St. Mel School
1 mi Grades PreK-8 319 students 20.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Fair Oaks, CA
4 schools in Fair Oaks itself and 18 more within 6 miles.
Fair Oaks private schools at a glance
Fair Oaks has 4 private schools of its own, and 18 more are within 6 miles. They are St. Mel School, Summit Christian School, Country Hill Montessori and Lotus Child Montessori. In Fair Oaks itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. Of the 18 nearby: 2 Catholic, 7 other Christian and 9 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 103 students and 11.6 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
11.6 students per teacher, typical
6 in a school association
50% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Fair Oaks (4)
Schools that give Fair Oaks as their address come first, then the 18 more within 6 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 Fair Oaks matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 150 students 11.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-1 28 students 17.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (18)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Fair Oaks.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades K-8 80 students 13.6 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Almondale Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-8 19 students 6.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades K-8 103 students 13 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades 1-8 94 students 12.9 students per teacher Pentecostal Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-8 170 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 233 students 16.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 359 students 12.4 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 83% to 4-year college
Grades K-5 114 students 11.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-12 235 students 11.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
El Rancho School
5 mi Grades PreK-2 22 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 260 students 11.3 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 45% to 4-year college
Merryhill School
6 mi Grades PreK-6 93 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 240 students 13.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 192 students 10.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Fair Oaks
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Adventist Academy | $9,570 to $13,950 | 2026-27 |
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- Christian schools in and around Fair Oaks (8)
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- Montessori schools in and around Fair Oaks (3)
- Private high schools in and around Fair Oaks (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Fair Oaks (22)
- Private middle schools in and around Fair Oaks (14)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Fair Oaks (17)
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How many private schools are there in Fair Oaks?
4 private schools give Fair Oaks as their address: St. Mel School, Summit Christian School, Country Hill Montessori and Lotus Child Montessori. Counting nearby towns, we list 22: 4 in Fair Oaks and 18 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,749 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Fair Oaks is St. Mel School with 319 students. The largest within 6 miles is Sacramento Adventist Academy with 359 students.
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