Grades 1-12166 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed83% to 4-year college
Private schools in Paradise Valley, AZ
4 schools in Paradise Valley itself and 30 more within 6 miles. ESA pays about $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures).
Order: nearest first. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Paradise Valley (4)
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Grades K-498 students12.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-346 students6.1 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
Grades PreK-12730 students4.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (30)
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Grades K-639 students19.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades KRoman CatholicEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades 1-1282 students2.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Gateway Academy
3 miGrades 6-12107 students5.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades K-734 students16.2 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades K-8293 students7.5 students per teacherJewishSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades 1-8116 students5.4 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
Grades PreK-8500 students15.9 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Grades K-896 students14.8 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Grades 9-12131 students11 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12907 students13.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8292 students9.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-12292 students12.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed93% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8293 students8.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8331 students16.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 6-12202 students16 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed70% to 4-year college
Grades K-8337 students16 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Grades PreK-5342 students10.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades K-8489 students17 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-439 students7.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
New Way Academy
5 miGrades 2-12254 students7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed21% to 4-year college
Grades 9-1246 students3.4 students per teacherJewishAll-boys0% to 4-year college
Aldea Montessori
6 miGrades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Paradise Valley private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- The Jones-Gordon School, 1.5 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Phoenix (16) and Scottsdale (14)
- Students
- about 6,262 in all; the typical school has 202
- Smallest and largest
- Acton Academy Phoenix, 34 students; Scottsdale Christian Academy, 907 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 typical, 2.2 to 19.5 across 30 schools
- Programs
- 6 Montessori, 4 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 11, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 83% of graduates at the typical high school (10 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 174, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Paradise Valley
- Catholic5
- Christian, not Catholic8
- Jewish3
- Nonsectarian18
In Paradise ValleyWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)17
- Elementary (K to 5)30
- Middle (6 to 8)19
- High school (9 to 12)10
- K to 12, one school3
In Paradise ValleyWithin 6 mi
- Under 505
- 50 to 1496
- 150 to 2997
- 300 to 5995
- 600 or more2
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Tuition for 8 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Paradise Valley
Lowest$12,075Middle$21,445Highest$33,000
- Kindergarten to grade 5
- $21,445 middle, $12,075 to $33,000 (8 schools)
- Grades 6 to 8
- $20,540 middle, $12,075 to $36,700 (7 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School | $12,075 | 2026-27 |
| St. Teresa Catholic School | $15,180 to $15,600 | 2026-27 |
| St. Theresa Catholic School | $15,180 to $15,600 | 2026-27 |
| International School of Arizona | $20,540 | 2026-27 |
| Rancho Solano Private School-Greenway Campus | $22,350 | 2026-27 |
| Pardes Jewish Day School | $23,725 to $24,725 | 2026-27 |
| Phoenix Country Day School | $32,900 to $37,300 | 2026-27 |
| New Way Academy | $33,000 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Arizona, by city and grade.
What Arizona pays
- Program
- Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- Also
- 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.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Paradise Valley (8)
- Catholic schools in and around Paradise Valley (5)
- Montessori schools in and around Paradise Valley (6)
- Special education schools in and around Paradise Valley (4)
- Private high schools in and around Paradise Valley (10)
- Private elementary schools in and around Paradise Valley (30)
- Private middle schools in and around Paradise Valley (19)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Paradise Valley (26)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Paradise Valley (17)
- Jewish schools in and around Paradise Valley (3)
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