Private Schools

Private Schools in Tacoma, Washington

15 private schools in Tacoma, Washington with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 5,307 students: 4 Catholic, 10 other religious and 1 nonsectarian. 8 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

297

Median students per teacher

12.6

Private schools in Tacoma, Washington

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bellarmine Preparatory School	9–12	889	11.8	Catholic
Annie Wright Schools	PK–12	748	9.8	Episcopal
Life Christian Academy	PK–12	663	13.6	Assembly of God
Charles Wright Academy	PK–12	487	8.5	Nonsectarian
St Charles Borromeo Catholic School	PK–8	454	14.2	Catholic
St Patrick Catholic School	PK–8	381	16.6	Catholic
Tacoma Christian Academy	PK–10	321	11.5	Christian
Sound Christian Academy	PK–12	297	9.7	Christian
Cascade Christian Schools - Frederickson Elem.	PK–6	282	16.6	Christian
Concordia Christian Academy	K–12	225	12.6	Lutheran
Visitation Catholic STEM Academy	K–8	136	17	Catholic
The Cor Deo School	K–8	124	9.7	Christian
Parkland Lutheran Church & School	PK–8	106	12.6	Lutheran
Evergreen Lutheran High School	9–12	97	11	Lutheran
Faith Lutheran School	PK–8	97	16.2	Lutheran

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Smarter Balanced practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Washington give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Washington.
Colleges in Washington, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Tacoma, Washington?

15 private schools in Tacoma, Washington 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 Tacoma, Washington?

Among schools that answered the survey, Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma is the largest, with 889 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Tacoma, Washington?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Tacoma, Washington has 12.6 students per teacher and 297 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.