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  • Private Schools in San Diego? Moving in June - just got big job offer. DD - 3rd grader & DS - 6th grader. Applying to Bishop's, Francis Parker, & La Jolla Country Day; any other suggestions/ideas -- local rep/stereotypes? Friend of a friend suggested Pacific Ridge for son (head is old Horace Mann Head??)

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    11.19.09, 04:05 PM [ Flag ]

    • Oh, for heaven's sake--nobody goes to private school in San Diego! It's not New York! Move to a good public school district (e.g., Bird Rock Elementary, La Jolla Elementary, etc.) and be done with it. Muirlands Jr. High and La Jolla High are just fine and will get your dc's into decent schools. (Actually, as others have pointed out, they will probably have a better shot at Ivy's, etc. than all the NYC kids, just for the sake of diversity.) Your taxes will more than equal private school tuition here. If you really want private, go with Bishop's (a very nice Episcopal semi-boarding school) or Frances Parker (where the smart kids go).

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      11.19.09, 04:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Pacific Ridge is the model for Zoey 101, and LJ Country Day is for really dumb rich kids.

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      11.19.09, 04:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • My brother's kids went to La Jolla Country Day and while they are rich, they are also very smart.

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        11.19.09, 04:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Apologies to your brother's kids. I'm sure they are very smart, but OP asked for local rep/stereotypes, and unless those kids leave San Diego, they will be fighting that stereotype every time someone asks them where they went to school.

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          11.19.09, 05:05 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • No worries. They have since moved, so they didn't attend high school there, but I just wanted to point out that they were not dumb.

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            11.20.09, 03:49 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • ita with OR--nobody goes to private in San Diego. Or anywhere in the country, really, except crazy NYC. SIgned, San Diego-raised public school kid who did very well in life.

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      11.19.09, 04:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Actually, people DO go to privates in SD--depends on where you live. La Jolla & Carlsbad schools are good, but other districts are spotty. Private is a safe option--especially given the economic hardship of the state/localities. My family lives in Encinitas and Carlsbad and have houses in "good" school zones, but many of my high school friends send their dcs to privates. Don't let people on this board tell you otherwise!

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      11.19.09, 05:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I hate to burst everyone's bubbles but the public schools in San Diego are not uniformly great. I am more familiar with high schools as a former college admissions person but I would say that they are big and hurting because of the economy. I would send my kids to private if we could afford it.

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      11.19.09, 05:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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