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Best California Private High Schools Offering Gymnastics Sport (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 11 private high schools offering gymnastics as an interscholastic sport serving 5,957 students in California.
The top ranked offering gymnastics sport private high schools in California include BASIS Independent Fremont, Mater Dei High School, and Mercy High School.
The average acceptance rate is 82%, which is higher than the California private high school average acceptance rate of 78%.
36% 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)

School
Location
Grades
Students
BASIS Independent Fremont
BASIS Independent Fremont Photo
(1)
3300 Kearney Street
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 722-1056
Grades: PK-12
| 678 students
11255 Central Ave.
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 999-0025
Grades: PK-12
| 218 students
Accelerator School OC
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Alternative School
(3)
8000 Great Park Blvd, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92618
(984) 235-6609
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
3051 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 584-2454
Grades: NS-12
| 231 students
Desert Christian Schools
(Christian)
(6)
44662 15th Street West
Lancaster, CA 93534
(661) 948-5071
Grades: PK-12
| 1,328 students
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
Grades: 6-12
| 334 students
Mater Dei High School
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(Catholic)
1202 W Edinger Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 754-7711
Grades: 9-12
| 2,152 students
Mercy High School
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
2750 Adeline Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 343-3631
Grades: 9-12
| 387 students
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
Grades: 9-12
| 24 students
St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
5825 Woodruff Ave
Lakewood, CA 90713
(562) 925-5073
Grades: 9-12
| 461 students
Manzanita School & Institute
Manzanita School & Institute Photo - Mother earth is the number one teacher at Manzanita School.
Special Program Emphasis
1717 Old Topanga Canyon Road
Topanga, CA 90290
(310) 455-9700
Grades: K-12
| 144 students

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