Arbor Schools
under 1 mi Grades PreK-5 44 students 4.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Private schools in Sammamish, WA
6 schools in Sammamish itself and 31 more within 6 miles.
Sammamish private schools at a glance
Sammamish has 6 private schools of its own, and 31 more are within 6 miles. In Sammamish itself: 6 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 4 are Montessori. Counting the 31 nearby, there are 37 in all: 3 Catholic, 2 other Christian, 30 nonsectarian and 2 of other faiths; 32 teach elementary grades and 8 teach high school; 12 are Montessori. 1 is all-girls; the rest are co-ed. 13 report membership in a school association, most often the American Montessori Society (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 6 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 83% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 44 students and 6.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
6.6 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Sammamish (6)
Schools that give Sammamish as their address come first, then the 31 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 Sammamish matches all of those.
Eastside Montessori Education Family
under 1 mi Grades PreK-5 54 students 2.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Pacific Learning Academy
under 1 mi Grades 6-12 37 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Sammamish Childrens School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
TLC Montessori
2 mi Grades PreK-1 12 students 5.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (31)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Sammamish.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades 1-12 44 students 2.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-2 71 students 16.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 149 students 9.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Dartmoor School
3 mi Grades 3-12 78 students 4.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-10 282 students 14.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 79 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Pikake School
4 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Medina Academy
4 mi Grades PreK-8 229 students 11.2 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 77 students 5.2 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 45 students 7.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-7 165 students 6.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-12 275 students 7.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 83% to 4-year college
Open Window School
5 mi Grades K-8 359 students 10.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Sammamish
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Children's Academy | $30,450 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Sammamish?
6 private schools give Sammamish as their address: Arbor Schools, Eastside Montessori Education Family, Pacific Learning Academy, Sammamish Childrens School, Aster Montessori School and TLC Montessori. Counting nearby towns, we list 37: 6 in Sammamish and 31 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 3,568 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Sammamish is Eastside Montessori Education Family with 54 students. The largest within 6 miles is Bellevue Children's Academy with 541 students.
Does Washington pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Washington program pays private school tuition. The state constitution bars public money for religious instruction and keeps public schools free of sectarian control, and Washington has no individual income tax, so there is no tuition tax break.