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A beautiful, expansive campus specifically developed to serve Pre-K through 12th grade students across our Lower, Middle, and High School. Small class sizes and a dynamic learning environment offer our students opportunities to discover and joyfully pursue their unique strengths.
Sacramento Country Day School is proud to be recognized as the best private high school in the Sacramento area and one of the top private schools in Sacramento. Our commitment to excellence in education and being part of a diverse, inclusive and supportive community, ensure our students achieve their individual potential.
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OVERHEARD
“Too many people are afraid to make a mistake. Accepting failure helps students develop a growth mindset, which will serve them well for the rest of their lives.”
“What I hope I see is a student body that feels they are empowered to name any issue that they see– it's their campus. We want every student and faculty member to see this as their home.”
“Being able to be yourself in a safe space is nice; everyone knows you and there is less judgment. There is no culture of having to be perfect at everything, this is a community here to support you.”
“The learning environment at Country Day High School is tailored…you can really adjust it and build your own academic experience. Teachers find what works for a student and support them with the best tools for them.”
"Students don't have to always have an answer. But the thing is to keep asking the questions, to keep digging deep, to keep thinking...I think that's the best part of what we give them."
COUNTRY DAY AT A GLANCE
#1
Rated the Region’s Best PK – 12th
580+
PK – 12th Grade Students
8:1
Student/Teacher Ratio
43%
Self-identified Students of Color
* out of total reporting
$3.3M
in Tuition Assistance
100%
Four-year College Acceptance
5
National Merit Commended or Semifinalists
65%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
THE COUNTRY DAY CALENDAR
HAPPENING IN THE HALLS
![In the Spotlight—The Octagon Shines in CA Journalism Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725389979/saccdsorg/jwmjuyptapqpbvcktig4/octagonawards-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725389979/saccdsorg/jwmjuyptapqpbvcktig4/octagonawards-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725389979/saccdsorg/jwmjuyptapqpbvcktig4/octagonawards-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725389979/saccdsorg/jwmjuyptapqpbvcktig4/octagonawards-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725389979/saccdsorg/jwmjuyptapqpbvcktig4/octagonawards-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1725389979/saccdsorg/jwmjuyptapqpbvcktig4/octagonawards-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Our Sacramento Country Day Octagon was the LEADING award-winner in the “Campus Publications” division of the California Journalism Awards, a statewide competition honoring publications including the Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Sacramento Bee.
![Country Day and Ancestry.com]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724775296/saccdsorg/c9vw8hynpfthbtv1mgvv/Screenshot2024-07-08at44411PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724775296/saccdsorg/c9vw8hynpfthbtv1mgvv/Screenshot2024-07-08at44411PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724775296/saccdsorg/c9vw8hynpfthbtv1mgvv/Screenshot2024-07-08at44411PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724775296/saccdsorg/c9vw8hynpfthbtv1mgvv/Screenshot2024-07-08at44411PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724775296/saccdsorg/c9vw8hynpfthbtv1mgvv/Screenshot2024-07-08at44411PM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724775296/saccdsorg/c9vw8hynpfthbtv1mgvv/Screenshot2024-07-08at44411PM.png","width":1629}])
After the Spring AP Biology exam was over, our AP Biology students worked to develop a genetics lab in collaboration with Ancestry.com, who generously donated 12 Dog DNA kits.
![Our Medallion Yearbook Shines!!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717000156/saccdsorg/q0cpqmllvgqyor9zdnno/1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717000156/saccdsorg/q0cpqmllvgqyor9zdnno/1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717000156/saccdsorg/q0cpqmllvgqyor9zdnno/1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717000156/saccdsorg/q0cpqmllvgqyor9zdnno/1.jpg","width":1200}])
The Journalism Education Association of Northern California (JEANC) recognizes Northern California’s best scholastic journalism in its Annual Contest of students' work published in print, online, as video, or via social media.
Yearbook students Claire Gemmell '26, Morgan Hansen '26, and Cara Shin '25 won first place in JEANC's Academic Yearbook Spread category with their spread on the High School Chalk Mural.
![CSUS Intern Updates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716392042/saccdsorg/ixumcasyaklnolrzfvky/IMG_4455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716392042/saccdsorg/ixumcasyaklnolrzfvky/IMG_4455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1716392042/saccdsorg/ixumcasyaklnolrzfvky/IMG_4455.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716392042/saccdsorg/ixumcasyaklnolrzfvky/IMG_4455.jpg","width":838}])
Exciting CSUS intern update! During her botany internship this year, Mia Crowder ‘24 worked to propagate a new hybrid orchid species that she named “Mia Lin’s Aura” on the Royal Horticultural Society’s International Orchid Registry. Her first flower just bloomed this week.
![Inspirational Art in the High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715187002/saccdsorg/jnmca5laqcsk5kac7uzw/katiesposter.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715187002/saccdsorg/jnmca5laqcsk5kac7uzw/katiesposter.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715187002/saccdsorg/jnmca5laqcsk5kac7uzw/katiesposter.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1715187002/saccdsorg/jnmca5laqcsk5kac7uzw/katiesposter.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1715187002/saccdsorg/jnmca5laqcsk5kac7uzw/katiesposter.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1715187002/saccdsorg/jnmca5laqcsk5kac7uzw/katiesposter.jpg","width":2200}])
As a tribute to our community and as a reminder of the tenuous strength of a truly compassionate environment, each of our High School classrooms will soon have a poster of ‘24 Katie E.'s summer reading artwork.