Private Schools

Private Schools in Palo Alto, California

16 private schools in Palo Alto, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,515 students: 1 Catholic, 2 other religious and 13 nonsectarian. 7 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

184

Median students per teacher

7.1

Private schools in Palo Alto, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
The VR SchoolCareer and technical	1–12	630	9.3	Nonsectarian
Silicon Valley International SchoolSpecial program	PK–12	567	6.2	Nonsectarian
Castilleja SchoolGirls	6–12	424	7.1	Nonsectarian
Keys Family Day School	K–8	323	6.9	Nonsectarian
Keys Family Day School	K–8	321	6.8	Nonsectarian
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School	K–8	277	8.2	Jewish
The Girls' Middle SchoolGirls	6–8	198	6.3	Nonsectarian
Kehillah Jewish High School	9–12	189	5.9	Jewish
St Elizabeth Seton School	PK–8	179	12.1	Catholic
Hope Technology SchoolSpecial education	PK–12	92	7.3	Nonsectarian
Living Wisdom School of Palo AltoAlternative	K–12	71	7	Nonsectarian
Athena AcademySpecial education	1–8	61	5.4	Nonsectarian
Headsup Child Development Center Palo AltoMontessori	PK–7	60	20	Nonsectarian
AchieveSpecial education	1–12	58	7.3	Nonsectarian
Imagination Lab SchoolAlternative	K–7	34	6.7	Nonsectarian
Tru School	K–5	31	9.4	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 Palo Alto, California?

16 private schools in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, The VR School in Palo Alto is the largest, with 630 students in grades 1–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Palo Alto, California?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Palo Alto, California has 7.1 students per teacher and 184 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.