Carrollwood Day School
Estimated acceptance rate: 68%
This school does not participate in state scholarship programs.
Key Facts
Last verified: 4/9/2026Tuition & Scholarship Calculator
Learning Support
This school offers programs for students with learning differences. They accept McKay/Gardiner scholarships designed for students with special needs.
Programs
About
Carrollwood Day School (CDS) is a PK3-12 coeducational independent school founded in 1982 on the Bearss Avenue Campus (1515 W. Bearss Avenue) in north Tampa. CDS was the first school in Florida — and the sixth in the United States — authorized to offer the full International Baccalaureate continuum: PYP (preschool-Grade 5), MYP (Grades 6-10), and DP (Grades 11-12). Every student takes a foreign language beginning in kindergarten, with Spanish and French offered school-wide. The school is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) and authorized by the IB Organization, with four dedicated college counseling associates supporting students K-12 and need-blind admissions.
Admission
- Test Required
- SSAT required for Grades 6-11 (SSAT school code 2137); existing standardized test scores required for Grades 1-5.
- Interview
- Required
- Essay
- Not required
- Recommendation Letters
- 2
- Deadline
- Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
- Rolling Admissions
- No
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- School admissions pageData from: 2025-26 · Collected: 4/6/2026
- PrivateSchoolReviewData from: 2025-26 · Collected: 4/6/2026
- AE Competition (The Elite Tracker)Data from: 4/9/2026 · Collected: 4/9/2026
- Deep enrich iter6Data from: 2025-26 · Collected: 5/27/2026