Private Schools

Private Schools in Long Beach, California

20 private schools in Long Beach, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,482 students: 8 Catholic, 8 other religious and 4 nonsectarian. 5 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

148

Median students per teacher

14.4

Private schools in Long Beach, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St Anthony High School	9–12	431	17.6	Catholic
Lakewood Christian Schools	PK–8	369	14.8	Baptist
St Cyprian Elementary School	K–8	309	22.9	Catholic
St Barnabas Parish School	PK–8	276	10.9	Catholic
St Cornelius Elementary	PK–8	273	20.1	Catholic
Bethany Baptist Elementary	PK–8	229	13.8	Baptist
Bethany Lutheran School	K–8	186	13	Lutheran
Westerly School of Long Beach	K–8	177	13.6	Nonsectarian
St Anthony Parish School	K–8	167	16.5	Catholic
St Lucy School	K–8	156	19.5	Catholic
Our Lady of Refuge School	PK–8	140	14	Catholic
Pacific Baptist School	PK–12	129	8.4	Baptist
Maple Village Waldorf SchoolSpecial program	PK–8	125	10.5	Nonsectarian
Los Altos Grace School	PK–4	117	15.4	Christian
First Baptist Church School	K–12	101	9.7	Baptist
St Athanasius Elementary School	K–8	97	15.9	Catholic
Gethsemane Baptist Christian School	PK–12	72	6.8	Baptist
Oakwood Academy	PK–5	51	16.5	Other religious
Huntington Academy	PK–5	46	8.7	Nonsectarian
Beach Cities Learning Long Beach	6–12	31	31	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 Long Beach, California?

20 private schools in Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, St Anthony High School in Long Beach is the largest, with 431 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Long Beach, California?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Long Beach, California has 14.4 students per teacher and 148 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.