Is anyone here going to La Jolla Country Day? If so, what is it like?

Question

My family is moving to San Diego area and they want to put me in La Jolla Country Day School. I was wondering what it is like? I read and it looks like a good school.

Answer 1

Wow. How weird. I went to La Jolla Country Day... many years ago. About 17-18 years ago to be exact. I'm sure it has changed some since my day. But I bet it hasn't changed that much.

Back in the late 80's, Country Day was indeed a good school. The teachers were good, there were excellent facilities, and you got lots of one-on-one attention (you get what you pay for). The campus is very nice. The type of education you get there is like taking all honors classes at a quality public school.

On the other hand, I did not like the social atmosphere there at all! It is a small school; there were only about 70 kids in my grade. So everybody knows everybody. There are lots of cliques. Because it's an expensive private school, the kids tend to be from wealthy families. So there is a lot of pressure to wear the right labels and all that. There was a lot of materialism. Of course, cliques and snobbishness and judging people on their clothes -- that's just part of junior high or high school, wherever you go. But I think it was worse than usual at Country Day. Also, you couldn't escape it and be anonymous or go out and make new friends. It was just the same 70 people year after year.

So if you want a small school with good academics, La Jolla Country Day will fit the bill. But if you want diversity (racial or economic), you won't find it there.

Hope that helps.