Private Schools

Private Schools in Tucson, Arizona

37 private schools in Tucson, Arizona with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 8,232 students: 10 Catholic, 16 other religious and 11 nonsectarian. 16 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

152

Median students per teacher

11.1

Private schools in Tucson, Arizona

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Salpointe Catholic High School	9–12	1,305	14.1	Catholic
Desert Christian Schools PK12	PK–12	523	18.2	Christian
Desert Christian School	PK–12	503	10.6	Christian
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Upper School	9–12	396	11.3	Presbyterian
St John the Evangelist Catholic School	K–8	392	16.3	Catholic
The Gregory School	5–12	367	7.9	Nonsectarian
St Cyril Elementary School	K–8	359	12.4	Catholic
Saints Peter & Paul School	K–8	344	16.9	Catholic
St Michael's Parish Day School	PK–8	306	8.8	Episcopal
St Elizabeth Ann Seton School	PK–8	298	10.7	Catholic
San Miguel High School	9–12	293	11.1	Catholic
St Augustine Catholic High School	9–12	276	12.3	Catholic
Calvery Chapel Christian School	K–12	230	17.7	Christian
Calvary Chapel Christian School	K–12	225	17.3	Christian
International School of Tucson	PK–8	225	5.2	Nonsectarian
St Ambrose School	PK–8	218	18.2	Catholic
Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School	PK–8	213	15.3	Catholic
Tucson Waldorf School	PK–8	167	10.4	Nonsectarian
Santa Cruz Catholic School	K–8	152	16.9	Catholic
Tucson Baptist Academy	K–12	148	9.5	Baptist
Redeemer Lutheran School	PK–8	135	20.5	Lutheran
Acclerated Elementary and Secondary / Green FieldsSpecial program	PK–12	117	11.7	Nonsectarian
Family Life Academy	K–8	110	13.1	Christian
Intermountain AcademySpecial education	1–12	101	8.9	Nonsectarian
Faith Community Academy	PK–6	99	11.1	Christian
Tucson Hebrew Academy	K–8	92	5	Jewish
Castlehill Country Day School	PK–5	83	7.2	Nonsectarian
The Abbie SchoolSpecial education	2–12	83	5.9	Nonsectarian
Kino Learning CenterAlternative	3–8	82	6.1	Nonsectarian
First Southern Christian School	PK–6	69	11.5	Baptist
Gracepointe Christian Academy	PK–5	57	8.4	Christian
Carden Christian Academy Central	PK–8	53	11.5	Christian
Faith Lutheran School	PK–8	51	10.2	Lutheran
Faith Christian Academy	6–12	46	6.6	Christian
San Pedro Valley AcademyBoys, Alternative	9–12	44	7.3	Nonsectarian
Casa Ninos School of Montessori - East CampusMontessori	PK–3	37	9	Nonsectarian
Renaissance Academy TucsonSpecial education	4–12	33	7.2	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Tucson, Arizona?

37 private schools in Tucson, Arizona 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 Tucson, Arizona?

Among schools that answered the survey, Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson is the largest, with 1,305 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Tucson, Arizona?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Tucson, Arizona has 11.1 students per teacher and 152 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.