Heartland Christian
1 mi Grades PreK-12 155 students 10.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Alternative Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Spring Valley, CA
3 schools in Spring Valley itself and 18 more within 6 miles.
Spring Valley private schools at a glance
Spring Valley has 3 private schools of its own, and 18 more are within 6 miles. They are Heartland Christian, Santa Sophia Academy and Trinity Christian School. In Spring Valley itself: 1 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 3 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Of the 18 nearby: 4 Catholic, 6 other Christian and 8 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 141 students and 11.7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
5 Catholic
11.7 students per teacher, typical
10 in a school association
10% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Spring Valley (3)
Schools that give Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley matches all of those.
Santa Sophia Academy
1 mi Grades K-8 218 students 18.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 188 students 15.8 students per teacher Presbyterian Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (18)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Spring Valley.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 8-12 16 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades 9-12 1,035 students Nonsectarian Career/technical Co-ed 10% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 213 students 17.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 186 students 8.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 194 students 15.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-8 141 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-8 49 students 16.3 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades 9-12 262 students 11.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 40% to 4-year college
Grades K-6 204 students 16.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades K-8 305 students Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 6-8 70 students 11.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-Transitional K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 38 students 2.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-8 24 students 12 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
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- Christian schools in and around Spring Valley (8)
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- Private high schools in and around Spring Valley (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Spring Valley (17)
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- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Spring Valley (16)
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How many private schools are there in Spring Valley?
3 private schools give Spring Valley as their address: Heartland Christian, Santa Sophia Academy and Trinity Christian School. Counting nearby towns, we list 21: 3 in Spring Valley and 18 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 3,343 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Spring Valley is Santa Sophia Academy with 218 students. The largest within 6 miles is Brookshire International Academy with 1,035 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.