Grades PreK-6 79 students 6.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Chesapeake, VA
28 in Chesapeake or within 12 miles; schools in Chesapeake itself count at any distance from downtown. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by each school’s grade span in the 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.
Grades PreK-4 59 students 8.4 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Presbyterian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-3 10 students 10 students per teacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Alternative Co-ed
Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 82 students 5.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-7 64 students 7.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood All-girls
Grades PreK-K Baptist Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Baptist Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 272 students 13 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-12 23 students 3.8 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 62% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-3 43 students 10.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-12 78 students 3.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 46 students 11.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 778 students 9.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 92% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 473 students 11.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Tinker Bell Daycare
10 mi Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 156 students 9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Kempsville Academy
11 mi Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grace River Academy
11 mi Grades K-2 12 students 3.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Baptist Early childhood Co-ed
Court Street Academy
11 mi Grades PreK-3 15 students 3.8 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Private schools
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What Virginia pays
Virginia Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Tax-credit scholarship
Up to the state share of per-pupil public school funding where you live The ceiling differs by school division. Students with disabilities at licensed special education schools can receive up to three times that share. In fiscal 2025, 5,336 scholarships were reported against $15.3 million in donor credits.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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