Ventura Montessori School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-1 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Private schools in Ventura, CA
8 schools in Ventura itself and 2 more within 6 miles.
Ventura private schools at a glance
Ventura has 8 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 6 miles. In Ventura itself: 4 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 7 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 156 students and 14.8 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
14.8 students per teacher, typical
6 in a school association
60% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Ventura (8)
Schools that give Ventura as their address come first, then the 2 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 Ventura matches all of those.
Ventura County Christian School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 156 students 14.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Our Lady of the Assumption School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 254 students 19.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Bonaventure High School
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 373 students 16.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 60% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 204 students 21.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades K-8 110 students 14.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 1-12 33 students 6.2 students per teacher Pentecostal Alternative Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 172 students 16.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Ventura.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades K-8 86 students 14.8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Early childhood Co-ed
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- Christian schools in and around Ventura (5)
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- Private high schools in and around Ventura (3)
- Private elementary schools in and around Ventura (9)
- Private middle schools in and around Ventura (7)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Ventura (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Ventura (4)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Ventura?
8 private schools give Ventura as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 10: 8 in Ventura and 2 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,404 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Ventura is St. Bonaventure High School with 373 students.
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