Private Schools

Private Schools in Santa Rosa, California

14 private schools in Santa Rosa, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,569 students: 3 Catholic, 4 other religious and 7 nonsectarian. 9 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

154

Median students per teacher

13.2

Private schools in Santa Rosa, California

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Cardinal Newman High School	9–12	550	10.6	Catholic
Sonoma Academy	9–12	340	42.5	Nonsectarian
St Rose Elementary School	PK–8	305	21.8	Catholic
Sonoma Country Day School	PK–8	280	6.8	Nonsectarian
Summerfield Waldorf School and FarmSpecial program	PK–12	225	8.5	Nonsectarian
Grace Christian Academy	K–12	189	14	Christian
Victory Christian Academy	K–12	175	12.4	Christian
Anova Center for Education Sonoma CountySpecial education	2–12	133	11.1	Nonsectarian
Redwood Adventist Academy	K–8	98	14.2	Seventh-Day Adventist
St Eugene's Cathedral School	K–8	87	17.4	Catholic
College Oak Montessori SchoolMontessori	Ungraded	62	31	Nonsectarian
Quest Forward High School	9–12	62	6.6	Nonsectarian
North Valley SchoolSpecial education	5–12	33	8.3	Nonsectarian
Stoneypoint Christian Academy	1–12	30	15	Church of God

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 Santa Rosa, California?

14 private schools in Santa Rosa, 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 Santa Rosa, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa is the largest, with 550 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Santa Rosa, California?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Santa Rosa, California has 13.2 students per teacher and 154 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.