Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Photo - State-of-the-art physics classrooms.

Best San Francisco County Private High Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 28 private high schools serving 8,708 students in San Francisco County, CA.
The top ranked private high schools in San Francisco County, CA include St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Archbishop Riordan High School, and Convent & Stuart Hall.
The average tuition cost is $39,692, which is higher than the California private high school average tuition cost of $23,164.
32% of private high schools in San Francisco County, CA are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).

Top Ranked San Francisco County Private High Schools (2025)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Brightworks School
Brightworks School Photo
Alternative School
(5)
682 Schofield Road
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 701-8700
Gr: K-12 | 123 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
TCS
TCS Photo - The Compass School is an online K12 School. We offer hundreds of live online courses with expert faculty (over 95% of our teachers have a Masters Degree or Higher). Our affordable homeschool program gives students a flexible high quality schooling option that can be taken from anywhere.
(10)
548 Market Street, No 41193
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 938-4934
Gr: K-12 | 43 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Drew School
Drew School Photo - Drew School believes in teenagers - their ideas, their dreams, their opinions, and their potential. That's why we've created a high school community that challenges the traditional definition of success and celebrates achievement one student at a time.
(3)
2901 California St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 430-3737
Gr: 9-12 | 297 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1201 Ortega Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 661-5232
Gr: 6-12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
470 West Portal Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 431-2736
Gr: 9-12 | 127 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 23 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1160 Battery Street, Suite 40
San Francisco, CA 94111
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 | 55 students Avg. class size: 1 student Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed
Archbishop Riordan High School
Archbishop Riordan High School Photo - A view of Riordan's gym.
(Catholic)
175 Frida Kahlo Way
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 586-8200
Gr: 9-12 | 1,140 student Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Convent & Stuart Hall
Convent & Stuart Hall Photo
(Catholic)
2222 Broadway St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 563-2900
Gr: K-12 Sports: 16 Tuition listed
Edgewood Center For Children & Families
Special Education School
1801 Vicente St
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 681-3211
Gr: 5-12 | 23 students
Ica Cristo Rey
All-girls (Catholic)
3625 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-2052
Gr: 9-12 | 336 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
150 Oak Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 558-2000
Gr: PK-12 | 1,067 student Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition listed
755 Ocean Ave
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 337-9990
Gr: 9-12 | 550 students Sports: 12 Tuition listed
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Photo - The Pavilion is the home court for the Fightin' Irish basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. On game days, up to 1,500 fans can be heard cheering for SHC student-athletes. The Pavilion also serves as a wonderful venue for school assemblies, rallies and prayer services.
(Catholic)
1055 Ellis St
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 775-6626
Gr: 9-12 | 1,329 student Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
(Catholic)
2001 37th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 731-7500
Gr: 6-12 | 1,563 student Avg. class size: 25 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
6210 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-3484
Gr: K-12 | 50 students Avg. class size: 5 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
San Francisco Christian School
San Francisco Christian School Photo
(Baptist)
25 Whittier Street
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 586-1117
Gr: K-12 | 271 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
1950 Page Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 431-3161
Gr: 5-12 Tuition listed
3065 Jackson St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 447-3100
Gr: 9-12 | 436 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 15 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
San Francisco Waldorf School
San Francisco Waldorf School Photo - daily greetings
Special Program Emphasis
(1)
2938 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 875-7202
Gr: NS-12 | 419 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1563 Page St
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 626-2919
Gr: 9-12 | 420 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
35 Keyes Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-5800
Gr: 9-12 Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 345-9777
Gr: 9-12 | 172 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition listed
Rise Institute
Alternative School
1760 Cesar Chavez Ste R
San Francisco, CA 94124
(415) 641-1878
Gr: 8-12 | 14 students
Spectrum Center
Special Education School
95 Gough St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 861-5806
Gr: 8-12 | 18 students
Sterne School
Sterne School Photo - We start with strengths.
838 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 922-6081
Gr: 4-12 | 185 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Sunset Bible School
(Assembly of God)
1690 21st Ave
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 682-9572
Gr: 1-11 | 33 students
Wen Jian Ying
259 Judson Ave
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 586-6987
Gr: 10-12 | 7 students
Youth Chance High School
Alternative School
169 Steuart St
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 615-1337
Gr: 9-12 | 30 students
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San Francisco County Private Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
2690 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 683-5459
Gr: 9-12 | 37 students Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition listed
610 20th St
San Francisco, CA 94107
(317) 437-7275
Gr: K-8 | 261 students
300 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(866) 664-2070
Gr: NS-8 | 91 students Tuition listed
Burt Children's Center (Closed 2006)
Special Education School
940 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 922-7700
Gr: NS | 18 students
924 Balboa St
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 221-9200
Gr: 8 | 33 students
220 Middlefield Dr
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 681-9168
Gr: K-5 | 73 students
495 Cambridge Street
San Francisco, CA 94134
(415) 239-0511
Gr: PK-8 | 92 students
3741 Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 429-2008
Gr: PK-8 | 55 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1234 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 921-7658
Gr: NS | 18 students Avg. class size: 6 students Tuition listed
Hergl School (Closed 2014)
Special Education School
1570 Greenwich St
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 474-0191
Gr: Inquire with school | 8 students
90 7th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 554-8100
Gr: NS-PK
75 Hawthorne St
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 608-0218
Gr: NS-PK
1801 Bush Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 931-1972
Gr: 7-12 | 7 students
The Laurel School (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
350 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 752-3567
Gr: 1-8 | 66 students Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition listed
2445 Pine St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-9500
Gr: K-9 | 126 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
3250 19th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 872-0964
Gr: 9-12 | 220 students Avg. class size: 18 students Tuition listed
735 Fell Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 621-8035
Gr: K-8 | 145 students
St. Emydius School (Closed 2004)
Special Program Emphasis (Catholic)
301 Demontfort Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 333-4877
Gr: K-8 | 146 students
3801 Balboa St
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-2711
Gr: PK-8 | 347 students
350 9th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118
(628) 280-4754
Gr: 9-12 | 20 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
117 Diamond Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 865-0899
Gr: K-8 | 145 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition listed
1970 Ocean Ave
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 334-0105
Gr: PK-12 | 114 students
1555 Irving Street
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 564-1063
Gr: 9-12 | 12 students Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in San Francisco County, CA?
The top ranked private high schools in San Francisco County, CA include St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Archbishop Riordan High School, and Convent & Stuart Hall.
How many private high schools are located in San Francisco County?
28 private high schools are located in San Francisco County.
How much do private high schools cost in San Francisco County?
The average tuition cost is $39,692, which is higher than the California private school average tuition cost of $23,164.
How diverse are private high schools in San Francisco County?
San Francisco County private high schools are approximately 47% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 48%.
What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in San Francisco County?
32% of private high schools in San Francisco County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).
Which private high schools in San Francisco County are often viewed compared to one another?

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