Laguna Blanca School
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Laguna Blanca School is a private school
located in Santa Barbara, California
on two different campuses.
Founded in 1933, Laguna Blanca is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory day school for students in grades K-12 is Santa Barbara.
To keep pace with increasing enrollment, the School added new buildings, classrooms, and science labs, growing from a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) campus to the approximate 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) that houses the school today. In 1942, Laguna became coeducational, and in 1957, the School added a kindergarten to elementary and secondary classes.
The year 2000 proved pivotal in the history of Laguna Blanca with the acquisition of a new Lower School site in Montecito. Grades K-4 are located on the Montecito campus, while the rest are located on the main campus. Laguna Blanca's main rivals include Cate School
located in Carpinteria, California
, as well as Thacher School located in Ojai, California
.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
located in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
on two different campuses.
Founded in 1933, Laguna Blanca is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory day school for students in grades K-12 is Santa Barbara.
History
The land in Hope Ranch was made available by Harold Chase for the establishment of a school—Edward Selden Spaulding and three of his colleagues from the Deane School founded Laguna Blanca School in 1933. With Mr. Spaulding as the first headmaster, the School opened its doors to 45 young men and graduated its first official class four years later in 1937.To keep pace with increasing enrollment, the School added new buildings, classrooms, and science labs, growing from a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) campus to the approximate 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) that houses the school today. In 1942, Laguna became coeducational, and in 1957, the School added a kindergarten to elementary and secondary classes.
The year 2000 proved pivotal in the history of Laguna Blanca with the acquisition of a new Lower School site in Montecito. Grades K-4 are located on the Montecito campus, while the rest are located on the main campus. Laguna Blanca's main rivals include Cate School
Cate School
The Cate School, established in 1910 by Curtis Wolsey Cate, is a four-year, coeducational, college-preparatory boarding school in Carpinteria, California, United States....
located in Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria is a small oceanside city located in southeastern Santa Barbara County, California, east of Santa Barbara and northwest of Ventura. The population was 13,040 at the 2010 census, down from 14,194 at the 2000 census....
, as well as Thacher School located in Ojai, California
Ojai, California
Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California, USA. It is situated in the Ojai Valley , surrounded by hills and mountains. The population was 7,461 at the 2010 census, down from 7,862 at the 2000 census.-History:Chumash Indians were the early inhabitants of the valley...
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