La Jolla Country Day School


La Jolla Country Day School is an independent school in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. The school contains a lower school, a middle school, and an upper school.
The school's motto is "Scientia Pacifica".
La Jolla Country Day School was voted the best private school in San Diego in 2007 by the San Diego Union-Tribune.

History

Louise Balmer moved her four children to California after the death of her husband, and earned a teaching certificate. In 1926 she used a small house on Coast Boulevard as a makeshift schoolhouse for four students and three teachers. The Balmer School expanded, eventually holding classes in kindergarten through fifth grade in what is now the La Jolla Historical Society on Prospect Street. In 1955, the school received its charter to teach middle and upper school classes, and in 1961 moved to its current location. The first class of seniors graduated in 1964.
The campus now contains a theater, a library, an outdoor amphitheater, a double gymnasium, sports fields, tennis courts, and computer and science labs, all funded by students' parents.

Accreditation

La Jolla Country Day School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition, the school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

Notable alumni