Sierra Canyon School vs. Chaminade College Preparatory Middle School
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School Overview
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Sierra Canyon SchoolCombined school
Chaminade College Preparatory Middle School
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Elementary schoolTop Rankings
Sierra Canyon School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Chaminade College Preparatory Middle School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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School History
Overview
Sierra Canyon School is a selective independent, nondenominational, coeducational day school for students in early Kindergarten through Tenth Grades, expanding to add Eleventh Grade in fall 2007.
Sierra Canyon School is modeled in the independent school Socratic tradition of rigorous academics, intellectual discourse, individual growth, and free thought.
Sierra Canyon School is an academically excellent, college preparatory school committed to an environment in which students realize their greatest intellectual, ethical, and physical promise.
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Grades Offered
PK-12
6-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Year Founded
1978
1952
Students Body
Total Students
1140 students
581 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
47%
34%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
43
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Kindergarten Students
61
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Grade 1 Students
61
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Grade 2 Students
60
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Grade 3 Students
62
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Grade 4 Students
61
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Grade 5 Students
78
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Grade 6 Students
71
167
Grade 7 Students
79
211
Grade 8 Students
75
203
Grade 9 Students
124
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Grade 10 Students
117
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Grade 11 Students
114
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Grade 12 Students
134
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Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
91 teachers
31 teachers
Average Class Size
19
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Number of AP Classes
24
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Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
19:1
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
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$25,545
Tuition Notes
Pre-Kindergarten:$27,500
Kindergarten - Sixth Grade:$39,800
Seventh - Eighth Grade:$46,300
Ninth - Twelfth Grade:$46,300
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Acceptance Rate
30%
26%