Lakewood Catholic Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-8 470 students 17.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools with kindergarten in Lakewood, OH
25 in Lakewood or within 6 miles. 23 are on the state’s EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list. Private schools that teach kindergarten, going by each school’s grade span in the 2023-24 federal survey (or, for schools new since then, the state’s official list).
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.
St. Mark School
1 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 407 students 17 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-8 259 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 205 students 14.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades K-8 221 students 16.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-K Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Early childhood Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 174 students 11.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades K-8 56 students 8.9 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades K-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 231 students 7.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 226 students 12.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 379 students 15 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-8 388 students 16.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-8
Al Ihsan School
4 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades K-12 267 students 8.9 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 113 students 9.6 students per teacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades K-8
St. Rocco School
5 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-8 106 students 10.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 333 students 14.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 170 students 13.1 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades PreK-8 129 students 9.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Lakewood Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades K-8 25 students 6.6 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 25 private schools with kindergarten in Lakewood or within 6 miles
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Catholic Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 470 | <1 |
| St. Mark School ✓ | PreK-8 | 407 | 1 |
| Our Lady of Angels School ✓ | PreK-8 | 259 | 2 |
| St. Christopher School ✓ | PreK-8 | 205 | 2 |
| St. Ignatius of Antioch Elementary School ✓ | K-8 | 221 | 3 |
| St. Thomas Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-K | 3 | 3 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel ✓ | PreK-8 | 174 | 3 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran School ✓ | K-8 | 56 | 3 |
| Icon Preparatory School Cleveland ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 3 |
| Birchwood School of Hawken ✓ | PreK-8 | 231 | 4 |
| Ruffing Montessori School ✓ | PreK-8 | 226 | 4 |
| St. Angela Merici Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 379 | 4 |
| Metro Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 388 | 4 |
| Urban Community School ✓ | PreK-8 | not reported | 4 |
| Al Ihsan School ✓ | K-12 | 267 | 4 |
| Messiah Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 113 | 4 |
| Westside Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | not reported | 4 |
| The Garden Christian Academy ✓ | K-8 | not reported | 5 |
| St. Rocco School ✓ | PreK-8 | 106 | 5 |
| St. Bernadette Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 333 | 5 |
| Luther Memorial School ✓ | PreK-8 | 170 | 6 |
| Mary Queen of Peace School ✓ | PreK-8 | not reported | 6 |
| St. Brendan Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 129 | 6 |
| Lakewood Lutheran School | K-8 | 25 | <1 |
| Heritage Christian School | PreK-12 | 279 | 4 |
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What Ohio pays
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship
$6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12 Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.
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