Private Schools
Private Schools in Houston, Texas
123 private schools in Houston, Texas with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 35,678 students: 30 Catholic, 52 other religious and 41 nonsectarian. 52 schools go through high school grades.
Schools listed
123
Go through high school
52
Median enrollment
180
Median students per teacher
8.7
Private schools in Houston, Texas
Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.
| School | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village School | PK–12 | 1,565 | 10.5 | Nonsectarian |
| The Village School | K–12 | 1,548 | 6 | Nonsectarian |
| St Johns School | K–12 | 1,423 | 9.3 | Nonsectarian |
| The Kinkaid School - Head of School Office | PK–12 | 1,421 | 8.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Strake Jesuit College Prep SchoolBoys | 9–12 | 1,390 | 10 | Catholic |
| Second Baptist School | PK–12 | 1,100 | 10.1 | Baptist |
| St Agnes Academy College PreparatoryGirls | 9–12 | 934 | 12.7 | Catholic |
| Cypress Christian School | K–12 | 830 | 12.3 | Christian |
| St Francis Episcopal School | PK–12 | 805 | 11.7 | Episcopal |
| River Oaks Baptist School | PK–8 | 799 | 11.6 | Baptist |
| Duchesne Academy of the Sacred HeartGirls | PK–12 | 713 | 8.1 | Catholic |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | PK–8 | 632 | 11.3 | Greek Orthodox |
| The Emery/Weiner Center for Jewish Education | 6–12 | 604 | 8.7 | Jewish |
| The Emery/Weiner School | 6–12 | 601 | 9.9 | Jewish |
| Presbyterian School | PK–8 | 567 | 7.8 | Christian |
| St Thomas Episcopal School | PK–12 | 563 | 10.8 | Episcopal |
| St Pius X High School | 9–12 | 558 | 14 | Catholic |
| Houston Christian High School | 9–12 | 507 | 10 | Christian |
| Japanese Educational InstituteAlternative | K–12 | 497 | 110.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit College Prep School of Houston | 9–12 | 472 | 11.8 | Catholic |
| St Vincent de Paul Catholic School | PK–8 | 470 | 16.3 | Catholic |
| The Saint Constantine School | PK–12 | 458 | 11.2 | Other religious |
| Village Middle School | 5–8 | 454 | 11.1 | Nonsectarian |
| St Michael Catholic School - Houston | PK–8 | 426 | 11.2 | Catholic |
| Northland Christian School PK-12 | PK–12 | 421 | 8.3 | Christian |
| St Anne Catholic School | PK–8 | 419 | 16.8 | Catholic |
| Al Hadi School | PK–12 | 414 | 4.3 | Islamic |
| Christ the Redeemer Catholic School | PK–8 | 413 | 16.3 | Catholic |
| Iman Academy Southwest | PK–12 | 396 | 13.2 | Islamic |
| Iman Academy Southwest | PK–12 | 396 | 13.2 | Islamic |
| Grace School, Houston | PK–8 | 368 | 6.3 | Presbyterian |
| St Mark's Episcopal School | PK–8 | 367 | 8.3 | Episcopal |
| Grace School | PK–8 | 360 | 9.3 | Presbyterian |
| St Rose of Lima Catholic School | PK–8 | 353 | 10.6 | Catholic |
| Katy Islamic Academy/Ihouston Quran Academy | PK–12 | 328 | 12.1 | Islamic |
| Houston Quran Academy | K–12 | 326 | 10.3 | Islamic |
| Yeshiva Torat Emet | PK–8 | 316 | 10.5 | Jewish |
| St Theresa Catholic School | PK–8 | 311 | 10.7 | Catholic |
| Westbury Christian School | PK–12 | 299 | 8 | Church of Christ |
| First Baptist Academy | PK–8 | 273 | 7.6 | Baptist |
| The Briarwood SchoolSpecial education | 1–11 | 272 | 2.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Our Savior Lutheran School | PK–8 | 264 | 14 | Lutheran |
| The Regis School of the Sacred HeartBoys | PK–8 | 257 | 7.6 | Catholic |
| Dar Ul Arqam School North | PK–12 | 252 | 10.9 | Islamic |
| Incarnate Word AcademyGirls | 9–12 | 248 | 8.3 | Catholic |
| St Thomas More Parish School | PK–8 | 247 | 12.6 | Catholic |
| St Thomas More Parish School | PK–8 | 247 | 12.6 | Catholic |
| Smaller Scholars MontessoriMontessori | PK–6 | 232 | 4.6 | Nonsectarian |
| St Ambrose School | PK–8 | 231 | 6.6 | Catholic |
| Excel High School Texas Digital Learning School | 6–12 | 230 | 46 | Nonsectarian |
| School of the WoodsMontessori | PK–12 | 223 | 4.5 | Nonsectarian |
| The Imani School | PK–8 | 219 | 9.2 | Christian |
| Yellowstone Academy | PK–5 | 215 | 8.6 | Christian |
| St Catherine's MontessoriMontessori | PK–12 | 210 | 14.4 | Catholic |
| St Francis de Sales School | PK–8 | 208 | 6.9 | Catholic |
| Assumption Catholic School | PK–8 | 207 | 12.5 | Catholic |
| Assumption Catholic School | PK–8 | 206 | 13.2 | Catholic |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe School | PK–8 | 195 | 15.9 | Catholic |
| Texas Christian School | PK–12 | 195 | 18.4 | Christian |
| The Shlenker School | PK–5 | 191 | 8.7 | Jewish |
| Grace Christian Academy | PK–12 | 181 | 10.6 | Christian |
| St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic SchoolSpecial program | PK–8 | 180 | 13.8 | Catholic |
| Grace Christian Academy | K–12 | 177 | 9.8 | Christian |
| Beth Yeshurun Day School | PK–5 | 172 | 9.1 | Jewish |
| Van Houston Academy | K–12 | 171 | 9.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Memorial Lutheran School | PK–12 | 170 | 8.7 | Lutheran |
| The Banff School | PK–12 | 169 | 8.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Genesis Christian School | PK–12 | 167 | 9.4 | Christian |
| The Joy SchoolSpecial education | K–8 | 159 | 3.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Ilm AcademyMontessori | PK–8 | 155 | 6 | Islamic |
| Holy Ghost Catholic School | PK–8 | 153 | 12.8 | Catholic |
| St Christopher Catholic School | PK–8 | 151 | 11.6 | Catholic |
| Marian High School (Nti Career Institute) | 9–12 | 150 | 15 | Nonsectarian |
| Institute for Girls Education, Dba Magnolia SchoolGirls, Special program | 1–8 | 137 | 4.8 | Nonsectarian |
| Kardia Christian Academy | K–7 | 131 | 8.6 | Presbyterian |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School | PK–8 | 130 | 8.2 | Catholic |
| Epiphany Lutheran School | PK–8 | 129 | 10.9 | Lutheran |
| St Jerome Catholic School | PK–8 | 125 | 8.9 | Catholic |
| Xavier Educational Academy | 3–12 | 123 | 5.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Harbor Christian Academy | PK–7 | 122 | 6.3 | Christian |
| The Kipling School | K–8 | 120 | 7.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Xavier Educational Academy | 5–12 | 119 | 4.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Lycee International de HoustonSpecial program | PK–12 | 116 | 6.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Knowledge-First Empowerment Academy | 6–12 | 115 | 13.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Torah Day School | PK–8 | 114 | 8 | Jewish |
| The Branch School | PK–8 | 112 | 23.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Lutheran High North | 6–12 | 103 | 8.2 | Lutheran |
| St Clare of Assisi Catholic School | PK–8 | 101 | 7.2 | Catholic |
| St Augustine Catholic School | PK–8 | 100 | 8.4 | Catholic |
| Yorkshire Academy | K–5 | 98 | 9 | Nonsectarian |
| San Francisco Nativity Academy | PK–5 | 96 | 13.7 | Christian |
| Westview SchoolSpecial education | PK–8 | 96 | 4.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Westside Montessori SchoolMontessori | PK–8 | 94 | 7.3 | Nonsectarian |
| St Mary of the Purification Catholic School | PK–5 | 90 | 7.9 | Catholic |
| Hijaz AcademySpecial program | PK–5 | 89 | 7 | Islamic |
| St Stephen's Episcopal SchoolMontessori | PK–8 | 85 | 3.4 | Episcopal |
| The Parish SchoolSpecial education | PK | 81 | 8.1 | Nonsectarian |
| BKM Katy Tamil SchoolSpecial program | K–8 | 80 | 6.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Holy Spirit Episcopal School - Houston | PK–8 | 77 | 4.7 | Episcopal |
| The Gateway AcademySpecial education | 6–12 | 76 | 3.2 | Nonsectarian |
| Resurrection Catholic School | PK–8 | 74 | 6.5 | Catholic |
| M.P.J. Academy of ExcellenceAlternative | 9–12 | 72 | 36 | Nonsectarian |
| The Tenney School | 6–12 | 69 | 5.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Yellow School-MdpcEarly childhood | PK–K | 62 | 31 | Presbyterian |
| Abiding Word Lutheran School | PK–8 | 61 | 6.8 | Lutheran |
| D.A.V. Montessori SchoolMontessori | PK–5 | 59 | 8.1 | Other religious |
| Northwood Montessori SchoolMontessori | K | 51 | 5.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Bay Area Montessori HouseMontessori | PK–8 | 46 | 11.5 | Christian |
| Montessori Learning InstituteMontessori | PK–8 | 45 | 7.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Fusion Academy HS1: Houston GalleriaAlternative | 7–12 | 43 | 1.8 | Nonsectarian |
| Archway AcademyAlternative | 9–12 | 42 | 6 | Nonsectarian |
| River Oaks AcademySpecial education | 3–12 | 38 | 3.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Brookhollow Christian AcademyEarly childhood | PK–K | 37 | 9.3 | Baptist |
| Cy Fair Montessori SchoolMontessori | PK–K | 35 | 8.8 | Nonsectarian |
| The Harris SchoolSpecial education | 1–6 | 33 | 5.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Torah Girls Academy of TexasGirls | 9–12 | 33 | 2.4 | Jewish |
| Eternity Christian School | PK–7 | 32 | 7 | Assembly of God |
| Institute of Chinese CultureSpecial program | PK–K | 32 | 4.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Rainard SchoolSpecial program | PK–8 | 32 | 3.4 | Nonsectarian |
| The School for Young ChildrenSpecial education | K | 32 | 5.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Central Christian Academy | PK–12 | 30 | 6 | Christian |
| Creative CornerEarly childhood | PK–T1 | 30 | 18.8 | Nonsectarian |
| Grand Oak AcademySpecial education | Ungraded | 30 | 6 | Nonsectarian |
Getting in, and keeping up
- Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
- STAAR practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Texas give.
- Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Texas.
- Colleges in Texas, for families already looking ahead.
Frequently asked questions
How many private schools are in Houston, Texas?
123 private schools in Houston, Texas 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 Houston, Texas?
Among schools that answered the survey, The Village School in Houston is the largest, with 1,565 students in grades PK–12.
How big are classes at private schools in Houston, Texas?
The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Houston, Texas has 8.7 students per teacher and 180 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.
