The Pegasus School
Address
19692 Lexington Lane Huntington Beach , California 92646 United States
Coordinates	33°40′37″N 117°56′50″W / 33.67680793774496°N 117.94731043513734°W / 33.67680793774496; -117.94731043513734
Information
School type	Private-Independent Day School
Motto	Where Bright Minds Soar
Established	1984
Founder	Laura Hathaway
Status	Open
Head of school	Jason Lopez
Grades	Pre-K-Grade 8
Gender	Co-Ed
Enrollment	565
Average class size	20
Student to teacher ratio	1:11
Language	English
Campus size	14 acres (57,000 m2)
Color(s)
Mascot	Pegasus
Team name	Thunder
Accreditation	The California Association of Independent Schools
Publication	Pegasus Magazine
Communities served	Suburban
Affiliations	National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
Website	thepegasusschool.org

The Pegasus School is a co-ed, non-profit, non-sectarian, private day school on a 14-acre (5.7 ha) campus in Huntington Beach, California.

History

In 1984, Laura Hathaway founded The Pegasus School.^{[citation needed]}

The school purchased its current facility in 1995 and then began work to refurbish classrooms and expand buildings. The Palley Complex which serves fourth and fifth graders was added in 1997 and the Hathaway Activities Center was built in 2000 to provide a home for performance, art, and student athletics.^{[citation needed]}

Laura Hathaway was the first head of school. John Zurn was appointed the second head of The Pegasus School in February 2010. Jason Lopez joined the Pegasus community in July 2014 as the third head of school and still is currently.^{[citation needed]}

Average class size

Pre-Kindergarten:16 students in a classroom with two teachers

Kindergarten: 18 students in a classroom with a teacher and associate teacher

First through Fifth grades: 20 students per classroom with a teacher and teaching assistant

Sixth through Eighth Grades: 16-18 students in a classroom with a teacher and teaching assistant.^{[citation needed]}

Recognitions

The Pegasus School is a nationally recognized blue ribbon school^[1]

Environmental aspects

The school is an energy star pledge participant.^[2]