	1	1		3
#72	Bard College		1	1	1		3
#75	Willamette University	1					1
#93	Whittier College		2	2	1		5
#93	Lewis & Clark College		2	1			3
#100	Sarah Lawrence College	1	1				2
#116	Ohio Wesleyan University		4	4	4		12
#121	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts		1				1
#130	Eckerd College			1			1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2020-2022	2019-2021	2020	2019	Total
	All schools	1	3	1	0	0
#1	University of Toronto	1	1				2
#2	University of British Columbia		1				1
#3	McGill University		1	1			2

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2020-2022	2019-2021	2020	2019	Total
	All schools	0	6	0	0	0
#6	King's College London		1				1
#7	University of Manchester		1				1
#9	University of Birmingham		1				1
#12	Queen Mary, University of London		1				1
#33	University of St. Andrews		1				1
#70	Oxford Brookes University		1				1

AP Scores

(2021)

90%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

Other scores

Academics

AP

(21)

Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture	English Language and Composition

Sports

(17)

Baseball	Basketball
Beach Volleyball	Cross Country
Fencing	Field Hockey

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(13)

American Sign Language Club	Amnesty International
Affinity Group	Beautiful Polynesia (Poly) Club
Formula One	Just Dance Club

Arts

(17)

Acting	Band
Chamber Orchestra	Choir
Music	Music Theory

School Link

Official website

Contact Info

https://www.ljcds.org/

9490 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037

858-453-3440

hmeng@ieducationm.com

California

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: Nursery-12

Urban

ESL: No

Year Founded: 1926

Campus Size: 24 acres

Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 02/03

Interview: Skype, On Campus, Others, Zoom

Other Accepted Scores: ISEE

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Nearby City

San Diego, California

San Diego, located on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California, is known for its mild climate, extensive beaches, and vibrant cultural scene. With a population of 1,386,932 in 2020, it ranks as the eighth most populous city in the United States. The city is home to a deep-water harbor and a long history with the U.S. Navy. In recent years, San Diego has emerged as a hub for healthcare and biotechnology. It is also the second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles.

Population (2022) 1,279,329

Cost of Living Higher than average 47%

Nearby Airport San Diego International Airport

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Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture	English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition	European History
French Language and Culture	Music Theory
Physics 2	Psychology
Spanish Language and Culture	United States History
Studio Art: 2-D Design	Studio Art: 3-D Design
Studio Art: Drawing	World History
Statistics	Spanish Literature and Culture
Art History

Baseball	Basketball
Beach Volleyball	Cross Country
Fencing	Field Hockey
American Football	Golf
Lacrosse	Sailing
Soccer	Softball
Swimming	Tennis
Track and Field	Volleyball
Water Polo

American Sign Language Club	Amnesty International
Affinity Group	Beautiful Polynesia (Poly) Club
Formula One	Just Dance Club
LJCDS Marine Biology Club	Pegasus (Magazine)
Science Olympiad	Spectrum (LGBT+)
The Office Club	The Palette (Newspaper)
Asian&Asian Pacific–Islander (AAPI)

Acting	Band
Chamber Orchestra	Choir
Music	Music Theory
Percussion	Play Production
Production	Theater
Ceramics	Digital Photography
Filmmaking	Graphic Design
Photography	Studio Art
Art