Tara Redwood School
3 mi Grades PreK-5 70 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Private schools with pre-K in Aptos, CA
5 in Aptos or within 12 miles. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Holy Cross School
8 mi Grades PreK-8 179 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 373 students 13.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Mount Madonna School
9 mi Grades PreK-12 150 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 88% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 148 students 7.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
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