ACDS at a Glance

San Jose Private Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary & Middle School

School Profile

• Founded in 1982
• Coeducational, Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade
• 385 students enrolled for 2021-22

Average teacher/student ratio:

• Pre-Kindergarten – 1:6
• Kindergarten – 1:12
• 1st through 8th – 1:18 **
• The Learning Center – 1:4

** Middle School math and science courses are limited to 10-15 students to support individualized learning in these subjects.

Our Families:

• Families come to ACDS from a variety of areas throughout Silicon Valley, with the majority residing in Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley, Willow Glen, Los Gatos, Campbell, and Evergreen
• Parents enjoy volunteering in an array of school activities and events, with convenient options enabling more than 75% of our families to participate each year
• On average, about 95% of families re-enroll annually
• Approximately 20% of families receive nearly $1 million in tuition assistance
• Most of our middle school students choose to attend private high schools, but many opt to attend our strong local public high schools
• On average, 98% of our eighth graders who apply to private high school are admitted 

Our Faculty:

• 61 teachers, aides, and teaching administrators
• Average teaching experience: 12 years
• 60% of teaching staff hold graduate degrees, including 3 PhDs
• Teacher retention averages more than 90% annually
• Subject-area specialists teach science, technology, drama, art, foreign language, music, physical education, and library skills
• Faculty includes published authors; professional artists, actors, and musicians; conference and workshop speakers; world travelers; former collegiate and professional athletes; and the 2021 National Coach of the Year for Middle School Speech and Debate 
• 100% of faculty donate to the Annual Giving Campaign

Accreditation

Almaden Country Day School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS).