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San Diego French American School

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

6550 Soledad Mountain Road, La Jolla, CA 92037

Visit website ↗(858) 456-2807Directions ↗Licensed for 116
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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
4
1 serious (Type A)
Complaint visits
0
Last visit
9/11/2025
Total visits
11

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

San Diego French American School offers bilingual French-American education starting at 18 months through 8th grade, threading French and American curricula together to create a bilingual symbiosis. The school is located on a spacious Mount Soledad campus in La Jolla and emphasizes global perspectives, multiculturalism, and developing confident, worldly individuals.

Philosophy
We thread French and American education together to create a bilingual symbiosis that enriches the individual and elevates the community. An open-minded community makes for an open-minded education centered around multiculturalism.
Ages served
18 months through 8th grade
Outdoor
Spacious campus atop Mount Soledad with multiple playgrounds, spacious recess areas, an expansive athletic field, and outdoor California indoor-outdoor lifestyle

Programs

  • •Bilingual French-English education
  • •Pre-Elementary (18 months to Kindergarten)
  • •Elementary School (1st-5th grade)
  • •Middle School (6th-8th grade)
  • •STEAM classrooms for coding and robotics
  • •Science lab
  • •Sports league teams
  • •Community service
  • •Spanish language instruction (DELE certification)

Highlights

  • ✓French government (AEFE/MEN)-accredited international school
  • ✓Accredited by CAIS and WASC
  • ✓Official branch of Instituto Cervantes in San Diego
  • ✓EFE3D certification level 2 for sustainable development approach

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