Carden Arbor View School vs. Alta Loma Christian School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Overview
Carden Arbor View School is an independent, non-profit, non-sectarian school located in Upland, California.
We believe that "teaching the whole child" is a must as we are preparing children not just for high school but for life.
To that end, Carden Arbor View School employs the teaching materials and methodologies of Miss Mae Carden.
We provide children with a strong foundation, preparing them for a lifetime of learning.
Our required academic program includes art, music, drama, foreign language, physical education, motor development, and computer education in addition to the basic core subjects.
Additionally, we thoughtfully weave Miss Carden's "3 r's", reason, respect, and responsibility, throughout the curriculum.
Alta Loma Christian School features an outstanding, rigorous academic program in the context of a distinctly biblical worldview, for 3-year-old preschool through 8th grade.
Dually and fully accredited by ACSI and WASC, Nationally-Distinguished Model School for Reading (2014).
A leading-edge, faith-based STEM school, ALCS became one of the first schools in California to teach computer coding to all students, PK through 8th Grade (began 2015-2016).
Safe, secure, gated campus, with state-of-the-art 24/7/365 video security system.
Selected the Best Private School in the Inland Empire by the editorial board of Inland Empire Magazine (2024).
Selected an Inland Empire Best of the Best Private School annually since 2016-2017 school year
Selected an Inland Empire Innovation Best Schools and Colleges recipient annually since the inception of the recognition program in the 2018-2019 school year
Selected one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Empire (Decemebr 2023)
Middle school STEM Space Science and Engineering Team placed robotic software experiments on the International Space Station in 2017 and 2018, via SpaceX and Quest for Space; ALCS' third history-making STEM experiment traveled to the ISS in fall 2019
Grades Offered
K-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
No
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
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Mild learning challenges
Year Founded
1981
1980
Students Body
Total Students
175 students
305 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
40%
73%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
60
Kindergarten Students
20
36
Grade 1 Students
20
40
Grade 2 Students
20
24
Grade 3 Students
20
24
Grade 4 Students
19
24
Grade 5 Students
19
25
Grade 6 Students
19
24
Grade 7 Students
19
24
Grade 8 Students
19
24
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
21 teachers
28 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
18%
70%
Average Class Size
20
18
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:8
1:11
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(School Uniform)
(School Uniform)
Formal
(School Uniforms)
(School Uniforms)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$18,000
$9,000
Tuition Notes
All inclusive tuition includes textbooks, workbooks, literature books, classroom supplies & materials, science/art/music materials, student activities including parties, school testing (ERB), assemblies with supplemental programs, outdoor education trips
Please see our website for a detailed list of tuition rates.
% on Financial Aid
12%
10%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$6,750
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Acceptance Rate
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85%
Admissions Director
Mrs. Lisa Filpi
Mrs. Olivia Cleland
Admissions Associate
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Ms. Laura Jedlick
Sports
Total Sports Offered
5
7
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
10
15
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Basketball SuperStars, Chess Club, Debate, Fine Art, Flag Football, French Reader's Theatre, Musical Theatre, Robot Building Workshop, Soccer Shots, Volleyball
Chosen Girls- Bible Study, Dance & Sacred Dance, Interscholastic Sports, Intramural Sports, Joyful Song Choir, Meet the Masters Art Program, Music Lessons, Spanish Explorers, STEM Program - Aerospace Engineering, STEM Program - International STEM Competition Teams, STEM Program - Robotic Applications, STEM Program - Software Engineering, Success through Chess, The Bridge - Bible Study for boys, Worship Band