Christopher Academy
1 mi Grades PreK-5 133 students 8.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Private schools with pre-K in Portsmouth, VA
45 in Portsmouth or within 12 miles. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.
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-11 145 students 13.1 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Toras Chaim
1 mi Grades PreK-7 56 students 4.7 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 156 students 9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
West Ghent School
3 mi Grades PreK-1 12 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Tinker Bell Daycare
3 mi Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-1 41 students 6.9 students per teacher Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
The Williams School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 155 students 6.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Presbyterian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 473 students 11.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Court Street Academy
3 mi Grades PreK-3 15 students 3.8 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 86 students 4.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 373 students 11.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 122 students 15.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades PreK-3 37 students 12.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 207 students 7.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 688 students 8.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 503 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
Stonebridge School
6 mi Grades PreK-12 459 students 12 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood All-girls
Grades PreK-K Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Early childhood Co-ed
St. Matthew's School
8 mi Grades PreK-8 421 students 11.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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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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