Rolando · SDUSD magnet · same named driver

The Language Academy car service — school runs by a named driver

Morning drop, afternoon pickup, practices and late nights — one licensed driver your family knows, a text to you at pickup and drop, and a flat price agreed up front and held for the school year.

Call (858) 522-0264 Text for a quote

Direct answer: The Language Academy families who can’t make every drop-off can book a licensed private car with the same named driver for the school year. Uber and Lyft have no teen-account option in San Diego (Uber’s teen rides run only in Los Angeles and San Francisco; Lyft Teen is not offered here), so a student riding alone needs a charter carrier. EGT (TCP #0046494-A) quotes your exact route flat, holds the rate for the year, and texts you at pickup and drop. Standing weekday seats are limited and run on a waiting list.

Who we drive to The Language Academy

The Language Academy, 4961 64th Street, San Diego, CA 92115, in the Rolando / College area. A San Diego Unified K–8 magnet school with Spanish-immersion and French-immersion programs; families enroll from across the district, which is why so many need a cross-town morning. Families we serve here usually ride in from La Mesa, Kensington, Talmadge, North Park, Mission Hills, Point Loma, Clairemont and Scripps Ranch. On our rate map the campus sits in Zone 1.

Bell schedule: The school's bell-schedule page lists the school day starting at 8:50 AM for TK–8th grade, dismissal at 3:20 PM for TK and kindergarten and 3:35 PM for 1st–8th grade, and minimum days ending at 12:30 PM (TK/K) and 12:45 PM (1st–8th). District magnet busing has limits; a standing seat covers the days and the hours a bus does not.

What families book	How it runs
Morning drop, Monday–Friday	Fixed pickup time at home, same driver, text on arrival at school
Afternoon or after-practice pickup	Set time, or a text window when practice runs late
Two days a week, or alternating weeks	Built around a work schedule or a two-home calendar
Games, rehearsals, tutoring, airport runs for school trips	Added to the same account, quoted flat in advance

Why parents choose a named driver over a rideshare

No teen rideshare in San Diego. Uber’s 13–17 teen accounts run only in Los Angeles and San Francisco and Lyft Teen is not offered here, so a solo rider under 18 is outside both platforms’ terms and they are not a school-run option.
One driver, not a rotating pool. Standing routes run with the same driver whenever the schedule allows.
You stay in the loop. A text at pickup and at drop, every run.
Licensed, insured charter carrier. CPUC TCP #0046494-A, commercial insurance, quiet all-electric cars.
Flat and predictable. Quoted once for the route, held for the school year — no surge on rainy mornings.

We ask only for what the route needs: days, times and your neighborhood. Anything about your student is shared on your terms, once you sign up.

How school runs are priced

Your per-run rate is quoted by the owner for your exact route and held for the school year. One run = one pickup to one drop, up to about 10 miles. Each additional stop adds $35. Waiting beyond 10 minutes adds $1 per minute. Pickups after 8 PM add $15. A single, non-weekly ride is quoted separately from a weekly rotation.

Item	Price
One run — one pickup to one drop, up to about 10 miles	Your per-run rate (quoted, held for the school year)
Each additional stop (a second school in the same run, a second home, a practice field)	+ $35 per stop
Waiting beyond 10 minutes (a bell wait, a late practice)	+ $1 per minute
Pickup after 8 PM	+ $15

Seats and the waiting list: Standing weekday seats are limited and run on a waiting list. Your per-run rate is quoted when your seat opens and is held for the school year; rates step up as seats fill, so earlier families keep lower rates. Hold your seat early for The Language Academy.

Call or text (858) 522-0264 with the addresses, days and bell times and the owner quotes your route, usually the same day.

Questions The Language Academy parents ask

Can my teen take an Uber or Lyft to The Language Academy?

No. In San Diego, Uber and Lyft have no teen-account option (Uber's 13-17 teen rides run only in Los Angeles and San Francisco; Lyft Teen is not offered here), so an unaccompanied rider under 18 is outside both platforms' terms and drivers cancel. EGT is a licensed charter carrier (TCP #0046494-A) and runs school routes with a parent as the account holder and one named driver.

How much is a car service to The Language Academy?

School routes are owner-quoted for your exact route and held for the school year, never metered. The Language Academy sits in Zone 1 of our rate map. One run is one pickup to one drop (up to about 10 miles); each additional stop adds $35, waiting beyond 10 minutes adds $1 per minute, and pickups after 8 PM add $15.

Is there a waiting list for a standing school-run seat?

Yes. Standing weekday seats are limited and run on a waiting list. Your per-run rate is quoted when your seat opens and is held for the school year; rates step up as seats fill, so earlier families keep lower rates.

Do we get the same driver every day?

Yes. Standing school routes are run by the same named driver whenever the schedule allows, and the parent gets a text at pickup and at drop-off.

What time do you pick up for The Language Academy?

The school's bell-schedule page lists the school day starting at 8:50 AM for TK–8th grade, dismissal at 3:20 PM for TK and kindergarten and 3:35 PM for 1st–8th grade, and minimum days ending at 12:30 PM (TK/K) and 12:45 PM (1st–8th). We set your home pickup time to land before the bell with a margin for traffic, and we confirm the current bell schedule with you at sign-up, since schools change it.

Can you cover practices, games and late pickups too?

Yes. Activity runs, late pickups after practice or rehearsal, and airport runs for school trips can sit on the same account, quoted flat in advance.

Get a The Language Academy school-run quote

Tell us the days, times and your neighborhood. The owner quotes your route, usually the same day.