Private Schools

Private Schools in Oakland, California

20 private schools in Oakland, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 5,777 students: 6 Catholic, 4 other religious and 10 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

183

Median students per teacher

8.9

Private schools in Oakland, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bishop Odowd High School	9–12	1,263	16.4	Catholic
Head Royce School	K–12	906	10.9	Nonsectarian
Redwood Day School	K–8	417	10.5	Nonsectarian
The College Preparatory School	9–12	367	7.9	Nonsectarian
Park Day School	K–8	359	6	Nonsectarian
Cristo Rey de la Salle East Bay High School	9–12	351	15.7	Catholic
St Pauls Episcopal School	K–8	351	8.9	Episcopal
St Paul's Day School	K–8	349	8.8	Episcopal
School of Saint Leo the Great	PK–8	199	19.9	Catholic
St Theresa School	K–8	197	12	Catholic
St Elizabeth Elementary School	K–8	169	18.8	Catholic
Oakland Hebrew Day School	PK–8	151	5.2	Jewish
Julia Morgan School for GirlsGirls	6–8	122	9.5	Nonsectarian
Holy Names High SchoolGirls	9–12	121	6.4	Catholic
Ile Omode	PK–8	97	7.9	Nonsectarian
Aurora School	K–8	96	7	Nonsectarian
Patten Academy of Christian Education	K–12	93	8	Christian
St Vincent's Day HomeEarly childhood	PK–TK	70	17.5	Nonsectarian
The Renaissance International SchoolMontessori	PK–8	50	4.1	Nonsectarian
The Renaissance SchoolMontessori	PK–8	49	1.8	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 Oakland, California?

20 private schools in Oakland, 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 Oakland, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, Bishop Odowd High School in Oakland is the largest, with 1,263 students in grades 9–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Oakland, California has 8.9 students per teacher and 183 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.