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under 1 mi Grades K-2 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Co-ed
Private schools in Walnut, CA
8 schools in Walnut itself and 28 more within 6 miles.
Walnut private schools at a glance
Walnut has 8 private schools of its own, and 28 more are within 6 miles. In Walnut itself: 3 other Christian and 5 nonsectarian; 8 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 28 nearby, there are 36 in all: 7 Catholic, 12 other Christian, 16 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 32 teach elementary grades and 10 teach high school; 5 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 8 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 7 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 75% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 73 students and 7.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
7 Catholic
7.6 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Walnut (8)
Schools that give Walnut as their address come first, then the 28 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 Walnut matches all of those.
Kid Junction
under 1 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
River of Joy School
1 mi Grades 1-10 38 students 7.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades K-6 73 students 8.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Alternative Co-ed
Allais School
2 mi Grades 4-9 25 students 7.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades K-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-5 94 students 7.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 81 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (28)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Walnut.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-8 49 students 12.2 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 83 students 8.1 students per teacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 192 students 16 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
South Hills Academy
3 mi Grades PreK-12 223 students 5.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Quba Islamic School
3 mi Grades K-11 89 students 7.5 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Sacred Heart School
3 mi Grades K-8 270 students 22.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Elite Open School
4 mi Grades 4-12 434 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 88% to 4-year college
St. Martha School
4 mi Grades K-8 195 students 17.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 379 students 16.5 students per teacher Church of Christ Co-ed
Grades 9-12 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades K-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 243 students 19.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Deway School
5 mi Grades 9-12 10 students Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
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Private school tuition near Walnut
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Foothill Christian School | $11,644 to $12,033 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Walnut?
8 private schools give Walnut as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 36: 8 in Walnut and 28 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 4,482 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Walnut is Tzu Chi Elementary School with 94 students. The largest within 6 miles is Foothill Christian School with 491 students.
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