Foothills Christian Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades K-5 279 students
Private schools in Lakeside, CA
3 schools in Lakeside itself and 9 more within 6 miles.
Lakeside private schools at a glance
Lakeside has 3 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. They are Foothills Christian Elementary School, Learning Academy and Right to Dream Academy San Diego. In Lakeside itself: 1 nonsectarian and 2 not reported in the federal survey; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Of the 9 nearby: 2 Catholic, 4 other Christian, 2 nonsectarian and 1 not reported in the federal survey. The typical school has about 54 students and 13.2 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
13.2 students per teacher, typical
4 in a school association
Private schools in Lakeside (3)
Schools that give Lakeside as their address come first, then the 9 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 Lakeside matches all of those.
Learning Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-4 25 students 12.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 6-10 54 students
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Lakeside.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 124 students 13.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Pentecostal Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-8 24 students 12 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 542 students 16.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades K-6 249 students 16.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades K-8 140 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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- Christian schools in and around Lakeside (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Lakeside (10)
- Private middle schools in and around Lakeside (6)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Lakeside (8)
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How many private schools are there in Lakeside?
3 private schools give Lakeside as their address: Foothills Christian Elementary School, Learning Academy and Right to Dream Academy San Diego. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 3 in Lakeside and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,482 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Lakeside is Foothills Christian Elementary School with 279 students. The largest within 6 miles is Christian Elementary School-East Campus with 542 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.