San Diego Academy Information

San Diego Academy is a private coeducational K-12 School in the Seventh-day Adventist school system. As set forth in its constitution and bylaws, San Diego Academy is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of pastors and elected lay people of the constituent Seventh-day Adventist Churches, parents, and alumni. The school operates under the auspices of the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Office of Education. Our school had its beginnings in 1899 when W.M. Healey, pastor of the Adventist church, rented a store at 17th and K streets. Seventeen students began their Christian education with Robert Sanders and his wife serving as the only teachers. The school functioned as an elementary school and then a junior academy until 1930, when it because a full 12-grade school. After a series of moves, the school was located adjacent to Paradise Valley Hospital in 1947. Construction on the new sight, just east of the old one, began in 2002. The new facility was completed and classes began in the 2800 E. 4th Street facility in August of 2005. San Diego Academy continues to provides Christian education for K-12 young people in the greater San Diego Metropolitan area. The Board of Trustees is comprised of constituent members, who represent their local churches, and faithfully support San Diego Academy by giving tithes of approximately 10.5% of their yearly income. Churches encourage each child in their churches to attend. Some churches give additional assistance to qualifying families to make it financially possible for their students to attend.