The questions families ask on the tour, answered before it

Transitional kindergarten through 8th grade, in four multi-grade classrooms: TK and K, grades 1 and 2, grades 3 to 5, and grades 6 to 8. A year-round preschool for ages two and a half to five shares the campus.

4670 Mt. Abernathy Avenue, San Diego, CA 92117, in the Clairemont neighborhood, on the campus of Reformation Lutheran Church just off Balboa Avenue.

8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Shepherd's Care, our before and after school program, is open from 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. and from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m.

Since 1970. Reformation Lutheran Church has operated the school for the whole of that time.

Yes. Reformation has been nationally accredited by WELSSA, the WELS School Accreditation body, since 2008. Its curriculum meets or exceeds the State of California's educational standards.

The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, a Lutheran church body with congregations and schools across the United States. Reformation Lutheran Church is a WELS congregation, and the school's teachers are WELS certified. What we believe explains more.

No. Families from many backgrounds enroll. We ask every family to support the school's Christian character, and every student takes part in daily devotions, weekly chapel, and religion class. Members of Reformation Lutheran Church receive a 15% tuition scholarship.

Each classroom begins with devotions, the whole school worships at a weekly chapel service, religion is a daily subject with Bible history and memory work in every grade, Pastor Werner teaches catechism in grades 7 and 8, and every other subject is taught in the light of God's Word.

A room where two or three grades share one teacher. Students do devotions, music, art, Spanish, PE, chapel, and much of science and social studies together, and split into grade-level groups for reading and math. The teacher keeps a child for two or three years. Full explanation here.

Small enough that the teacher knows every child in the first week and can differentiate instruction within the room. Ask Mrs. Rodrigues on your tour for the current numbers in the room your child would join.

Students in kindergarten through 8th grade take NWEA MAP Growth assessments in the fall, winter, and spring. The school publishes how its grade-level averages compare with national averages, and individual results are shared with parents.

Yes, from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Pre-algebra, Algebra I, and Geometry, depending on the student's level.

Cathedral Catholic, Santa Fe Christian, Christian Unified, Maranatha Christian, High Tech High, Scripps Ranch, University City, Clairemont, Madison, St. Augustine, and our affiliated California Lutheran Academy, among others. The full list.

Yes. The Raiders play girls volleyball, boys basketball, and girls basketball in a local independent school league, typically for grades 5 through 8, plus a track and field meet and a Soccer Day with affiliated schools. Student life.

$9,500 a year for TK through 8th grade in 2026-2027, billed monthly through FACTS. Every fee and scholarship is published here.

4% for paying the year in full by the first day of school (2% by credit card), 15% for each additional child enrolled, and 15% for members of Reformation Lutheran Church. The multi-student and member scholarships aren't combined. Need-based tuition assistance is available by application.

A $50 application fee and a $300 enrollment fee on acceptance ($350 after June 5 for the coming year).

$7.25 per hour, billed monthly for the hours used, with an electronic sign-in and sign-out.

Hot lunch is available on Mondays and Wednesdays for preschool through 8th grade, ordered online and billed through FACTS. On other days students bring lunch.

Yes. The dress code is in the school handbook, and a gently used uniform store on campus helps families get started.

Tour the campus and meet the Superintendent, pay the $50 application fee and complete the online application, meet the classroom teacher and Pastor Werner, and on acceptance pay the $300 enrollment fee. The full process.

Yes, when there's space in the classroom. Military families also receive prorated tuition and a reduced enrollment fee.

Pick a time online, call (858) 279-3311, or email principal@refsd.org. Tours happen on school days and take about an hour.

Yes. Reformation is a California Purple Star School, with midyear and remote enrollment, prorated tuition, a reduced enrollment fee, and a dedicated contact. Details.