Private Schools

Private Schools in San Mateo, California

12 private schools in San Mateo, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,465 students: 5 Catholic, 1 other religious and 6 nonsectarian. 4 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

271

Median students per teacher

7.2

Private schools in San Mateo, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
The Nueva SchoolSpecial program	PK–12	950	7.1	Nonsectarian
Jserra Catholic High SchoolBoys	9–12	863	17.3	Catholic
Junipero Serra High SchoolBoys	9–12	859	18.2	Catholic
St Matthew Catholic School	K–8	625	24	Catholic
St Gregory School	K–8	297	19	Catholic
Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew	PK–8	290	5.8	Episcopal
The Carey School	PK–5	252	7.2	Nonsectarian
St Timothy School	TK–8	152	15.4	Catholic
Centennial Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK	56	5.7	Nonsectarian
Odyssey School	6–8	50	7.1	Nonsectarian
Fusion Academy - San MateoAlternative	6–12	37	2.1	Nonsectarian
The Burkard SchoolSpecial education	2–8	34	3.1	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 San Mateo, California?

12 private schools in San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, The Nueva School in San Mateo is the largest, with 950 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in San Mateo, California?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in San Mateo, California has 7.2 students per teacher and 271 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.