Private school

Pacific Ridge School

Carlsbad · 7–12 · 636 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 8 students per teacher (2021-22)

A 7–12 private school in Carlsbad. The College Board's 2025–26 course audit lists 19 AP subjects here.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Nonsectarian (Regular)
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
6.5 hours
NCES survey 2021-22 · confirm current hours

Use the dated record as a starting point, then ask the school about the grades your child would attend.

  1. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  2. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
83
Admitted
47
Enrolled
9

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 63 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 62 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 59 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 41 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 40 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 38 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 38 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016
  • Fall 2025Applied 83 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2024Applied 77 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2023Applied 84 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 71 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2021Applied 75 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2020Applied 52 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2019Applied 55 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2018Applied 55 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2017Applied 55 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2016Applied 48 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 12

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
69
Admitted
60
Enrolled
7

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 259 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 36
  • San Diego StateApplied 99 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 54 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 51 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 31 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 30 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 21 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
11 more campuses
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 69 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2024Applied 57 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 71 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2022Applied 43 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2021Applied 35 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 10

Admissions and cost

Could this school work for our family?

Approach and support
How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
Tuition and financial aid
What is the total annual cost, including fees, and how does financial aid work?
Admissions and availability
Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
More questions for admissions
  1. Which tests do students take, and how do they do?Private schools don’t take California’s state tests. Ask which tests they give and for the school’s overall results.
  2. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they challenge students who are ahead and help students who need more support.
  3. How many students leave each year, and why?If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
  4. Where do students go after they finish here?Ask for the list of schools or colleges recent graduates went on to.
  5. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  6. Who accredits the school?Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.

Location and visiting

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6269 El Fuerte St, Carlsbad 92009

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The record

From the federal private-school survey

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

Common questions

Why doesn't Pacific Ridge School have a Scope Score?

Private schools don't take California's state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Pacific Ridge School to score. SchoolScope gives private schools no Scope Score, performance band, or rank.

Where do Pacific Ridge School's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

What AP courses are offered at Pacific Ridge School?

Pacific Ridge School had own-school AP authorizations for 19 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit does not establish that a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools