Private Schools in Orange County, CA (225)

Orange County private schools at a glance

There are 225 private schools in Orange County. By affiliation: 34 Catholic, 62 other Christian, 118 nonsectarian, 11 of other faiths. 208 teach elementary grades and 49 teach high school; 59 are Montessori. 1 is all-girls and 2 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 78 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 39 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 63% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 65 students and 9.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).

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.

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Aliso Viejo Christian School	Aliso Viejo	K-8	382	12.5	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
St. Mary's School	Aliso Viejo	PreK-8	763	14.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Acaciawood Preparatory Academy	Anaheim	1-12	127	6.9	Nonsectarian
Academy on the Hill	Anaheim	K	24	6.9	Nonsectarian
Anaheim Hills Montessori	Anaheim	PreK-2	23	7	Nonsectarian
Anaheim Magnolia Christian School	Anaheim	1-12	18	18	Christian (nondenominational)
E3 Academy	Anaheim	PreK-12	12	3.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Evergreen Christian School	Anaheim	1-12	49	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Fairmont Private School	Anaheim	PreK-12	2,391	10.6	Nonsectarian
Fairmont Private Schools Anaheim Hills	Anaheim	PreK-8	530	16.6	Nonsectarian
Guide Academy	Anaheim	PreK-9	29	5.7	Nonsectarian
Hephatha Lutheran School	Anaheim	PreK-8	212	15.1	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Independence Christian School	Anaheim	PreK-8	126	9.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Integrity Christian School	Anaheim	1-12	89	12.5	Pentecostal
Kids Adventure Learning Center	Anaheim	K	18	5.1	Nonsectarian
Minaret Academy	Anaheim	PreK-8	189	5.1	Islamic
Montessori Academy	Anaheim	PreK-Transitional K	4	4	Nonsectarian
Montessori House of Children	Anaheim	PreK-5	7	3.5	Nonsectarian
Montessori Learning Center	Anaheim	PreK-4	15	7.5	Nonsectarian
Prince of Peace Lutheran School	Anaheim	PreK-8	72	14.4	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Servite High School	Anaheim	9-12	731	16	Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. Catherine's Academy	Anaheim	K-8	140	7.4	Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. Justin Martyr Elementary School	Anaheim	K-8	237	16.9	Roman Catholic
The Islamic Education School	Anaheim	K-8	94	6.7	Islamic
The Montessori Academy of Anaheim	Anaheim	PreK-2	11	5.5	Nonsectarian
The Yellow Brick Preschool Child Care Center	Anaheim	PreK-K	1	not reported	Nonsectarian
Zion Lutheran School	Anaheim	K-8	97	11.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Christ Lutheran School	Brea	PreK-8	229	16.6	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Future Minds Montessori	Brea	PreK-K	1	not reported	Nonsectarian
St. Angela Merici Parish School	Brea	K-8	273	17.5	Roman Catholic
Bethel Baptist Academy	Buena Park	K-12	114	38	Baptist
Limai Montessori Academy - Buena Park	Buena Park	PreK-1	111	not reported	Nonsectarian
Rossier Park School	Buena Park	8-12	105	10.5	Nonsectarian
Speech & Language Development Center	Buena Park	K-12	147	9.8	Nonsectarian
St. Pius V Catholic School	Buena Park	K-8	265	21	Roman Catholic
Way Christian School	Buena Park	PreK-8	7	2.4	Baptist
Harbor Day School	Corona del Mar	K-8	414	8.3	Nonsectarian
Christian Montessori School-Costa Mesa	Costa Mesa	PreK-5	23	6.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Frontiers Academy	Costa Mesa	PreK-6	100	7.4	Nonsectarian
International Christian Montessori Academy	Costa Mesa	K-5	28	6.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Mariners Christian School	Costa Mesa	K-8	720	14.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Montessori Christian School	Costa Mesa	PreK-5	28	8	Christian (nondenominational)
Pacific Academy	Costa Mesa	PreK-6	78	5.9	Nonsectarian
Page Academy	Costa Mesa	K-8	42	4.8	Nonsectarian
St. Joachim Elementary School	Costa Mesa	K-8	244	15	Roman Catholic
St. John the Baptist Catholic School	Costa Mesa	K-8	505	17.1	Roman Catholic
The Waldorf School of Orange County	Costa Mesa	PreK-12	283	10.5	Nonsectarian
Cypress Montessori Academy	Cypress	PreK-1	16	16	Nonsectarian
Del Sol School	Cypress	1-12	30	6	Nonsectarian
Grace Christian School	Cypress	PreK-8	545	11.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Prodigy Montessori	Cypress	K-Transitional K	12	6	Nonsectarian
St. Irenaeus Parish School	Cypress	K-8	332	17.8	Roman Catholic
Monarch Bay Montessori Academy	Dana Point	PreK-6	41	10.5	Nonsectarian
St. Edward Parish School	Dana Point	PreK-8	717	15.3	Roman Catholic
St. Edward the Confessor Parish School	Dana Point	PreK-8	716	15.3	Roman Catholic
Fountain Valley Montessori Center	Fountain Valley	PreK-2	45	9	Nonsectarian
Slater Montessori Academy	Fountain Valley	PreK-2	6	6	Nonsectarian
Arborland Montessori-Hughes Campus	Fullerton	PreK-8	152	7.6	Nonsectarian
Eastside Christian Schools	Fullerton	PreK-12	90	5.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Glory Heights Christian Academy	Fullerton	5-12	6	6	Pentecostal
Ivycrest Montessori Private School - Chapman	Fullerton	K-6	95	8.6	Nonsectarian
Rosary Academy	Fullerton	9-12	464	12.9	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. Juliana Falconieri School	Fullerton	K-8	272	22.7	Roman Catholic
Stepping Stones Academy	Fullerton	K	21	21	Nonsectarian
Christ Cathedral Academy	Garden Grove	K-8	282	14.2	Roman Catholic
Crosby Elementary	Garden Grove	K-6	315	19.7	Nonsectarian
King of Kings Lutheran	Garden Grove	PreK-8	45	11.2	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Montessori Greenhouse School	Garden Grove	K-6	50	12.5	Nonsectarian
Olive Crest Academy	Garden Grove	Ungraded	109	10.9	Nonsectarian
Olive Crest Academy - North	Garden Grove	K-12	106	9.6	Nonsectarian
Orange Crescent School	Garden Grove	PreK-11	352	6.5	Islamic
Orangewood Academy	Garden Grove	K-12	207	8.6	Seventh-Day Adventist
Padre Pio Academy	Garden Grove	K-12	56	7	Roman Catholic
St. Columban School	Garden Grove	PreK-8	305	19.1	Roman Catholic
Village Bible Academy	Garden Grove	6-12	9	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Carden Conservatory	Huntington Beach	PreK-8	83	7.5	Nonsectarian
Davidson Learning Center	Huntington Beach	Ungraded	5	not reported	Nonsectarian
Fusion Academy-Huntington Beach	Huntington Beach	6-12	85	3.2	Nonsectarian
Grace Lutheran School & Preschool	Huntington Beach	PreK-8	262	11.9	Lutheran
Hebrew Academy	Huntington Beach	PreK-11	185	4.4	Jewish
Leport Schools - Huntington Beach	Huntington Beach	K-6	44	9	Nonsectarian
Liberty Christian School	Huntington Beach	K-12	242	11.2	Baptist
Montessori Child Development Center	Huntington Beach	PreK-5	38	9.5	Nonsectarian
My First Montessori	Huntington Beach	PreK-3	23	not reported	Nonsectarian
St. Bonaventure	Huntington Beach	K-8	535	19.7	Roman Catholic
Sts Simon & Jude Catholic School	Huntington Beach	K-8	344	13.8	Roman Catholic
The Pegasus School	Huntington Beach	PreK-8	559	9.9	Nonsectarian
Bethel Classical Academy	Irvine	K-7	41	6.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Blair Academy	Irvine	K-7	65	14.4	Nonsectarian
C4l Academy	Irvine	9-12	1,237	not reported	Nonsectarian
Chapman Montessori School	Irvine	PreK-K	6	2.1	Nonsectarian
Crean Lutheran High School	Irvine	9-12	1,092	15.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Expanding Montessori	Irvine	K	24	12	Nonsectarian
Fusion Academy Newport Beach	Irvine	6-12	50	3.8	Nonsectarian
Great Foundations Montessori	Irvine	PreK-K	24	not reported	Nonsectarian
Irvine Chinese Immersion School	Irvine	K-Transitional K	10	7.1	Nonsectarian
Irvine Montessori School	Irvine	PreK-Transitional K	62	not reported	Nonsectarian
Jenny Hart Early Education Center	Irvine	PreK-K	15	7.5	Presbyterian
Kindercare Learning Cener	Irvine	PreK-K	11	5.8	Nonsectarian
Leport Montessori Irvine Mandarin	Irvine	PreK-K	8	4	Nonsectarian
Leport Montessori Irvine Westpark	Irvine	PreK-K	10	not reported	Nonsectarian
Leport Montessori Irvine Woodbridge	Irvine	PreK-K	10	3.3	Nonsectarian
Leport Montessori School	Irvine	PreK-K	10	not reported	Nonsectarian
Leport School Spectrum South	Irvine	PreK-K	8	2	Nonsectarian
Mardan School	Irvine	1-12	62	6.3	Nonsectarian
Milestones Montessori of Irvine	Irvine	K-2	21	21	Nonsectarian
New Horizon Elementary School - Irvine	Irvine	K-8	417	11.2	Islamic
New Horizon School Irvine	Irvine	PreK-8	349	9.5	Islamic
Northwood Montessori of Irvine	Irvine	PreK-K	30	15	Nonsectarian
Pacific Academy	Irvine	K-12	223	8.5	Nonsectarian
Renascence School International	Irvine	K-11	96	5.8	Nonsectarian
Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs	Irvine	PreK-K	2	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Spectrum Montessori at Woodbury	Irvine	PreK-K	10	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Turtle Rock Preschool & Kindergarten	Irvine	PreK-K	27	13.5	Nonsectarian
TVT Community Day School	Irvine	PreK-12	805	9	Jewish
University Montessori School	Irvine	PreK-K	25	11.9	Nonsectarian
Village Montessori School of Irvine	Irvine	PreK-3	65	5.2	Nonsectarian
Westcliff Preparatory Academy	Irvine	8-12	9	9	Nonsectarian
Westpark Montessori School of Irvine	Irvine	PreK-Transitional K	23	11.5	Nonsectarian
Cleta Harder Developmental School	La Habra	6-12	23	7.7	Nonsectarian
L'heritage Francais	La Habra	PreK-6	38	5	Nonsectarian
Montessori of Ladera Ranch	Ladera Ranch	PreK-1	26	not reported	Nonsectarian
Pacific Preschool	Ladera Ranch	PreK-Transitional K	12	12	Nonsectarian
Anneliese School	Laguna Beach	PreK-6	263	11	Nonsectarian
Anneliese Schools	Laguna Beach	PreK-3	23	6.1	Nonsectarian
Anneliese's Schools	Laguna Beach	PreK-6	262	20.2	Nonsectarian
Montessori School of Laguna Beach	Laguna Beach	K	5	not reported	Nonsectarian
Guidepost Montessori at Alicia	Laguna Hills	PreK-K	13	6.5	Nonsectarian
New Vista School	Laguna Hills	7-12	62	4.4	Nonsectarian
Pathway School	Laguna Hills	3-8	39	4.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Armenta Learning Academy	Laguna Niguel	1-10	9	3.2	Nonsectarian
Kle Montessori	Laguna Niguel	PreK-K	6	not reported	Nonsectarian
Laguna Niguel Jr Academy	Laguna Niguel	K-8	34	11	Seventh-Day Adventist
Mission Lutheran School	Laguna Niguel	PreK-Transitional K	29	14.5	Lutheran
Ocean View NPS	Laguna Niguel	6-12	40	6.7	Nonsectarian
Pacific Preschool & Kindergarten	Laguna Niguel	PreK-Transitional K	15	15	Nonsectarian
The Geneva School	Laguna Woods	K-8	135	8.4	Calvinist
Abiding Savior Lutheran Church	Lake Forest	K-8	234	13	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Bella Montessori Schools	Lake Forest	PreK-K	9	6.4	Nonsectarian
Christian School, Heritage	Lake Forest	PreK-12	271	5.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Heritage Montessori School	Lake Forest	K-1	13	13	Nonsectarian
Lake Forest Montessori School	Lake Forest	PreK-K	9	3.8	Nonsectarian
Milestones Montessori of Lake Forest	Lake Forest	1	9	9	Nonsectarian
Montessori on the Lake	Lake Forest	K-8	103	8.2	Nonsectarian
Montessori Greenhouse Schools	Los Alamitos	PreK-Transitional K	7	not reported	Nonsectarian
Fusion Academy MV: Mission Viejo	Mission Viejo	7-12	43	not reported	Nonsectarian
Marguerite Christian Pre School	Mission Viejo	PreK-Transitional K	34	24.3	Church of Christ
Mission Montessori	Mission Viejo	PreK-Transitional K	36	18	Christian (nondenominational)
Mission Viejo Christian School	Mission Viejo	K-8	510	17.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Pillars Academy	Mission Viejo	PreK-Transitional K	15	7.5	Islamic

The other 75 private schools in Orange County

Sunflower Montessori, Mission Viejo
Village Montessori Center, Mission Viejo
Carden Hall, Newport Beach
Isea International, Newport Beach
Newport Christian School, Newport Beach
Our Lady Queen of Angels School, Newport Beach
Pacifica Christian High School, Orange County, Newport Beach
The Craig School, Newport Beach
Fairmont Private School, North Tustin Campus, North Tustin
The Prentice School, North Tustin
Adelphia Classical Christian Academy, Orange
Covenant Christian School, Orange
Holy Family Catholic School, Orange
International School of Orange County, Orange
La Purisima School, Orange
Little Scholars Academy of California, Orange
Oakridge Private School, Orange
Revive Covenant Preschool, Orange
Rossier Elementary School, Orange
Salem Lutheran School, Orange
Spirit Academy, Orange
St. Johns Lutheran School, Orange
St. Norbert Catholic School, Orange
St. Paul's Lutheran School, Orange
St. Joseph Elementary School, Placentia
RSM Christian School, Rancho Santa Margarita
Limai Montessori Academy, Rancho Santa Margarita
Montessori at the Park, Rancho Santa Margarita
Rancho Viejo Montessori School, Rancho Santa Margarita
St. Johns Episcopal School, Rancho Santa Margarita
St. Junipero Serra Catholic School, Rancho Santa Margarita
Montessori School of San Clemente, San Clemente
Our Lady of Fatima School, San Clemente
St. Michaels Christian Academy, San Clemente
Fairmont San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano
Jserra Catholic High School, San Juan Capistrano
Mission Basilica School, San Juan Capistrano
St. Margaret S Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano
Stoneybrooke Christian School, San Juan Capistrano
The Johnson Academy, San Juan Capistrano
Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School, Santa Ana
Bethel Baptist School, Santa Ana
Calvary Christian School, Santa Ana
Foothill Montessori School, Santa Ana
Irvine Hebrew Day School, Santa Ana
Kinderland Academy, Santa Ana
Love 2 Learn Preschool & Kindergarten, Santa Ana
Santa Clara Day Nursery, Santa Ana
South Coast Metro Children's Village, Santa Ana
St. Anne School, Santa Ana
St. Barbara School, Santa Ana
St. Joseph Elementary School, Santa Ana
Storybook Preschool, Santa Ana
Sunflower Perschool & Kindergarten., Santa Ana
The Open School, Santa Ana
Hillside Montessori School, Silverado
Bright Children Montessori Academy, Trabuco Canyon
Edgewood Preprimary Academy, Tustin
Grace Harbor School, Tustin
Red Hill Lutheran School, Tustin
Red Hill Montessori Preschool, Tustin
St. Cecilia School, Tustin
St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School, Tustin
Bethany Christian Academy, Westminster
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, Westminster
Covenant Christian Academy, Westminster
Little Light Preschool, Westminster
Oc Montessori Academy, Westminster
Pacific Coast Satellite Academy, Westminster
Amerimont Academy, Yorba Linda
Calvary Chapel Academy, Yorba Linda
Discovery Depot, Yorba Linda
Heritage Oak Private Education, Yorba Linda
Pine Tree Preschool Montessori, Yorba Linda
St. Francis of Assisi School, Yorba Linda

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