Private Schools
Private Schools in Los Angeles, California
124 private schools in Los Angeles, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 31,073 students: 50 Catholic, 44 other religious and 30 nonsectarian. 41 schools go through high school grades.
Schools listed
124
Go through high school
41
Median enrollment
179
Median students per teacher
10.2
Private schools in Los Angeles, California
Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.
| School | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard-Westlake | 7–12 | 1,617 | 8.1 | Episcopal |
| Bridge AcademyAlternative | PK–12 | 1,302 | 10.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Brentwood School | K–12 | 1,227 | 10.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School | K–12 | 865 | 9.6 | Christian |
| Wildwood School K-12 | K–12 | 768 | 8.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Milken Community Middle School | 6–12 | 763 | 5.7 | Jewish |
| Milken Community School | 6–12 | 763 | 7.7 | Jewish |
| Immaculate Heart Middle and High SchoolGirls | 6–12 | 674 | 12.1 | Catholic |
| Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles | PK–12 | 651 | 6 | Nonsectarian |
| Cathedral High SchoolBoys | 9–12 | 645 | 18.9 | Catholic |
| Windward School | 7–12 | 625 | 5.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Geffen Academy at Ucla | 6–12 | 598 | 8.8 | Nonsectarian |
| Marlborough SchoolGirls | 7–12 | 559 | 6.7 | Nonsectarian |
| St Paul the Apostle | K–8 | 535 | 15.8 | Catholic |
| Westside Neighborhood School | PK–8 | 516 | 8.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Gindi Maimonides Academy | PK–8 | 496 | 5.2 | Jewish |
| Yeshiva Rav Isacosohn Girls' SchoolGirls | K–8 | 445 | 20.3 | Jewish |
| Mirman SchoolSpecial program | K–8 | 417 | 5.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Cheder MenachemBoys | K–8 | 394 | 11.5 | Jewish |
| Bishop Mora SalesianBoys | 9–12 | 391 | 21.3 | Catholic |
| Bais Chaya MushkaGirls | K–8 | 365 | 12.8 | Jewish |
| Marymount High School Los AngelesGirls | 9–12 | 344 | 9.3 | Catholic |
| Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy | PK–8 | 344 | 7.4 | Jewish |
| Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High SchoolGirls | 9–12 | 342 | 13 | Catholic |
| Pilgrim School | PK–12 | 342 | 6 | Nonsectarian |
| John Thomas Dye School | K–6 | 338 | 6.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Ohr Eliyahu Academy | PK–8 | 317 | 2.9 | Jewish |
| Wildwood School | K–5 | 313 | 7.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Everyday Ibaadah LLC; Everyday Ibaadah Academy | PK–11 | 306 | 32.6 | Islamic |
| St Brendan Catholic School | K–8 | 303 | 19.1 | Catholic |
| Verbum Dei Jesuit High SchoolBoys | 9–12 | 302 | 11.8 | Catholic |
| St James Episcopal School | PK–6 | 301 | 6.8 | Episcopal |
| St Anastasia Catholic Elementary School | K–8 | 298 | 16.5 | Catholic |
| St Michaels School | K–8 | 290 | 25 | Catholic |
| Brawerman West Elementary of Wilshire BLVD Temple | K–6 | 283 | 4.7 | Other religious |
| Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana | K–8 | 282 | 10.5 | Jewish |
| Notre Dame Academy Elementary School | PK–8 | 275 | 13.2 | Catholic |
| St Odilia School | K–8 | 272 | 27.2 | Catholic |
| Wise School | PK–6 | 271 | 4.5 | Jewish |
| Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn / Torath EmBoys | K–5 | 258 | 21.5 | Jewish |
| St Eugene School | PK–8 | 256 | 25.6 | Catholic |
| St Raphael Elementary School | K–8 | 254 | 23.1 | Catholic |
| St Vincent School | K–8 | 253 | 23 | Catholic |
| Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Yulu BoysBoys, Special program | 9–12 | 244 | 7.4 | Jewish |
| Mother of Sorrows School | PK–8 | 241 | 21.3 | Catholic |
| Notre Dame Academy Girls High SchoolGirls | 9–12 | 237 | 10.8 | Catholic |
| St Thomas the Apostle Elementary School | K–8 | 235 | 21.4 | Catholic |
| Shalhevet High School | 9–12 | 234 | 5.5 | Jewish |
| St Frances X Cabrini School | K–8 | 233 | 23.3 | Catholic |
| Frederick KC Price III School | K–12 | 229 | 12.1 | Christian |
| Yula Girls High SchoolGirls | 9–12 | 222 | 6.7 | Jewish |
| Sacred Heart Elementary School | PK–8 | 221 | 20.1 | Catholic |
| Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana | K–8 | 221 | 7.9 | Jewish |
| St Dominic Elementary | PK–8 | 219 | 18.1 | Catholic |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic School | K–8 | 215 | 21.5 | Catholic |
| St Aloysius Gonzaga School | PK–8 | 206 | 20.6 | Catholic |
| Hollywood Schoolhouse | PK–6 | 198 | 8.7 | Nonsectarian |
| St Timothy School | PK–8 | 198 | 14.7 | Catholic |
| San Miguel Catholic School | K–8 | 191 | 19.1 | Catholic |
| Los Angeles Cheder / Bais Tzivia | PK–10 | 188 | 3.5 | Jewish |
| St Bernard Elementary School | K–8 | 186 | 16.8 | Catholic |
| Briskin Elementary School | K–6 | 181 | 5.6 | Jewish |
| Resurrection School | K–8 | 177 | 14.8 | Catholic |
| The School of Los Angeles | 6–12 | 176 | 7.1 | Episcopal |
| St Columbkille Elementary School | K–8 | 170 | 21.3 | Catholic |
| Cathedral Chapel School | K–8 | 160 | 14.7 | Catholic |
| Christ the King School | K–8 | 159 | 13.5 | Catholic |
| Spivak Hebrew Academy | PK–7 | 159 | 12.6 | Jewish |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School | K–8 | 158 | 15.8 | Catholic |
| New Covnant Academy | K–12 | 158 | 7.7 | Christian |
| St Cecilia Catholic School | PK–8 | 154 | 19.3 | Catholic |
| Immaculate Conception School | PK–8 | 153 | 17 | Catholic |
| St Martin of Tours Elementary School | K–8 | 148 | 8.9 | Catholic |
| St Jerome School | PK–8 | 146 | 12.2 | Catholic |
| Westchester Lutheran Elementary School | PK–8 | 143 | 10.3 | Lutheran |
| Holy Spirit Elementary SchoolSpecial program | PK–8 | 139 | 12.6 | Catholic |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | K–8 | 132 | 13.2 | Catholic |
| School of Santa Isabel | K–8 | 132 | 18.9 | Catholic |
| Westland SchoolAlternative | K–6 | 132 | 6.9 | Nonsectarian |
| St Paul Elementary School | K–8 | 125 | 12.1 | Catholic |
| Transfiguration School | PK–8 | 125 | 12.5 | Catholic |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Los AngelesBoys | 9–12 | 124 | 7.1 | Jewish |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe School - la | K–8 | 120 | 19.7 | Catholic |
| Los Angeles Adventist Academy | PK–8 | 118 | 9.8 | Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn Toras Emes Acad Boys Jr HighBoys | 6–8 | 114 | 19.3 | Jewish |
| The Oaks School | K–6 | 112 | 6.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Brawerman Elementary East of Wilshire BLVD Temple | K–6 | 102 | 5.8 | Jewish |
| Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School | K–8 | 95 | 15.8 | Catholic |
| St Turibius School | K–8 | 93 | 13.3 | Catholic |
| St Alphonsus ElementarySpecial program | K–8 | 89 | 17.8 | Catholic |
| St Sebastian SchoolSpecial program | PK–8 | 89 | 9.3 | Catholic |
| Los Angeles Christian School | K–8 | 88 | 7.9 | Christian |
| University of Silvaner | 9–12 | 80 | 13.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Holy Name of Jesus School | PK–8 | 78 | 11.5 | Catholic |
| Argo Navis SchoolSpecial program | K–7 | 76 | 8.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Buckner Educational Christian Academy | K–5 | 76 | 9.5 | Christian |
| Escuela Plus Elementary | K–5 | 75 | 13.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Fusion Academy - Los AngelesAlternative | 6–12 | 74 | 2.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Mesivta Birkas YitzchokBoys | 9–12 | 74 | 5.9 | Jewish |
| Our Mother of Good Counsel School | PK–8 | 74 | 7.3 | Catholic |
| Islah Academy | K–8 | 72 | 9.9 | Islamic |
| Slauson Learning Center, No 1Special education | 2–9 | 71 | 14.2 | Nonsectarian |
| Vista SchoolSpecial education | 6–12 | 69 | 9.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Santa Teresita Elementary School | PK–8 | 68 | 11.3 | Catholic |
| Fusion Academy Miracle MileAlternative | 6–12 | 66 | 3.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Star Christian School | PK–5 | 65 | 10 | Baptist |
| New Horizon School WestsideSpecial program | PK–5 | 63 | 4.4 | Islamic |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad - West CoastBoys | 9–11 | 63 | 12.6 | Jewish |
| Bais Yaakov MachonGirls | 9–12 | 59 | 4.8 | Jewish |
| St Agnes School | PK–8 | 59 | 9.8 | Catholic |
| Ribet Academy | K–12 | 54 | 5.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Bnos Esther H.S.Girls | 9–12 | 51 | 10 | Jewish |
| Littlet Citizen Westside AcdSpecial education | Ungraded | 50 | 7.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Los Angeles Computer Science Academy | 9–12 | 47 | 16.8 | Islamic |
| Page Academy-Hancock Park | PK–8 | 45 | 4.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Play Mountain PlaceAlternative | Ungraded | 41 | 5.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Los Angeles Christian Academy | 1–12 | 40 | 5.7 | Baptist |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School | PK–7 | 38 | 5.1 | Lutheran |
| St Teresa of Avila School | PK–8 | 36 | 9 | Catholic |
| Intiwasi ElementaryEarly childhood | PK–TK | 35 | 3 | Nonsectarian |
| Harkham-Gaon AcademySpecial program | 6–11 | 33 | 5 | Jewish |
| Astra Nova SchoolSpecial program | 6–8 | 32 | 2.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Angeles Workshop School | Ungraded | 30 | 6.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Castle Elementary School | K–7 | 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many private schools are in Los Angeles, California?
124 private schools in Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, California?
Among schools that answered the survey, Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles is the largest, with 1,617 students in grades 7–12.
How big are classes at private schools in Los Angeles, California?
The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Los Angeles, California has 10.2 students per teacher and 179 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.
