Weimar Academy

Weimar Academy is a self-supporting Seventh-day Adventist boarding high school and is a part of Weimar Institute in Placer County, California. To fully equip dedicated Seventh-day Adventist young people, who love Christ, to be His end-time disciples, winning the world for Him.

Weimar Academy is located on 457 acres of wooded land in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of 2,250 feet. It is just off California’s Interstate 80, 45 miles northeast of Sacramento and about 45 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe. Both San Francisco (west) and Reno, Nevada (northeast) are approximately ninety miles from the school. Winters are mild (30/40-degrees Fahrenheit), with occasional snow and frequent rainfall. Daytime summer temperatures can rise above 100 degrees. Spring and fall are mild and sunny.

The ladies’ and men’s dormitories which house our students, have a large living room which provides a warm, home-like atmosphere for worships or visiting. Classes and chapel meetings are held in the Academy Center, located on the ground floor of the men’s dormitory building, as well as on the main Institute campus for music. The campus church, cafeteria and most student work assignments are located on the main campus as well.

Weimar Academy’s program, based on the principles of true education (as outlined in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy), provides a wholesome balance of spiritual, mental, and physical training. It seeks to meet God’s standards for true education, and operates under an approved status from the State of California. However, Weimar Academy has not chosen to seek regional accreditation. Weimar’s academic program (college preparatory or general) meets or exceeds the scholastic expectations of other accredited institutions in terms of curricular quality and verifiable evidence of student achievement (as shown on standardized test scores). Graduates are readily accepted by Christian or secular colleges and universities.