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  • For the 2020 school year, there are 23 top private schools in Monterey County, California, serving 4,745 students.
  • Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 12:1.
  • 70% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Episcopal).

Top Monterey County Private Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Palma School
    Palma School Photo - Palma is a college-preparatory, Catholic school for boys grades 7 through 12 owned and operated by The Christian Brothers Institute of California. This is where boys of promise become men of character.
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     919 Iverson St
    Salinas, CA 93901
    (831)422-6391
    Grades: 7-12 | 502 students
  • York School
    York School Photo - Exceptional academics, welcoming community, full range of sports, clubs, and extracurriculars. Be you. Be York.
    (1)
     9501 York Road
    Monterey, CA 93940
    (831)372-7338
    Grades: 8-12 | 204 students
  • All Saints Day School
    All Saints Day School Photo - Research is always fun in our library containing over 15,000 fiction and non-fiction books and as well as a cozy fireplace!
    (Episcopal)
    (9)
     8060 Carmel Valley Road
    Carmel, CA 93923
    (831)624-9171
    Grades: NS-8 | 185 students
  • Anthem Christian School
    Anthem Christian School Photo - Outdoor Science Assembly
    (Baptist)
     345 East Alvin Drive
    Salinas, CA 93906
    (831)449-0140
    Grades: PK-8 | 844 students
  • Chartwell School
    Chartwell School Photo - The green campus serves as a teaching tool. Here, students in science class learn about the rain catchement system and cistern, which collect water for flushing toilets, watering the field, and watering the student garden.
    Special Education School
     2511 Numa Watson Road
    Seaside, CA 93955
    (831)394-3468
    Grades: 2-12 | 85 students
  • Hills View Christian School
    (Baptist)
     674 Harrison Rd
    Salinas, CA 93907
    Grades: 2-12 | 15 students
  • Junipero Serra School
    Junipero Serra School Photo - Junipero Serra School, Carmel, CA
    (Roman Catholic)
    (4)
     3090 Rio Rd.
    Carmel, CA 93923
    (831)624-8322
    Grades: PK-8 | 141 students
  • Liberty Christian
    (Pentecostal)
     274 Kidder St
    Soledad, CA 93960
    (831)678-2885
    Grades: K-12 | n/a students
  • Madonna Del Sasso School
    (Roman Catholic)
     20 Santa Teresa Way
    Salinas, CA 93906
    (831)424-7813
    Grades: NS-8 | 205 students
  • Monterey Bay Christian School
    (Assembly of God)
    (1)
     1184 Hilby Ave
    Seaside, CA 93955
    (831)899-2060
    Grades: K-8 | 138 students
  • Montessori Learning Center
    Montessori Learning Center Photo
    Montessori School
     30 Hitchcock Road
    Salinas, CA 93908
    (831)455-1546
    Grades: NS-5 | 63 students
  • Notre Dame High School
    Notre Dame High School Photo
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     455 Palma Drive
    Salinas, CA 93901
    (831)751-1850
    Grades: 9-12 | 207 students
  • Pegasus Montessori School
    All-girls | Daycare / Preschool
     305 Reindollar Ave
    Marina, CA 93933
    (831)883-1216
    Grades: Inquire with school | 30 students
  • Peninsula Adventist School
    Peninsula Adventist School Photo - We host a Spring Fling every year where board members, church members, parents, and community members come together for a day of food, fun, and games for the kids!
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
     1025 Mescal St
    Seaside, CA 93955
    (831)394-5578
    Grades: K-8 | 23 students
  • Potrero Canyon School
    Daycare / Preschool
     8340 Carmel Valley Rd
    Carmel, CA 93923
    (831)625-0545
    Grades: PK-K | 46 students
  • Prunedale Christian Academy
    (Pentecostal)
    (1)
     8145 Prunedale North Rd
    Salinas, CA 93907
    (831)663-2211
    Grades: PK-12 | 55 students
  • Sacred Heart School
    (Roman Catholic)
     123 W Market St
    Salinas, CA 93901
    (831)771-1310
    Grades: NS-8 | 339 students
  • St. Dunstan's Episcopal School
    Daycare / Preschool (Episcopal)
     28003 Robinson Canyon Rd
    Carmel, CA 93923
    (831)624-9250
    Grades: NS-1 | 50 students
  • San Carlos School
    (Roman Catholic)
     450 Church St
    Monterey, CA 93940
    (831)375-1324
    Grades: K-8 | 280 students
  • Santa Catalina School
    Santa Catalina School Photo - The Marine Ecology Research Program on their summer trip to Hawaii.
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     1500 Mark Thomas Dr.
    Monterey, CA 93940
    (831)655-9300
    Grades: 9-12 | 246 students
  • Stevenson School - Pebble Beach Campus
    Stevenson School - Pebble Beach Campus Photo - Located on the Pebble Beach Campus, the Rosen Family Student Center provides the opportunity to enjoy a mocha, visit with your college advisor, buy a Stevenson sweatshirt, sit in front of a fire on a comfy couch, organize your schedule, surf the internet on your laptop... all of this can be done in the Rosen Center. The Rosen Family Student Center is also home to our Technology Center, student radio station, the Student Activities Center, classrooms, and the photography lab.
    3152 Forest Lake Road
    Pebble Beach, CA 93953
    (831)625-8300
    Grades: PK-12 | 722 students
  • Stevenson School Carmel Campus
     24800 Dolores St
    Carmel By The Sea, CA 93921
    (831)626-5200
    Grades: PK-8 | 240 students
  • Trinity Christian High School
    Trinity Christian High School Photo - The Franklin Street Voices is our Honors Choir group which performs throughout the Monterey Peninsula.
    (Christian)
    (2)
     680 Belden St.
    Monterey, CA 93940
    (831)656-9434
    Grades: 6-12 | 125 students
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