Sacramento Country Day School
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Sacramento Country Day School (SCDS) is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory school serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 since 1964. SCDS is located in Sacramento, California, and serves students from all surrounding areas, including Carmichael, Davis, Elk Grove, Penryn, and Shingle Springs. The mission of Sacramento Country Day School is to provide a traditional, college preparatory education to students from a variety of backgrounds who possess both strong academic potential and respect for others, and to develop in them the qualities of self-confidence, creativity, integrity, and responsibility.
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[edit] Middle school
SCDS's middle school consists of grades 6 through 8. 7th and 8th grades have specialized teachers for each subject and a rotating schedule. Each student is required to take two electives per semester. There are no final exams for middle school students. An additional foreign language, Latin, is available for students from sixth grade onwards. This is in addition to Spanish and French.
[edit] High school
The high school consists of roughly 150 students grades 9 through 12. There are many student clubs. At least 50 hours of community service is required to graduate and 100% of the students attend college or university after receiving their diploma.[citation needed] There are many varsity sports teams. Sacramento Country Day School has a no-cut policy. Therefore, if a student meets the academic requirements and is willing to participate fully, he or she will play on the school team. The students must take at least 3 consecutive years of French, Spanish, or Latin in order to graduate. Arts and drama activities are also available. Many students are accepted into such prestigious universities as Princeton, Stanford, Cornell, University of California - Berkeley, UCLA, Harvard, William and Mary, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Chicago and Dartmouth.
| Critical Reading Average |
Math Average | Writing Average |
|---|---|---|
| 623 | 635 | 634 |
[edit] Octagon
The Octagon is an established school newspaper with a staff of around 20. The Octagon has previously won the Pacemaker award, distinguishing the newspaper as one of the top high school newspapers in the country.
