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La Mesa Arts Academy currently serves 5th-8th graders. For the 2025 – 2026 school year, we will serve 6th – 8th graders. 

It is the goal of LMAAC to provide students with an innovative arts program where they perform in visual arts, dance, music, and theater using an interdisciplinary curriculum that develops creative talents in order to attain measurable artistic and academic excellence, while also creating opportunities that will support our underlying principle of character and leadership!

School Announcements:

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2025 – 2026 School Year

For the 2025 - 2026 school year, we will have grades 6-8. This will be the home school for our residents in grades 6-8. You can check your address here. You may also apply for a transfer if this is not your home school. The transfer window will be from December 2, 2024, to February 17, 2025.

If you live within the La Mesa Spring Valley School District but not in the LMAAC boundaries, you will need to complete an intradistrict transfer request here.

If you live outside the La Mesa Spring Valley School District, you will need to complete an interdistrict transfer request here. This form will need to be signed off by your home school district FIRST and then submitted to the LMSV school district office or by email at transfers@lmsvschools.org. For more information regarding transfers, please see our district website here under Transfers & Open Enrollment.

If this is your home school and are not currently attending in our district, you will need to enroll your student here beginning February 1, 2025. If you are waiting on a transfer approval, please do not enroll until your transfer has been approved.

No school tours are currently being scheduled.

Districtwide Announcements:

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Now Accepting Transfers

The open enrollment window for the 2025-26 school year is open! We are now accepting transfer applications and new enrollments for all schools. All applications received during the open enrollment window (December 2, 2024 to February 17, 2025) will be eligible for first consideration of placement based on the priorities specified in LMSV board policy. 

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Why You'll Love La Mesa Arts Academy

  • Underlying principle in all instruction will be an emphasis on character and leadership
  • Offer our students a rigorous and meaningful academic program infused with the arts, featuring a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, standards-based arts curriculum that promotes character, community involvement and leadership skills
  • A specialist teaches every child in core academic, elective and physical education classes
  • Students receive foundational coursework in the arts that serves as a prerequisite for future conservatory studies
  • Open to students throughout the LMSV attendance area as well as those from outlying communities in greater San Diego County

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Tickets for School Performances

Tickets for all school performances are sold on the La Mesa Arts Foundation website

Parents of performers please note: tickets sell out very quickly. We strongly recommend that you purchase tickets as soon as they go on sale!

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