Private Schools

Private Schools in Chula Vista, California

10 private schools in Chula Vista, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,191 students: 4 Catholic, 4 other religious and 2 nonsectarian. 4 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

283

Median students per teacher

13.8

Private schools in Chula Vista, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Mater Dei Catholic High School	K–12	1,659	16	Catholic
Mater Dei Catholic H.S.	9–12	1,146	16.6	Catholic
Calvary Christian Academy	PK–8	358	16.3	Christian
Victory Christian Academy	K–12	316	13.6	Lutheran
St Rose of Lima School	PK–8	315	19.7	Catholic
St Pius X School	PK–8	250	14	Catholic
Montessori American SchoolMontessori	PK–TK	39	6.5	Nonsectarian
Kinderland MontessoriMontessori	PK–5	38	2.2	Nonsectarian
Eastlake Community Church PreschoolEarly childhood	K–TK	35	6.5	Christian
South Bay Christian Academy	K–12	35	6.4	Pentecostal

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 Chula Vista, California?

10 private schools in Chula Vista, 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 Chula Vista, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista is the largest, with 1,659 students in grades K–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Chula Vista, California?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Chula Vista, California has 13.8 students per teacher and 283 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.