Private Schools

Private Schools in Chesapeake, Virginia

12 private schools in Chesapeake, Virginia with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,038 students: 10 other religious and 2 nonsectarian. 4 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Chesapeake, Virginia

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Atlantic Shores Christian School	PK–12	778	9.5	Christian
Stonebridge School	PK–12	459	12	Christian
Mt Pleasant Christian School	PK–8	272	13	Mennonite
Great Hope Baptist School	PK–12	82	5.6	Baptist
Chesapeake Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–6	79	6.3	Nonsectarian
Veritas Collegiate Academy	K–12	78	3.8	Christian
Great Bridge Christian Academy	PK–7	64	7.6	Baptist
Cedar Road Christian Academy	PK–4	59	8.4	Assembly of God
Tidewater Adventist Academy	PK–8	46	11.5	Seventh-Day Adventist
Montessori Academy of VirginiaMontessori	PK–3	43	10.8	Nonsectarian
Aldersgate New Creation Umc Kinder PrepEarly childhood	PK–1	41	6.9	Methodist
Great Bridge Presbyterian PreschoolEarly childhood	PK–TK	37	15.4	Presbyterian

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Chesapeake, Virginia?

12 private schools in Chesapeake, Virginia 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 Chesapeake, Virginia?

Among schools that answered the survey, Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake is the largest, with 778 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Chesapeake, Virginia?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Chesapeake, Virginia has 9 students per teacher and 71 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.