Cajal Academy
under 1 mi Grades 2-12 11 students Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Private schools in Westport, CT
4 schools in Westport itself and 7 more within 6 miles.
Westport private schools at a glance
Westport has 4 private schools of its own, and 7 more are within 6 miles. They are Cajal Academy, Landmark Preschool, Pierrepont School and The Learning Community Day School. In Westport itself: 4 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 7 nearby, there are 11 in all: 2 Catholic and 9 nonsectarian; 11 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the American Montessori Society (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 96 students and 4 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
4 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Westport (4)
Schools that give Westport as their address come first, then the 7 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 Westport matches all of those.
Landmark Preschool
under 1 mi Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Pierrepont School
under 1 mi Grades K-12 114 students 2.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (7)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Westport.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 5-12 143 students 2.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Regina Pacis Academy
3 mi Grades PreK-8 96 students 8.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
The Southport School
4 mi Grades 2-8 123 students 3.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades K-9 198 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian All-boys
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 293 students 7.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Westport?
4 private schools give Westport as their address: Cajal Academy, Landmark Preschool, Pierrepont School and The Learning Community Day School. Counting nearby towns, we list 11: 4 in Westport and 7 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,034 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Westport is Pierrepont School with 114 students. The largest within 6 miles is St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School with 293 students.
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