Grace Valley Christian Academy vs. Davis Waldorf School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Grace Valley Christian Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Attribute
Affordability
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Overview
Grace Valley Christian Academy provides a superior education at an affordable cost.
Our kindergarten through eighth grade program serves students in Davis and the surrounding communities.
GVCA is located on a 20-acre campus in idyllic West Davis where our students experience the beauty of God`s creation every day.
The Davis Waldorf School was founded in 1986 and serves 200 children from preschool to 8th grade.
Set on a beautiful 5-acre campus in North Davis, the Davis Waldorf School program balances artistic, academic and practical work, educating the whole child - hand and heart as well as mind.
Its innovative methodology and developmentally-oriented curriculum, permeated with the arts, address the child's changing consciousness as it unfolds, stage by stage.
Imagination and creativity are cultivated as well as cognitive growth and a sense of responsibility for the earth and its inhabitants.
Under the warm and active instruction of their teachers, children are provided with a creative and nurturing environment in which to develop, grow and learn.
Grades Offered
K-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
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Year Founded
1998
1986
Students Body
Total Students
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228 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
35%
7%
Students by Grade
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Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
44
Kindergarten Students
-
40
Grade 1 Students
-
20
Grade 2 Students
-
10
Grade 3 Students
-
24
Grade 4 Students
-
20
Grade 5 Students
-
18
Grade 6 Students
-
20
Grade 7 Students
-
16
Grade 8 Students
-
16
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
50 teachers
18 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
50%
25%
Average Class Size
12
18
Teacher : Student Ratio
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1:13
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(Uniforms Required )
(Uniforms Required )
Casual
(Simple, message and logo-free clothing.)
(Simple, message and logo-free clothing.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Mar. 31 / Aug. 15 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$4,700
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Tuition Notes
Annual tuition listed for one student. Can be paid in 10 monthly installments of $470 per month (August - May).
Tuition is available on our website
% on Financial Aid
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30%
Acceptance Rate
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85%
Admissions Director
Sharon Broderick
Kelly Brewer
Admissions Associate
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Eden Tomich
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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2
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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5
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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Acrylic Painting, Algebra Club, Conversational Spanish, Fiddling Group, Games Club