"In a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility and global engagement, Pacific Ridge School prepares students for college and a purposeful life."

Pacific Ridge School is a 7 – 12th grade, independent school located in Carlsbad, California which enriches the educational opportunities offered in north county San Diego. Pacific Ridge offers the community an educational mission that focuses on mind and heart, combines academic excellence with ethics, and links civic responsibility to global awareness.

Pacific Ridge School’s Board of Trustees and Head of School, administrators, faculty, and families believe that true excellence and success in the 21st century demand that students become ethical citizens who make connections in a global context. The vision and mission of Pacific Ridge School is exemplified by those who can contribute fully to the community as students and be most successful in using what they have learned for the benefit of the larger society. Pacific Ridge School students are a diverse group of young learners who come from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds but who all have a strong desire to participate in our unique community and stimulating educational setting.