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Protestant · Pacifica (Peninsula)

PacBay

“Ambitious, Joyful, Engaged”

Students
~80
Ratio
9:1
Tuition
$28k

What makes this school special

  • Students declare a concentration the way a college student picks a minor, choosing one of four Major Distinctions that match their interests
  • A 37-acre campus overlooking the Pacific, with a cross-country trail on school grounds and an outdoor-education block of surfing, mountain biking, and hiking
  • Every senior takes a seminar on where their own ambitions meet questions of faith and justice

Academics

Curriculum

Four Major Distinction tracks (engineering, philosophy, design, global studies) over a UC-approved core, with Bible and world-religion electives

Advanced coursework

15 AP courses

See the list filed with UC

World languages

French, Mandarin, Spanish

Signature programs

  • Major Distinction Program — engineering, philosophy, design, global studies
  • Outdoor education on the coast (surfing, mountain biking, hiking)
  • Senior seminar on faith and justice
  • World Vision Ignite service-learning partnership
  • Weekly flex days and faculty office hours

College matriculation

Princeton University, Boston University, Biola University, Westmont College

See the full list

UC admissions · For fall 2025 entry

applied
18
admitted to at least one campus
16
enrolled at a UC
7
What these numbers can and can’t tell you

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · Private School Athletic League (CIF Central Coast Section)

SoccerCross CountryVolleyballBasketballTrack & Field

Arts

Art FoundationsAdvanced ArtCeramicsContemporary PhotographyGraphic & Digital DesignDesign for PublicationFashion DesignArchitecture & Interior DesignTheatre Arts

Life there

Tuition includes

  • Student fees

Often on the same list

San Francisco Christian School

Protestant

Nativity High School

Catholic (co-ed)

Rise University Preparatory

Protestant

Sources

  1. Admissions — the inquiry-form-first process, the interview, decisions within a week, applications read as space allows after the winter deadlines, the ISEE dropped with scores optional, the "teacher/student ratio is 1:9", the high-school sports, the arts classes, the colleges graduates have been accepted to, and the 2027-28 deadline tables: early bird 11/20/2026 with decisions 12/18/2026, regular 1/15/2027 with decisions 2/12/2027
  2. Affording PacBay — 2026-27 domestic high-school tuition ($27,878.40), the $300 per-child enrollment deposit in place of an enrollment fee, tuition covering student fees but not athletics, textbooks, or AP exam fees, the $60 third-party application charge, and the aid calendar: "All applications must be completed and received by January 29, 2027," decision "communicated on February 12, 2027"
  3. High School — the four Major Distinctions, the 37-acre campus, and CIF Central Coast Section membership with Private School Athletic League play. Its quick-stats marquee also claims 25 AP courses and five world languages; both run ahead of the course list the school files with UC, so this page isn't our source for either number
  4. About Us — the mission and core values, the elementary school phased out in 2020, the cross-country trail, the senior seminar on faith and justice, the World Vision Ignite partnership, outdoor education, the flex days, and the motto ("Ambitious, Joyful, Engaged", the site-wide tagline)
  5. UC A-G course list — Pacific Bay Christian School — the 2026-27 list the school files with the University of California: 15 AP courses, and French, Mandarin, and Spanish as the languages taught. The 2025-26 list carried 16 APs and five languages, so the roster moves year to year
  6. CDE Private School Affidavit, 2025-26 — high-school enrollment (83 in grades 9-12; 137 across the whole school, with nobody enrolled below 6th grade)
  7. NCES Private School Universe Survey — students of color (60 of 181 students white in 2023-24, whole school), the 9.9 school-wide student/teacher ratio, coed, grades 6-12, ACSI membership
  8. ACS WASC Directory of Schools — accreditation status: Accredited (checked August 2026; its "K-12" span predates the elementary phase-out)
  9. SamTrans PCX and Route 110 — the two routes between Linda Mar Park & Ride and Daly City BART
  10. Donations — the school runs no bus or shuttle; a listed fundraising goal to "Strengthen transportation routes to reach more families across the Bay Area" is the site's clearest statement that no such routes exist yet

Details checked August 2026