For the 2025 school year, there are 20 private high schools offering rock climbing as an interscholastic sport serving 6,977 students in California.
The top ranked offering rock climbing sport private high schools in California include Cate School, Oakwood School, and The Thacher School.
The average tuition cost is $39,477, which is higher than the California private high school average tuition cost of $23,164.
35% of private high schools offering rock climbing sport in California are religiously affiliated (most commonly Other and Seventh Day Adventist).
Top Private High Schools Offering Rock Climbing Sport in California (2025)
School
Location
Quick Facts
2555 West Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-6471
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-6471
Gr: 6-12 | 256 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
11230 Moorpark Street/11600 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 732-3150
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 732-3150
Gr: K-12 | 822 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 45 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
4340 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118
(408) 833-7050
San Jose, CA 95118
(408) 833-7050
Gr: 5-12 | 110 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1000 Upper Happy Valley Rd
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 283-2101
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 283-2101
Gr: K-12 | 660 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
1960 Cate Mesa Road
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Gr: 9-12 | 299 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 37 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Ica Cristo Rey
All-girls (Catholic)
3625 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-2052
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-2052
Gr: 9-12 | 336 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
9490 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 453-3440
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 453-3440
Gr: NS-12 | 1,169 student Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 24 | Extracurrculars: 51 Tuition listed
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Alternative School
255 Olympic Valley Road
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(530) 583-8665
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(530) 583-8665
Gr: 9-12 | 60 students Avg. class size: 7 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 26 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Legacy Christian Academy
Special Program Emphasis (Christian)
5500 Olive Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 393-1783
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 393-1783
Gr: K-12 | 388 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition listed
Mesa Grande Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
975 Fremont St
Calimesa, CA 92320
(909) 795-1112
Calimesa, CA 92320
(909) 795-1112
Gr: K-12 | 280 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
San Gabriel Academy
Alternative School
8827 E Broadway
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 292-1156
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 292-1156
Gr: K-12 | 347 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1321 Alameda Padre Serra
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 682-2989
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 682-2989
Gr: 6-9 | 181 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 23 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
Gr: 9-12 | 259 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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(Calvinist)
10818 Artesia Blvd
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 860-0556
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 860-0556
Gr: PK-12 | 1,323 student Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
814 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 252-3825
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 252-3825
Gr: 7-12 | 52 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 5 Tuition listed
14618 Tyler Foote Road
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 478-7640
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 478-7640
Gr: K-12 | 25 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition listed
35 Keyes Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-5800
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-5800
Gr: 9-12 Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 345-9777
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 345-9777
Gr: 9-12 | 172 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition listed
MUSE Global School
Special Program Emphasis
1666 Las Virgenes Canyon Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 231-0268
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 231-0268
Gr: PK-12 Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 8
9765 Schaffer Mill Road
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 546-5253
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 546-5253
Gr: PK-12 | 238 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed
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