Private Schools

Private Schools in Orange, California

12 private schools in Orange, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,154 students: 3 Catholic, 7 other religious and 2 nonsectarian. 2 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

200

Median students per teacher

12.5

Private schools in Orange, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St Johns Lutheran School	PK–8	724	19.8	Lutheran
Salem Lutheran School	PK–8	408	19.5	Lutheran
St Paul's Lutheran School	PK–8	399	17.9	Lutheran
Holy Family Catholic School	PK–8	392	17.8	Catholic
St Norbert Catholic School	PK–8	272	13.7	Catholic
Oakridge Private School	PK–8	203	9.5	Christian
Covenant Christian School	PK–8	197	13.8	Christian
Spirit Academy	PK–12	143	5.9	Christian
La Purisima School	K–8	127	11.2	Catholic
Adelphia Classical Christian Academy	K–12	125	9.1	Christian
International School of Orange County	PK–6	105	7.3	Nonsectarian
Rossier Elementary SchoolSpecial education	K–8	59	11.1	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 Orange, California?

12 private schools in Orange, 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 Orange, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, St Johns Lutheran School in Orange is the largest, with 724 students in grades PK–8.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Orange, California has 12.5 students per teacher and 200 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.