Established 1933 Grades K-12 Phone +1 805-687-2461 Founded 1933 Lowest grade Kindergarten | Headmaster Rob Hereford Information 805.687.2461 Mascot Owls Color Blue and White | |
Type Private, Coeducational, Day School, Grades EK-12 Address 4125 Paloma Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, USA Similar Bishop Garcia Diego Hi, Santa Barbara High Sch, San Marcos High Sch, Marymount School, Providen A Santa Barbara Profiles | ||
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Laguna Blanca School is a private school located on two different campuses, in Santa Barbara and nearby Montecito, California.
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Founded in 1933, Laguna Blanca is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory day school for students in grades K-12 in 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-acre (24,000 m2) campus to the approximate 35 acres (140,000 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.