Private Schools

Private Schools in Bakersfield, California

13 private schools in Bakersfield, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,393 students: 4 Catholic, 8 other religious and 1 nonsectarian. 4 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

203

Median students per teacher

14.6

Private schools in Bakersfield, California

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bakersfield Christian High School	9–12	656	19.4	Christian
Garces Memorial High School	9–12	529	14.1	Catholic
St John's Lutheran School	K–8	455	17.8	Lutheran
St Francis Parish School	K–8	340	17	Catholic
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School	PK–8	317	14.9	Catholic
Olive Knolls Christian School	K–8	300	15.9	Church of the Nazarene
Our Lady of Guadalupe School	PK–8	203	14.6	Catholic
Heritage Christian Schools	PK–8	191	14.7	Mennonite
Country Christian School	K–8	178	12.9	Christian
Lifehouse Christian Academy	PK–9	72	12	Christian
Agapeland Christian Academy	PK–5	62	12.4	Christian
Valley Montessori AcademyMontessori	PK–3	48	9.6	Nonsectarian
Christ Centered Church Bakersfield/Gideon Academy	K–12	42	8.8	Other religious

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
CAASPP practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in California give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in California.
Colleges in California, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Bakersfield, California?

13 private schools in Bakersfield, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Bakersfield, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, Bakersfield Christian High School in Bakersfield is the largest, with 656 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Bakersfield, California?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Bakersfield, California has 14.6 students per teacher and 203 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.