Private Schools

Private Schools in Irvine, California

14 private schools in Irvine, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,594 students: 5 other religious and 9 nonsectarian. 7 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

Median students per teacher

9.3

Private schools in Irvine, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
C4L AcademyCareer and technical	9–12	1,237	75.9	Nonsectarian
Crean Lutheran High School	9–12	1,092	15.3	Lutheran
TVT Community Day School	PK–12	805	9	Jewish
New Horizon Elementary School - Irvine	K–8	417	11.2	Islamic
New Horizon School Irvine	PK–8	349	9.5	Islamic
Pacific Academy	K–12	223	8.5	Nonsectarian
Renascence School InternationalSpecial program	K–11	96	5.8	Nonsectarian
Blair AcademyAlternative	K–7	65	14.4	Nonsectarian
Village Montessori School of IrvineMontessori	PK–3	65	5.2	Nonsectarian
Irvine Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–TK	62	62	Nonsectarian
Mardan SchoolSpecial education	1–12	62	6.3	Nonsectarian
Fusion Academy Newport Beach	6–12	50	3.8	Nonsectarian
Bethel Classical Academy	K–7	41	6.4	Christian
Northwood Montessori of IrvineMontessori	PK–K	30	15	Nonsectarian

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 Irvine, California?

14 private schools in Irvine, 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 Irvine, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, C4L Academy in Irvine is the largest, with 1,237 students in grades 9–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Irvine, California has 9.3 students per teacher and 81 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.