St. James School
under 1 mi Grades K-8 299 students 21.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Davis, CA
4 schools in Davis itself and 8 more within 12 miles.
Davis private schools at a glance
Davis has 4 private schools of its own, and 8 more are within 12 miles. They are St. James School, Peregrine School, Davis Waldorf School and Redbud Montessori. In Davis itself: 1 Catholic and 3 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 8 nearby, there are 12 in all: 3 Catholic, 3 other Christian, 5 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 12 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 138 students and 12 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
12 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Davis (4)
Schools that give Davis as their address come first, then the 8 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 Davis matches all of those.
Peregrine School
1 mi Grades PreK-6 62 students 4.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Davis Waldorf School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 171 students 9.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Redbud Montessori
3 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (8)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Davis.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 874 students 18.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 96 students 17.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 70 students 11.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades K-12 76 students 5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Montessori Co-ed 55% to 4-year college
Camellia Waldorf School
11 mi Grades PreK-8 150 students 12 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Bryte Christian Academy
12 mi Grades K-10 138 students 15.7 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Brookfield School
12 mi Grades PreK-8 164 students 10.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades K-1 Under 10 K-12 students Other religious Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Davis?
4 private schools give Davis as their address: St. James School, Peregrine School, Davis Waldorf School and Redbud Montessori. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 4 in Davis and 8 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,108 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Davis is St. James School with 299 students. The largest within 12 miles is Woodland Christian School with 874 students.
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