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	2016-2019	Total
	All schools	98	239	202	74	337
#1	Princeton University	1	1	2		4	8
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology		1	1	1	2	5
#2	Columbia University		1	1	1	6	9
#2	Harvard College		3	3	2	1	9
#5	Yale University	1	2	3		5	11
#6	Stanford University	2	5	5	3	3	18
#6	University of Chicago		5	3	1	1	10
#8	University of Pennsylvania		1	2	1	5	9
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1	4	4	3	2	14
#9	Northwestern University	1	5	6	1	9	22
#9	California Institute of Technology	1					1
#9	Duke University			1		1	2
#13	Dartmouth College		2	2	1	2	7
#14	Vanderbilt University		2			3	5
#14	Washington University in St. Louis		3	4	2	2	11
#14	Brown University		3	3	1	3	10
#17	Cornell University	4		3		5	12
#19	University of Notre Dame		1	1			2
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	3	3	5	1	12	24
#21	Emory University	1				1	2
#22	University of California: Berkeley	4	5	4		16	29
#23	University of Michigan	1	4	5	2	3	15
#23	Georgetown University			1		5	6
#25	University of Virginia		1	1	1		3
#25	Carnegie Mellon University	2	4	4	1	4	15
#27	University of Southern California	4	14	2	4	17	41
#28	Tufts University	1	4	4	2	3	14
#28	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill					2	2
#28	New York University	5	7	8	1	15	36
#28	Wake Forest University	2	3	3	2	1	11
#28	University of California: Santa Barbara	1	6	5	4	6	22
#34	University of California: San Diego	2	7	8	2	11	30
#36	Boston College	1	2	1		1	5
#36	University of California: Irvine		2			1	3
#38	University of Texas at Austin			1		2	3
#38	University of California: Davis	1	6	4	2	11	24
#42	University of Wisconsin-Madison	3	2	2	1	7	15
#42	Case Western Reserve University	1	1	1	1		4
#42	Tulane University	4	4			6	14
#42	Boston University	2	5	3		2	12
#42	Brandeis University		1				1
#47	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign		3	3	1		7
#49	Purdue University		5	2		2	9
#49	Pepperdine University		2	2	1		5
#49	Lehigh University		1	1	1	2	5
#49	Northeastern University	5	10	7	3	9	34
#55	University of Miami	2	5	5	4	4	20
#55	Santa Clara University	1	2	2	1	6	12
#59	Syracuse University		4	2		4	10
#59	University of Maryland: College Park			1		1	2
#59	University of Washington	3	7	8	4	9	31
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1				3	4
#63	George Washington University	2		2		2	6
#63	University of Connecticut		1	1			2
#63	Worcester Polytechnic Institute		1	1		1	3
#68	University of Massachusetts Amherst					1	1
#68	Fordham University	2				1	3
#68	Indiana University Bloomington					1	1
#68	Texas A&M University		1	2	1	1	5
#68	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities			1		1	2
#68	Southern Methodist University	2	9	5		3	19
#75	Loyola Marymount University	2	11	1	4	12	30
#75	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University		1			1	2
#75	Baylor University		1				1
#79	Gonzaga University		3	3	2		8
#79	American University		1	1			2
#83	University of Iowa					1	1
#83	University of California: Riverside	1	1	2	1	1	6
#83	Texas Christian University	2	8	4	2	3	19
#83	Howard University					1	1
#83	Michigan State University		1	1	1	1	4
#93	University of Denver	1	2	2		3	8
#93	University of San Diego	4	7	7	1	15	34
#99	University of Oregon	3	2	2	1	9	17
#99	University of Utah	2					2
#103	University of California: Santa Cruz		2	2	2	4	10
#103	University of San Francisco		1			3	4
#103	University of South Florida		1	1			2
#103	Creighton University					1	1
#103	Loyola University Chicago	1					1
#103	Miami University: Oxford			1		3	4
#103	University of Arizona	4	3	2		9	18
#103	Drexel University		1				1
#104	University of California: Merced					1	1
#117	Rochester Institute of Technology			1		1	2
#117	Arizona State University	2				2	4
#117	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1					1
#117	University of Vermont		1				1
#122	Chapman University		10	7	2	11	30
#122	University of Kansas					1	1
#127	DePaul University			1		2	3
#136	University of New Hampshire		1				1
#136	University of La Verne					1	1
#136	University of the Pacific					1	1
#148	University of Alabama			2		2	4
#148	San Diego State University	3	4	3		10	20
#162	Oregon State University	2	1	1			4
	Rutgers University		1				1
	Penn State University Park		1	1			2
	College of William and Mary	2	1				3
	University of Colorado Boulder	1	2	6	1	7	17

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2020-2022	2019-2021	2020	2016-2019	Total
	All schools	6	33	27	11	31
#3	Swarthmore College					1	1
#4	Pomona College	1	4	3	2	2	12
#5	Wellesley College		1	1		2	4
#6	Bowdoin College		1	1			2
#6	United States Naval Academy		1	1			2
#8	Claremont McKenna College		4	3	1		8
#9	Carleton College		2	1			3
#11	Washington and Lee University		1				1
#13	Davidson College	1	1	1	1	3	7
#13	Grinnell College		1				1
#16	Haverford College		2	2	1	1	6
#17	Smith College		1	1	1		3
#17	Colgate University					1	1
#17	Wesleyan University		1	1	1	1	4
#17	Barnard College	1	2	1		1	5
#22	Vassar College			1		1	2
#26	Colorado College					2	2
#27	soka university of america					1	1
#28	Harvey Mudd College					1	1
#30	Bryn Mawr College					1	1
#30	Scripps College	1	1	2	1	3	8
#33	Oberlin College					2	2
#35	Pitzer College					2	2
#35	College of the Holy Cross	1					1
#38	Lafayette College		1			1	2
#38	Whitman College		1	1			2
#38	Bucknell University					1	1
#42	Occidental College		2	2	2	1	7
#42	Denison University		2	1			3
#46	Furman University		1				1
#46	Trinity College		1	1		1	3
#54	Gettysburg College	1		1		2	4
#62	Bard College		1	1	1		3
	Union College		1	1			2

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

IB: No

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