Private elementary schools in Arizona (268)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Northwest Christian School	Phoenix	PreK-12	1,369	17.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Valley Christian Schools	Chandler	K-12	1,138	15.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Valley Christian High School	Chandler	K-12	1,114	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Ridgeline Academy	Anthem	K-12	1,039	15.7	Nonsectarian
Scottsdale Christian Academy	Phoenix	PreK-12	907	13.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Phoenix Country Day School	Paradise Valley	PreK-12	730	4.8	Nonsectarian
North Valley Christain Academy	Phoenix	PreK-12	641	16.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Phoenix Christian Preparatory School	Phoenix	PreK-12	606	14.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Gilbert Christian Schools - Greenfield Campus	Gilbert	PreK-8	567	13.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Dream City Christian School, Glendale	Glendale	PreK-12	561	12	Assembly of God
Desert Christian Schools Pk12	Tucson	PreK-12	523	18.2	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary School	Phoenix	PreK-8	507	18.8	Roman Catholic
Desert Christian School	Tucson	PreK-12	503	10.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Christ Lutheran School	Phoenix	PreK-8	500	15.9	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Trinity Christian School	Prescott	K-12	491	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Thomas the Apostle School	Phoenix	K-8	489	17	Roman Catholic
Lexington Life Academy	Mesa	K-12	488	8.4	Nonsectarian
Phoenix Christian Elementary	Phoenix	PreK-12	485	29.2	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Thomas Aquinas	Avondale	PreK-8	458	14.5	Roman Catholic
Yuma Lutheran School	Yuma	PreK-8	456	17.7	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School	Tempe	PreK-8	448	23.6	Roman Catholic
Ss Simon and Jude Cathedral School	Phoenix	PreK-8	424	19.3	Roman Catholic
Casas Christian School	Oro Valley	K-8	408	17.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Arizona Cultural Academy & College Prep	Phoenix	PreK-12	394	8.4	Islamic
St. John the Evangelist Catholic School	Tucson	K-8	392	16.3	Roman Catholic
St. John Vianney Catholic School	Goodyear	PreK-8	387	18.5	Roman Catholic
Flagstaff Christian School	Flagstaff	K-12	384	14	Christian (nondenominational)
St. John Bosco Catholic	Phoenix	PreK-8	375	19.7	Roman Catholic
The Gregory School	Tucson	5-12	367	7.9	Nonsectarian
St. Mary-Basha Catholic School	Chandler	PreK-8	366	11.9	Roman Catholic
St. Cyril Elementary School	Tucson	K-8	359	12.4	Roman Catholic
St. Gregory School	Phoenix	PreK-8	353	16	Roman Catholic
West Valley Christain School	Goodyear	PreK-8	351	15.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Saints Peter & Paul School	Tucson	K-8	344	16.9	Roman Catholic
Rancho Solano Private School-Greenway Campus	Scottsdale	PreK-5	342	10.6	Nonsectarian
International School of Arizona	Scottsdale	K-8	337	16	Nonsectarian
St. Theresa Catholic School	Phoenix	PreK-8	331	16.6	Roman Catholic
New Vistas Center for Education	Chandler	PreK-6	327	7.6	Nonsectarian
Aces-Peoria	Peoria	1-12	320	10.1	Nonsectarian
Victory Autism Academy	Goodyear	K-12	316	9	Nonsectarian

Other kinds of school in Arizona

What Arizona pays

AZ

Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account

About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures) We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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