Take A Break
under 1 mi Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Private schools in Lafayette, CO
3 schools in Lafayette itself and 10 more within 6 miles.
Lafayette private schools at a glance
Lafayette has 3 private schools of its own, and 10 more are within 6 miles. They are Take A Break, Autana Montessori School and Adventure Montessori Learning Center. In Lafayette itself: 3 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. Counting the 10 nearby, there are 13 in all: 2 Catholic, 4 other Christian and 7 nonsectarian; 12 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 21 students and 7 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
7 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Lafayette (3)
Schools that give Lafayette as their address come first, then the 10 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 Lafayette matches all of those.
Autana Montessori School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades 1-3 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (10)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Lafayette.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Treehouse Learning
2 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 93 students 7.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 6-12 29 students 3.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-8 105 students 9.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
Vista Ridge Academy
5 mi Grades PreK-8 83 students 10.4 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades 4-12 16 students 4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 66% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 350 students 15.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-7 21 students 5.4 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Lafayette?
3 private schools give Lafayette as their address: Take A Break, Autana Montessori School and Adventure Montessori Learning Center. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 3 in Lafayette and 10 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 795 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Lafayette is Autana Montessori School with 42 students. The largest within 6 miles is Nativity Faith & Reason with 350 students.
Does Colorado pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Colorado state program pays private school tuition, and there is no state tuition tax credit or deduction.