Private Schools

Private Schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina

13 private schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,375 students: 2 Catholic, 7 other religious and 4 nonsectarian. 7 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Calvary Day School	PK–12	823	14.3	Baptist
Summit School	PK–9	482	5.2	Nonsectarian
St Leo Catholic School	PK–8	247	11.8	Catholic
Woodland Baptist Christian School	PK–12	233	14.6	Baptist
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School	PK–8	141	9.4	Catholic
St Johns Lutheran School	PK–5	91	12.8	Lutheran
Salem AcademyGirls	9–12	76	6.4	Nonsectarian
Winston Salem Street SchoolAlternative	9–12	63	9	Christian
Salem Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–4	57	7.5	Nonsectarian
Abc of NC Child Development CenterSpecial education	PK–12	53	3.8	Nonsectarian
Rise Academy	K–5	42	8.4	Christian
Ephesus Jr Academy	K–8	36	12	Seventh-Day Adventist
Berean Christian School	K–12	31	5.5	Baptist

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Winston Salem, North Carolina?

13 private schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina 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 Winston Salem, North Carolina?

Among schools that answered the survey, Calvary Day School in Winston Salem is the largest, with 823 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Winston Salem, North Carolina has 9 students per teacher and 76 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.