Most Selective Private Schools in Florida

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  • The average private school acceptance rate in Florida is approximately 87% per year (2020).
  • The most selective private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
  • The most selective school in Florida is currently AEF Schools, with an acceptance rate of 25%.

Most Selective Private Schools in Florida (2020)

  • School Acceptance Rate Grades Location
  • Rank: #11.
    AEF Schools
    AEF Schools Photo
    (3)
    Acceptance Rate: 25%
    Grades: PK-124650 SW 61st Ave
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
    (954)581-8222
  • Rank: #22.
    St Thomas The Apostle Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
    Acceptance Rate: 35%
    Grades: PK-87303 Southwest 64th Street
    Miami, FL 33143
    (305)661-8591
  • Rank: #33.
    Batt Private School
    Acceptance Rate: 40%
    Grades: PK-811981 US Highway 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
    (561)625-2288
  • Rank: #44.
    Westlake Preparatory School & Academy
    Westlake Preparatory School & Academy Photo - Congress Woman Visits
    Acceptance Rate: 45%
    Grades: K-124188 S University Drive
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
    (954)236-2300
  • Rank: #5-105.-10.
    Access School
    Special Education School
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: 3-74801 S Univeristy Drive
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
    (954)680-9494
  • Rank: #5-105.-10.
    Central Florida Christian Academy
    Central Florida Christian Academy Photo - Upper School Chapel
    (Christian)
    (4)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: PK-12700 Good Homes Rd
    Orlando, FL 32818
    (407)850-2322
  • Rank: #5-105.-10.
    CRISDA Christian Academy
    (Christian)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: K-127949 NW 2nd Street
    Miami, FL 33126
    (305)265-1108
  • Rank: #5-105.-10.
    The Depaul School Of Ne Florida
    The Depaul School Of Ne Florida Photo
    Special Program Emphasis
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: 2-83044 S. San Pablo Road
    Jacksonville, FL 32224
    (904)223-3391
  • Rank: #5-105.-10.
    Grace Lutheran School
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: PK-8320 Bates Ave Se
    Winter Haven, FL 33880
    (863)293-9744
  • Rank: #5-105.-10.
    South Florida School of Excellence
    South Florida School of Excellence Photo - Arts & Crafts Club: Crafts Club is a fun way for students to learn about making household objects into works of art. The activities are easy, thought-provoking, and educational. Crafts explore themes such as culture, science, and math. Through these crafts, students learn background information about each of the themes.
    Special Education School
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: PK-123400 NW 135th Street Building B
    Opa Locka, FL 33054
    (754)204-3738
  • Rank: #1111.
    Oasis Christian Academy
    Oasis Christian Academy Photo - Elementary
    (35)
    Acceptance Rate: 55%
    Grades: PK-12151 King Road SW
    Winter Haven, FL 33880
    (863)293-0930
  • Rank: #12-1812.-18.
    Greenwood School
    Greenwood School Photo
    Special Program Emphasis
    Acceptance Rate: 60%
    Grades: 6-129920 Regency Square Blvd
    Jacksonville, FL 32225
    (904)726-5000
  • Rank: #12-1812.-18.
    Riviera Schools
    Riviera Schools Photo
    Acceptance Rate: 60%
    Grades: PK-126800 Nervia Street/9775 SW 87 Ave.
    Miami, FL 33146
    (305)666-1856
  • Rank: #12-1812.-18.
    Robert F Munroe Day School
    Robert F Munroe Day School Photo
    (2)
    Acceptance Rate: 60%
    Grades: NS-1291 Old Mt Pleasant Rd
    Quincy, FL 32352
    (850)856-5500
  • Rank: #12-1812.-18.
    Saint Andrew's School
    Saint Andrew's School Photo - Walking through Campus
    (Episcopal)
    Acceptance Rate: 60%
    Grades: PK-123900 Jog Road
    Boca Raton, FL 33434
    (561)210-2020
  • Rank: #12-1812.-18.
    St. Marys Episcopal Day School
    St. Marys Episcopal Day School Photo
    (Episcopal)
    Acceptance Rate: 60%
    Grades: PK-82101 S Hubert Avenue
    Tampa, FL 33629
    (813)258-5508
  • Rank: #12-1812.-18.
    Tallavana Christian School
    (Christian)
    Acceptance Rate: 60%
    Grades: K-125840 Havana Hwy
    Havana, FL 32333
    (850)539-5300
  • Rank: #12-1812.-18.
    Wider Horizons School
    Wider Horizons School Photo - Wider Horizons School preschoolers love using Montessori math to develop a deep mathematical understanding.
    (5)
    Acceptance Rate: 60%
    Grades: NS-124060 Castle Ave
    Spring Hill, FL 34609
    (352)686-1934
  • Rank: #19-2219.-22.
    Coconut Grove Montessori School
    Coconut Grove Montessori School Photo
    Montessori School
    Acceptance Rate: 65%
    Grades: NS-52850 S.W. 27 Avenue
    Miami, FL 33133
    (305)444-4484
  • Rank: #19-2219.-22.
    The Out-of-Door Academy
    The Out-of-Door Academy Photo
    Acceptance Rate: 65%
    Grades: PK-12444 Reid Street
    Sarasota, FL 34242
    (941)554-3400
  • Rank: #19-2219.-22.
    Pinewood Acres School
    Acceptance Rate: 65%
    Grades: PK-69500 Sw 97th Ave
    Miami, FL 33176
    (305)271-3211
  • Rank: #19-2219.-22.
    Sha'arei Bina Torah Academy For Girls
    All-girls (Jewish)
    Acceptance Rate: 65%
    Grades: 6-122907 Taylor Street
    Hollywood, FL 33020
    (954)927-5544
  • Rank: #2323.
    Oxbridge Academy
    Oxbridge Academy Photo - Oxbridge Academy provides passionate educators, endless opportunities, and a commitment to help students build the skills and confidence they need to build success for a lifetime.
    (2)
    Acceptance Rate: 69%
    Grades: 9-123151 N. Military Trail
    West Palm Beach, FL 33409
    (561)972-9826
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    Calusa Preparatory School
    Calusa Preparatory School Photo
    (Christian)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: PK-1212515 Sw 72nd St
    Miami, FL 33183
    (305)596-3787
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    Conservatory Prep Senior High School
    Conservatory Prep Senior High School Photo - Our students take Latin as their foreign language and learn through music, theater and art. Mythology and ancient Greek and Roman culture is integrated into the curriculum. We have an active Latin club. In this photo the students 'let their hair down' at a recent family Greek night.
    Special Program Emphasis
    (5)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: 6-125850 S. Pine Island Road
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
    (954)680-5808
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    Cooper City Christian Academy
    Cooper City Christian Academy Photo - Spanish project presentations.
    (Pentecostal)
    (5)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: K-125201 S Flamingo Road
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33330
    (954)680-0850
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    Daytona Beach Christian Academy
    (Baptist)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: PK-121850 S Clyde Morris Blvd
    Daytona Beach, FL 32119
    (386)760-4808
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    The dePaul School For Dyslexia
    The dePaul School For Dyslexia Photo - The dePaul School
    Special Education School
    (5)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: K-82747 Sunset Point Road
    Clearwater, FL 33759
    (727)796-7679
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    Naples Christian Academy
    Naples Christian Academy Photo - It was a great day of Thanksgiving celebrations at NCA!
    (Christian)
    (4)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: PK-83161 Santa Barbara Blvd
    Naples, FL 34116
    (239)455-1080
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    Palmer Trinity School
    Palmer Trinity School Photo - Palmer Trinity School is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational Episcopal day school located on 55 acres in Palmetto Bay, Florida. The school currently enrolls more than 770 students in grades 6-12.
    (Episcopal)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: 6-128001 SW 184th Street
    Miami, FL 33157
    (305)251-2230
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    St. Barnabas Episcopal School
    St. Barnabas Episcopal School Photo - Our mission is to empower each student to achieve academic and moral excellence in a faith-filled environment based on God's word.
    (Episcopal)
    (30)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: PK-8322 W. Michigan Avenue
    Deland, FL 32720
    (386)734-3005
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    Westlake Christian School
    (Methodist)
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: NS-81551 Belcher Road
    Palm Harbor, FL 34683
    (727)781-3808
  • Rank: #24-3324.-33.
    The Willow School
    The Willow School Photo - Middle schoolers conducting science experiments.
    Acceptance Rate: 70%
    Grades: K-8950 43rd Ave
    Vero Beach, FL 32960
    (772)770-0758
  • Rank: #3434.
    St. Mark's Episcopal School
    St. Mark's Episcopal School Photo
    (Episcopal)
    (2)
    Acceptance Rate: 72%
    Grades: PK-83395 Burns Road
    Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
    (561)622-1504
  • Rank: #3535.
    St. Mark's Episcopal Academy
    St. Mark's Episcopal Academy Photo - Site of our Campus of the Future and Glover Family Outdoor Chapel and Classroom.
    (Episcopal)
    (3)
    Acceptance Rate: 73%
    Grades: PK-62 Church Street
    Cocoa, FL 32922
    (321)639-5771
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