Apple Tree Montessori
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-235 students7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Private schools in Southwest Ranches, FL
5 schools in Southwest Ranches itself and 17 more within 6 miles. 21 of them are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Florida’s FES and FTC scholarships average about $8,000, set by county and grade.
Order: schools on the official FES / FTC list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Southwest Ranches (5)
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✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-121,785 students25.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed95% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8544 students19.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades K-898 students8.3 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (17)
No matching schools.
Divine Academy
2 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 4-1276 students4.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8113 students11.4 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8369 students8.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12121 students12.1 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed75% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8394 students12.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8265 students14.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-548 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-7155 students8.4 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO)Grades PreK-569 students11.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 6-12Under 10 K-12 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8613 students13.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12103 students17.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12623 studentsIslamicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8456 students14.3 students per teacherDisciples of ChristCo-ed
Tag Academy
5 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Ungraded20 students5 students per teacherJewishAlternativeAll-boys
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12212 students16.4 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Southwest Ranches private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Apple Tree Montessori, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Cooper City (5), Davie (4), Pembroke Pines (4) and Weston (2)
- Students
- about 6,103 in all; the typical school has 155
- Smallest and largest
- Tag Academy, 20 students; Archbishop McCarthy High School, 1,785 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.1 typical, 4.8 to 25.2 across 17 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori, 1 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-boys
- Association members
- 8, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 95% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 86, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Southwest Ranches
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic7
- Jewish2
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian5
- Not in federal survey5
In Southwest RanchesWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)11
- Elementary (K to 5)17
- Middle (6 to 8)15
- High school (9 to 12)7
- K to 12, one school4
In Southwest RanchesWithin 6 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 1496
- 150 to 2993
- 300 to 5994
- 600 or more3
- Southwest Ranches area95%
- All of Florida87%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools, list read October 8, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, official page, read October 8, 2026.
- Tuition for 5 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Southwest Ranches
Lowest$10,500Middle$13,010Highest$17,500
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Potential Christian Academy | $10,500 to $13,300 | 2026-27 |
| Archbishop McCarthy High School | $12,699 | 2026-27 |
| Montessori Academy | $13,010 to $13,510 | 2026-27 |
| Parkway Christian School | $13,505 to $14,535 | 2026-27 |
| Montessori Institute of Broward | $17,500 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Florida, by city and grade.
What Florida pays
- Program
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, education savings account
- Award
- About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
- Also
- For 2026-27 the table runs from $7,463 (grades 9-12, lowest county) to $12,217 (grades K-3, Monroe County). Students with disabilities average about $10,000 under FES-UA.
Lowest$10,500Middle$13,010Highest$17,500
FES / FTC award $7,701 to $8,494Award covers the listed priceListed price is higher
The award covers the full listed price at 0 of 5 schools with a verified 2026-27 price.
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026: the lowest listed grade band, fees not included. Award from Step Up For Students, 2026-27 scholarship amounts by district (FTC and FES-EO), read October 9, 2026. The award depends on the student's county of residence. We use the row for the school's own county: the grades K to 3 amount for the elementary price, grades 4 to 8 for a middle school price and grades 9 to 12 for the high school price.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Southwest Ranches (7)
- Catholic schools in and around Southwest Ranches (3)
- Montessori schools in and around Southwest Ranches (3)
- Private high schools in and around Southwest Ranches (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Southwest Ranches (17)
- Private middle schools in and around Southwest Ranches (15)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Southwest Ranches (16)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Southwest Ranches (11)
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