Most Selective Private Schools in California
- The average private school acceptance rate in California is approximately 84% per year (2020-21).
- The most selective school in California is currently John Thomas Dye School, with an acceptance rate of 7%.
- The most selective private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Most Selective Private Schools in California (2020-21)
- School Acceptance Rate Grades Location
- Rank: #11.Acceptance Rate: 7%
Grades: K-611414 Chalon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 476-2811 - Rank: #2-52.-5.Acceptance Rate: 10%
Grades: NS-K2880 Rowena Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 662-2663 - Rank: #2-52.-5.Acceptance Rate: 10%
Grades: PK-527 10th Ave
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 340-1230 -
- Rank: #2-52.-5.Montessori AcademyMontessori SchoolAcceptance Rate: 10%
Grades: PK-K1920 W Glenoaks Blvd
Glendale, CA 91201
(818) 841-9096 - Rank: #2-52.-5.Acceptance Rate: 10%
Grades: NS-PK150 Parker Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 221-0294 - Rank: #66.Acceptance Rate: 11%
Grades: 9-125025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210 - Rank: #77.Acceptance Rate: 14%
Grades: 9-121960 Cate Mesa Road
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127 - Rank: #8-98.-9.San Francisco Friends School(Friends)Acceptance Rate: 15%
Grades: K-8250 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 565-0400 - Rank: #8-98.-9.Write Start Learning CenterDaycare / PreschoolAcceptance Rate: 15%
Grades: NS-44453 Precissi Lane
Stockton, CA 95207
(209) 956-5437 - Rank: #1010.Acceptance Rate: 19%
Grades: 9-121175 West Baseline Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214 - Rank: #1111.Acceptance Rate: 20%
Grades: NS-6625 S. St. Andrews Place
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 382-2315 - Rank: #12-1412.- 14.Acceptance Rate: 25%
Grades: NS-81671 E. Monte Vista Ave., Suite N-106
Vacaville, CA 95688
(707) 474-4710 - Rank: #12-1412.- 14.Acceptance Rate: 25%
Grades: NS-123119 W. 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 487-5437 - Rank: #12-1412.- 14.Acceptance Rate: 25%
Grades: PK-1211052 Independence Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 882-8121 - Rank: #15-2015.- 20.Acceptance Rate: 30%
Grades: 6-122555 West Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-6471 - Rank: #15-2015.- 20.Acceptance Rate: 30%
Grades: PK-51335 Guerrero Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 821-0130 - Rank: #15-2015.- 20.Acceptance Rate: 30%
Grades: PK-86309 El Apajo
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
(858) 756-6763 - Rank: #15-2015.- 20.Acceptance Rate: 30%
Grades: K-1226800 Fremont Rd
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 209-3010 - Rank: #15-2015.- 20.St Monica School(Roman Catholic)Acceptance Rate: 30%
Grades: K-85950 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 875-1956 - Rank: #15-2015.- 20.Acceptance Rate: 30%
Grades: 6-12302 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
(650) 851-8223 - Rank: #21-2321.- 23.Acceptance Rate: 35%
Grades: NS-126501 Linda Vista Rd
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 596-7900 - Rank: #21-2321.- 23.Acceptance Rate: 35%
Grades: NS-8920 Peninsula Way
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 325-1584 - Rank: #21-2321.- 23.Acceptance Rate: 35%
Grades: K-12K-8: 535 S. Pasadena Ave/High School: 301 N. Orange Grove Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 795-4351 - Rank: #24-2624.- 26.Acceptance Rate: 40%
Grades: K-81795 San Leandro Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
(805) 969-7732 - Rank: #24-2624.- 26.Acceptance Rate: 40%
Grades: K-615240 La Cruz Drive
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(310) 230-0257 - Rank: #24-2624.- 26.Acceptance Rate: 40%
Grades: K-84832 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 508-4542 - Rank: #27-2927.- 29.Acceptance Rate: 45%
Grades: 9-12200 N Michillinda Avenue
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
(626) 355-3463 - Rank: #27-2927.- 29.Acceptance Rate: 45%
Grades: 6-122100 Mt Diablo Scenic Blvd
Danville, CA 94506
(925) 837-5375 - Rank: #27-2927.- 29.Acceptance Rate: 45%
Grades: PK-88780 National Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 841-2505 - Rank: #3030.Acceptance Rate: 47%
Grades: K-8333 Dolores Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 861-5432 - Rank: #3131.Acceptance Rate: 48%
Grades: PK-1217100 Superior Street
Northridge, CA 91325
(818) 349-1394 - Rank: #32-4532.- 45.Acceptance Rate: 50%
Grades: PK-8180 Fair Oaks Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-2240 - Rank: #32-4532.- 45.Acceptance Rate: 50%
Grades: 9-128585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd.
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343 - Rank: #32-4532.- 45.Acceptance Rate: 50%
Grades: NS-86115 Riverside Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95831
(916) 442-1255 - Rank: #32-4532.- 45.Acceptance Rate: 50%
Grades: K3122 Fowler Rd
San Jose, CA 95135
(408) 238-4001
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