Private Schools in San Francisco County, CA (86)

San Francisco County private schools at a glance

There are 86 private schools in San Francisco County. By affiliation: 26 Catholic, 11 other Christian, 42 nonsectarian, 7 of other faiths. 71 teach elementary grades and 21 teach high school; 5 are Montessori. 2 are all-girls and 2 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 34 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 18 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 96% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 165 students and 7.8 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
The Discovery Center School	Redwood City	3-10	6	4.3	Nonsectarian
Adda Clevenger School	San Francisco	K-8	143	4.5	Nonsectarian
Alta Vista School	San Francisco	K-8	323	6.3	Nonsectarian
Archbishop Riordan High School	San Francisco	9-12	1,143	14.9	Roman Catholic
Arise Educational Center	San Francisco	5-12	21	7	Nonsectarian
Bais Menachem Yeshiva Day School	San Francisco	K-8	57	3.6	Jewish
Brightworks	San Francisco	K-12	116	7.2	Nonsectarian
Casa Dei Bambini School	San Francisco	PreK-1	40	10	Nonsectarian
Cathedral School for Boys	San Francisco	K-8	256	6.2	Episcopal, all-boys
Children's Day School	San Francisco	PreK-8	394	5.7	Other religious
Chinese American International School	San Francisco	PreK-8	431	9	Nonsectarian
Chinese American Intl Middle School	San Francisco	6-8	122	8.7	Nonsectarian
Cielito Lindo Montessori School	San Francisco	PreK-K	2	not reported	Nonsectarian
Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart	San Francisco	K-12	1,198	10.3	Roman Catholic
Cornerstone Academy	San Francisco	K-8	363	18.1	Baptist
Cornerstone Academy-Cambridge Campus	San Francisco	4-8	184	16.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Dahlia School, the	San Francisco	PreK-K	1	not reported	Nonsectarian
De Marillac Academy	San Francisco	4-8	106	9.6	Roman Catholic
Donum Dei Classical Academy	San Francisco	K-8	66	7.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Ecole Notre Dame Des Victoires School	San Francisco	K-8	271	12.4	Roman Catholic
Edgewood Center for Children & Families	San Francisco	9-12	22	7.3	Nonsectarian
Eureka Learning Center	San Francisco	K-Transitional K	18	6.9	Nonsectarian
French American Intnl School Preschool	San Francisco	PreK-3	322	not reported	Nonsectarian
Fusion Academy San Francisco	San Francisco	6-12	33	2.7	Nonsectarian
Golden Bridges School	San Francisco	PreK-8	105	4.1	Nonsectarian
Hillwood Academic Day School	San Francisco	K-8	26	6.8	Nonsectarian
Holy Name Elementary School	San Francisco	PreK-8	364	19.6	Roman Catholic
Ica Cristo Rey Academy	San Francisco	9-12	270	14.2	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Jewish Community High School of the Bay	San Francisco	9-12	179	4.9	Jewish
Kahlon Family Services School	San Francisco	K-4	10	3	Nonsectarian
Katherine Delmar Burke School	San Francisco	K-8	401	8.3	Nonsectarian, all-girls
Katherine Michiels School	San Francisco	PreK-5	17	3.2	Nonsectarian
Kittredge School	San Francisco	K-8	60	4.6	Nonsectarian
KZV Armenian School	San Francisco	PreK-8	98	7.5	Other religious
La Scuola International School	San Francisco	PreK-8	233	7.7	Nonsectarian
La Scuola International School-Mission Campus	San Francisco	PreK-8	233	7.7	Nonsectarian
Live Oak School	San Francisco	K-8	415	6.1	Nonsectarian
Millennium School of San Francisco	San Francisco	6-8	104	7.8	Nonsectarian
Mission Dolores Academy	San Francisco	K-8	173	10.6	Roman Catholic
Mission Montessori	San Francisco	PreK-5	76	12.7	Nonsectarian
Montessori House of Children	San Francisco	Transitional K	30	3.8	Nonsectarian
Nativity HS	San Francisco	9	15	6.5	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of the Visitacion School	San Francisco	K-8	216	19.6	Roman Catholic
Presidio Hill School	San Francisco	K-8	210	6.5	Nonsectarian
Presidio Knolls School	San Francisco	PreK-8	269	5.5	Nonsectarian
Proof School	San Francisco	6-12	113	5.5	Nonsectarian
Red Bridge	San Francisco	K-5	40	5.5	Nonsectarian
Rise University Preparatory	San Francisco	9-12	72	8.2	Christian (nondenominational)
San Francisco Adventist School	San Francisco	K-8	10	5	Seventh-Day Adventist
San Francisco Christian School	San Francisco	PreK-12	264	15.6	Baptist
San Francisco City Academy	San Francisco	K-8	86	4.9	Christian (nondenominational)
San Francisco High School of the Arts	San Francisco	5-12	48	2.5	Nonsectarian
San Francisco Islamic School	San Francisco	K-8	72	9.5	Islamic
San Francisco Pacific Academy	San Francisco	K-8	56	4.6	Nonsectarian
San Francisco School	San Francisco	PreK-8	236	8.4	Nonsectarian
San Francisco Schoolhouse	San Francisco	K-8	115	7.6	Nonsectarian
San Francisco University High School	San Francisco	9-12	480	8.1	Nonsectarian
San Francisco Waldorf School	San Francisco	PreK-12	334	3.7	Nonsectarian
School of the Epiphany	San Francisco	K-8	158	19.8	Roman Catholic
St. Anne Elementary School	San Francisco	K-8	241	16.6	Roman Catholic
St. Anthony - Immaculate Conception School	San Francisco	K-8	164	18.2	Roman Catholic
St. Brendan School	San Francisco	K-8	277	19	Roman Catholic
St. Brigid School	San Francisco	PreK-8	71	6.7	Roman Catholic
St. Cecilia School	San Francisco	K-8	503	20.1	Roman Catholic
St. Finn Barr Catholic School	San Francisco	K-8	224	18.7	Roman Catholic
St. Gabriel Elementary School	San Francisco	PreK-8	511	17.7	Roman Catholic
St. Ignatius College Preparatory	San Francisco	6-12	1,585	12.4	Roman Catholic
St. James Catholic School	San Francisco	K-8	111	15.9	Roman Catholic
St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy	San Francisco	K-12	37	3.7	Other religious
St. John the Evangelist School	San Francisco	K-8	152	11.8	Roman Catholic
St. Pauls	San Francisco	K-8	165	14	Roman Catholic
St. Peter's School	San Francisco	K-8	178	17.1	Roman Catholic
St. Philip School	San Francisco	K-8	207	18.6	Roman Catholic
St. Stephen School	San Francisco	PreK-8	240	18.5	Roman Catholic
St. Vincent de Paul School	San Francisco	K-8	202	16.7	Roman Catholic
Sterne School	San Francisco	4-12	181	6.6	Nonsectarian
Stratford School	San Francisco	PreK-4	69	6	Nonsectarian
Stratford School San Francisco	San Francisco	6-8	115	7.8	Nonsectarian
Sts Peter & Paul School	San Francisco	K-8	168	13.1	Roman Catholic
Synergy School	San Francisco	PreK-8	189	9.2	Nonsectarian
The Bay School of San Francisco	San Francisco	9-12	447	7.3	Nonsectarian
The Brandeis School of San Francisco	San Francisco	K-8	360	6	Jewish
Town School for Boys	San Francisco	K-8	416	5.8	Nonsectarian, all-boys
Wen Jian Ying	San Francisco	10-12	6	3.8	Christian (nondenominational)
West Portal Lutheran School	San Francisco	K-8	330	14	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Zion Lutheran School	San Francisco	K-8	152	11.9	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

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