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Best California Private High Schools Offering Gymnastics Sport (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 12 private high schools offering gymnastics as an interscholastic sport serving 6,059 students in California.
The top ranked offering gymnastics sport private high schools in California include BASIS Independent Fremont, Orion International Academy, and Merit Academy.
The average acceptance rate is 82%, which is higher than the California private high school average acceptance rate of 78%.
42% of private high schools offering gymnastics sport in California are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top Private High Schools Offering Gymnastics Sport in California (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
BASIS Independent Fremont
BASIS Independent Fremont Photo
(1)
3300 Kearney Street
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 722-1056
Gr: PK-12 | 698 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 31 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
11255 Central Ave.
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 999-0025
Gr: PK-12 | 218 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Accelerator School OC
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Alternative School
(3)
8000 Great Park Blvd, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92618
(984) 235-6609
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed
3051 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 584-2454
Gr: NS-12 | 231 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Desert Christian Schools
(Christian)
(6)
44662 15th Street West
Lancaster, CA 93534
(661) 948-5071
Gr: PK-12 | 1,328 student Sports: 11 Tuition listed
International School Of Los Angeles-burbank
International School Of Los Angeles-burbank Photo - The International School of Orange County is accredited by the French Ministry of Education, as well as the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The International School of Orange County is the Orange County campus of the International School of Los Angeles which was established in 1978 by visionaries of varied cultural backgrounds.
Special Program Emphasis
(12)
1838 N. Shaffer St.
Orange, CA 92865
(818) 900-1895
Gr: 6-12 | 334 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mater Dei High School
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(Catholic)
1202 W Edinger Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 754-7711
Gr: 9-12 | 2,152 students Avg. class size: 28 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 53 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mercy High School
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
2750 Adeline Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 343-3631
Gr: 9-12 | 387 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
Merit Academy
Merit Academy Photo - Engineering a brake-light system. All students engage in ProjectMERIT where they start an independent project that teaches them leadership and critical thinking skills in the real world. These projects separate Merit Academy students from their peers in the competitive college admissions process.
Alternative School
(4)
2392 North Rodeo Gulch Road
Soquel, CA 95073
(831) 462-5655
Gr: 9-12 | 24 students Avg. class size: 1 student Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
5825 Woodruff Ave
Lakewood, CA 90713
(562) 925-5073
Gr: 9-12 | 461 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 39 Tuition listed
Coastal Christian Academy
Coastal Christian Academy Photo
(Christian)
4633 Doliva Dr
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 598-6846
Gr: PK-12 | 106 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed
Manzanita School & Institute
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Special Program Emphasis
1717 Old Topanga Canyon Road
Topanga, CA 90290
(310) 455-9700
Gr: K-12 | 120 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed

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