La Jolla Country Day School

La Jolla Country Day School (known informally as "Country Day" or "LJCDS") is an independent school La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It was founded as the Balmer School by Louise Balmer in 1926. The school contains a lower school (consisting of nursery through fourth grade), a middle school (grades 5-8), and an upper school (grades 9-12).

The school's motto is "Scientia Pacifica" (peace through knowledge).

La Jolla Country Day School was voted the best private school in San Diego in 2007 by the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Accreditation

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

Notable alumni

• Buzz DuPont ’64 • Glenn Steiner'68, • David Casey, Jr. '67 • Rob Hagey '69 • James Jameson '67 • Rex Covington ’71 • Sherry Baker Kelly '75 • Vint Virga ’75 • Jandy Nelson ’83 • Jason Carbone ’85 • Rick Galinson ’85 • Pam Omidyar ’85, • Carl Schachter ’85 • Ernie Hahn '86 • Adina Taubman ’86 • Tucker Carlson ’87 • Evan Skowronski ’87 • Greg Silverman ’90 • Emma Caulfield ’91 • David Chan ’91 • Kate Dillon Levin ’92, • Gavin Mandelbaum ’92 • Stephanie Weiss ’92. • Jared Polis ’93, • Rashaan Salaam ’93, • Amarpal Arora ’95 • Joe Carson ’95 • Rachel Lawrence Douglass ’95 • A.G. Spanos ’96, • Kelly Goldsmith ’97 • Peter Huffman ’97 • Matt McBane ’97 • Agnes Chu ’98 • Alexandra Stevenson ’99 • Keith Jones ’00, • Diego Rovira ’00 • Grant Gavin ’01 • Candice Wiggins ’04 • Chrystina Sayers ’05 • Miles McMillan’07