Our Saviors Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades K-9 Under 10 K-12 students Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Private schools in Ridgecrest, CA
5 schools in Ridgecrest itself.
Ridgecrest private schools at a glance
Ridgecrest has 5 private schools of its own. In Ridgecrest itself: 1 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 33 students and 8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Ridgecrest (5)
Schools that give Ridgecrest as their address come first. Closest schools first. 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 Ridgecrest matches all of those.
Ridgecrest Adventist Elementary
under 1 mi Grades K-7 16 students 8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
St. Ann School
1 mi Grades K-8 115 students 11.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 1-12 142 students 12.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-1 33 students 2.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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Paying for private school in California
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Ridgecrest?
5 private schools give Ridgecrest as their address: Our Saviors Lutheran School, Ridgecrest Adventist Elementary, St. Ann School, Immanuel Christian School and Heritage Montessori Elementary School. Together they enrolled about 314 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Ridgecrest is Immanuel Christian School with 142 students.
Does California pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. 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.