Cambrian Academy Photo - Cambrian Academy students have been accepted by the world's best universities.

Best California Private High Schools Offering Rock Climbing Sport (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 21 private high schools offering rock climbing as an interscholastic sport serving 7,802 students in California.
The top ranked offering rock climbing sport private high schools in California include Cate School, La Jolla Country Day School, and The Thacher School.
The average tuition cost is $38,541, which is higher than the California private high school average tuition cost of $22,901.
38% of private high schools offering rock climbing sport in California are religiously affiliated (most commonly Jewish and Other).

Top Private High Schools Offering Rock Climbing Sport in California (2025)

School
Location
Grades
Students
Dunn School
Dunn School Photo - The outdoor education program at Dunn School fosters greater self-awareness through physical challenges and leadership experiences in the outdoors.
(5)
2555 West Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-6471
Grades: 6-12
| 256 students
Oakwood School
Oakwood School Photo
(3)
11230 Moorpark Street/11600 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 732-3150
Grades: K-12
| 822 students
Cambrian Academy
Cambrian Academy Photo - Cambrian Academy students have been accepted by the world's best universities.
(3)
4340 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118
(408) 833-7050
Grades: 5-12
| 110 students
Bentley School
Bentley School Photo
(1)
1000 Upper Happy Valley Rd
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 283-2101
Grades: K-12
| 660 students
Cate School
Cate School Photo - Sunset Bench
1960 Cate Mesa Road
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Grades: 9-12
| 299 students
Ica Cristo Rey
All-girls (Catholic)
3625 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-2052
Grades: 9-12
| 336 students
La Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla Country Day School Photo - LJCDS Library building and Design and Innovation Lab
(5)
9490 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 453-3440
Grades: NS-12
| 1,180 students
Lake Tahoe Preparatory School
Lake Tahoe Preparatory School Photo - Lake Tahoe Prep is a coeducational boarding school for students in grades 9-12 located in Olympic Valley, California. With a student body of 70 and student to teacher ratio of 7:1, we lead a program built upon personalized attention. Our students benefit from our robust curriculum approved by the University of California.
Alternative School
255 Olympic Valley Road
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(530) 583-8665
Grades: 9-12
| 70 students
Legacy Christian Academy
Special Program Emphasis (Christian)
5500 Olive Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 393-1783
Grades: K-12
| 388 students
Mesa Grande Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
975 Fremont St
Calimesa, CA 92320
(909) 795-1112
Grades: K-12
| 280 students
San Gabriel Academy
Alternative School
8827 E Broadway
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 292-1156
Grades: K-12
| 347 students
Santa Barbara Middle School
Santa Barbara Middle School Photo - Every Friday morning at 6:45, anyone who choses, meets at the beach for a sunrise swim. We circle up as a community. The 9th graders read a quote for the week, then whomever wants to, runs in for a morning wake up plunge! After a few waves are ridden, the dip is followed by hot chocolate, coffee and donuts!
Alternative School
(14)
1321 Alameda Padre Serra
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 682-2989
Grades: 6-9
| 181 students
The Thacher School
The Thacher School Photo - "Education is not merely the making of scholars. It is the making of men and women. It is the training of the younger generation in the art of living for their own greatest good and the greatest good of their fellow citizens." -Sherman Day Thacher
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
Grades: 9-12
| 259 students
TVT Community Day School
TVT Community Day School Photo - Welcome to TVT's state-of-the-art campus featuring grade-level "villages," ample space, and 21st Century technology.
(Jewish)
(7)
5 Federation Way
Irvine, CA 92603
(949) 509-9500
Grades: PK-12
| 802 students
Valley Christian Schools
Valley Christian Schools Photo
(Calvinist)
10818 Artesia Blvd
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 860-0556
Grades: PK-12
| 1,323 students
Anacapa School
814 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 252-3825
Grades: 7-12
| 52 students
14618 Tyler Foote Road
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 478-7640
Grades: K-12
| 25 students
35 Keyes Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-5800
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 345-9777
Grades: 9-12
| 174 students
MUSE Global School
Special Program Emphasis
1666 Las Virgenes Canyon Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 231-0268
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
Tahoe Expedition Academy
Tahoe Expedition Academy Photo
(19)
9765 Schaffer Mill Road
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 546-5253
Grades: PK-12
| 238 students

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