Valley View Adventist Junior Academy
under 1 mi Grades K-8 55 students 9.8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Private schools in Arroyo Grande, CA
3 schools in Arroyo Grande itself and 5 more within 12 miles.
Arroyo Grande private schools at a glance
Arroyo Grande has 3 private schools of its own, and 5 more are within 12 miles. They are Valley View Adventist Junior Academy, Arroyo Grande Montessori School and St. Patricks Catholic School. In Arroyo Grande itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Of the 5 nearby: 2 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 247 students and 11.6 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
11.6 students per teacher, typical
5 in a school association
Private schools in Arroyo Grande (3)
Schools that give Arroyo Grande as their address come first, then the 5 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
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.
No school in Arroyo Grande matches all of those.
Arroyo Grande Montessori School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
St. Patricks Catholic School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 247 students 19.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (5)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Arroyo Grande.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades K-12 409 students 14.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 58 students 11.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades 9-12 330 students 11.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 88% to 4-year college
Old Mission School
12 mi Grades K-8 294 students 13.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Arroyo Grande?
3 private schools give Arroyo Grande as their address: Valley View Adventist Junior Academy, Arroyo Grande Montessori School and St. Patricks Catholic School. Counting nearby towns, we list 8: 3 in Arroyo Grande and 5 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,416 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Arroyo Grande is St. Patricks Catholic School with 247 students. The largest within 12 miles is Coastal Christian School with 409 students.
Does California pay for private school?
No California program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. Families rely on a school’s own financial aid and on privately funded scholarships.