Private Schools

Private Schools in Riverside, California

10 private schools in Riverside, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,888 students: 4 Catholic, 4 other religious and 2 nonsectarian. 4 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

131

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Riverside, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Woodcrest Christian School System	PK–12	1,186	13.8	Christian
Bethel Christian Schools	K–12	485	18.8	Christian
Notre Dame High School	9–12	350	14.1	Catholic
St Catherine of Alexandria School	K–8	332	19.5	Catholic
St Thomas the Apostle School	PK–8	138	17.3	Catholic
Islamic Academy of Riverside	PK–8	124	9.9	Islamic
St Francis de Sales School	TK–8	121	9.4	Catholic
Allegiant Christian SchoolAlternative	K–12	71	1.1	Christian
Riverside Montessori AcademyMontessori	PK–4	43	14.8	Nonsectarian
Riverside Montessori AcademyMontessori	K–4	38	13.1	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 Riverside, California?

10 private schools in Riverside, 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 Riverside, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, Woodcrest Christian School System in Riverside is the largest, with 1,186 students in grades PK–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Riverside, California has 14 students per teacher and 131 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.