Top Ranked San Pedro Private Schools (2026-27)

Holy Trinity School

Gr: PK-8 | 491 students

Catholic

1226 W Santa Cruz St

San Pedro, CA 90732

(310) 833-0703

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Mary Star Of The Sea Elementary School

Gr: PK-8 | 267 students

Catholic

717 S Cabrillo Ave

San Pedro, CA 90731

(310) 831-0875

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Mary Star Of The Sea High School

Gr: 9-12 | 402 students

Avg. class size: 19 students

Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 29

Catholic

2500 N. Taper Avenue

San Pedro, CA 90731

(310) 547-1138

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Rolling Hills Preparatory School

Gr: 5-12 | 225 students

Sports: 11

1 Rolling Hills Prep Way

San Pedro, CA 90732

(310) 719-1101

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San Pedro, California Private Schools (Closed)

St. Peter S Episcopal Day School

Gr: K-5 | 33 students

Episcopal

1648 West 9th Street

San Pedro, CA 90732

(310) 831-2361

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Trinity Lutheran School

Gr: 1-12 | 53 students

Alternative School (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)

1450 West 7th Street

San Pedro, CA 90732

(310) 832-1140

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San Pedro, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-20.0% (-1 school) 10-yr

1,385

Students

-4.7% (-69 students) 10-yr

$28,750

Avg. Tuition

+363.7% (+$22,550) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-20.8% (-5 students) 10-yr

61%

Students of Color

+24.5% (+12.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-44.4% (-8.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (San Pedro)

This State (CA)

# Schools

4 Schools

3,909 Schools

# Students

1,385 Students

659,323 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	337	180	179
2024	337	175	172
2023	320	181	174
2022	323	189	185
2021	323	185	180
2020	323	179	171
2019	333	179	175
2018	333	173	172
2017	360	179	180
2016	360	173	178
2015	291	162	167

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% Students of Color

61%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	56%	51%	34%
2024	56%	51%	34%
2023	54%	50%	33%
2022	56%	48%	33%
2021	51%	48%	32%
2020	51%	48%	32%
2019	52%	48%	31%
2018	52%	47%	31%
2017	50%	50%	32%
2016	50%	49%	32%
2015	49%	49%	32%

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0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.74	0.74	0.65
2024	0.74	0.74	0.65
2023	0.73	0.74	0.65
2022	0.70	0.73	0.64
2021	0.70	0.73	0.64
2020	0.70	0.73	0.64
2019	0.67	0.73	0.63
2018	0.67	0.73	0.63
2017	0.66	0.72	0.61
2016	0.66	0.72	0.61
2015	0.66	0.72	0.61

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# American Indian Students

56 Students

3,574 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	4%	1%	1%
2024	4%	1%	1%
2023	4%	1%	1%
2022	4%	1%	2%
2021	4%	1%	1%
2020	4%	1%	1%
2019	4%	2%	1%
2018	4%	1%	2%
2017	4%	1%	1%
2016	4%	1%	1%
2015	3%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

99 Students

71,779 Students

% Asian Students

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	7%	11%	5%
2024	7%	11%	5%
2023	6%	11%	5%
2022	2%	10%	4%
2021	2%	10%	4%
2020	2%	10%	4%
2019	3%	10%	4%
2018	3%	10%	4%
2017	2%	10%	4%
2016	2%	10%	4%
2015	2%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

457 Students

104,405 Students

% Hispanic Students

31%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	31%	16%	9%
2024	31%	16%	9%
2023	31%	16%	9%
2022	32%	16%	8%
2021	32%	16%	9%
2020	32%	16%	9%
2019	37%	16%	8%
2018	37%	17%	8%
2017	34%	17%	8%
2016	34%	17%	8%
2015	34%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

63 Students

30,222 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	4%	5%	7%
2024	4%	5%	7%
2023	4%	5%	8%
2022	3%	4%	7%
2021	3%	5%	7%
2020	3%	5%	8%
2019	2%	4%	7%
2018	2%	4%	7%
2017	2%	5%	7%
2016	2%	5%	7%
2015	2%	5%	8%

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# White Students

537 Students

235,744 Students

% White Students

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	37%	37%	52%
2024	37%	37%	52%
2023	40%	38%	52%
2022	40%	40%	54%
2021	40%	40%	54%
2020	40%	40%	54%
2019	43%	41%	56%
2018	43%	41%	56%
2017	47%	43%	58%
2016	47%	43%	58%
2015	47%	43%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

4 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

242 Students

188,309 Students

% of Others Students

17%

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	17%	29%	26%
2024	17%	29%	26%
2023	14%	28%	25%
2022	18%	28%	25%
2021	18%	27%	25%
2020	18%	27%	24%
2019	10%	26%	24%
2018	10%	26%	23%
2017	11%	24%	22%
2016	11%	24%	22%
2015	12%	23%	21%

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All Ethnic Groups

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# Teachers

132 Teachers

55,639 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	10:1	12:1	11:1
2024	10:1	12:1	11:1
2023	9:1	12:1	11:1
2022	11:1	12:1	11:1
2021	12:1	13:1	11:1
2020	12:1	13:1	12:1
2019	13:1	12:1	12:1
2018	13:1	12:1	12:1
2017	18:1	13:1	12:1
2016	18:1	13:1	12:1
2015	18:1	13:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

97%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	97%	59%	55%
2024	97%	58%	54%
2023	59%	58%	54%
2022	60%	59%	54%
2021	60%	59%	54%
2020	60%	58%	54%
2019	60%	58%	53%
2018	60%	58%	53%
2017	99%	58%	53%
2016	99%	57%	52%
2015	99%	57%	52%

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Average Class Size

19 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	21	17	15
2024	19	17	15
2023	16	17	15
2022	18	17	15
2021	18	17	15
2020	18	17	15
2019	18	17	15
2018	18	17	15
2017	24	17	15
2016	24	17	15
2015	24	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	16	15	13
2024	16	14	12
2023	13	13	11
2022	14	13	11
2021	13	13	11
2020	13	13	11
2019	13	13	11
2018	13	13	11
2017	12	12	10
2016	12	12	10
2015	7	11	10

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Average SAT score

1135

(Out of 1600)

1264

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SAT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1135	1261	1233
2024	1135	1248	1230
2023	1173	1246	1228
2022	1216	1250	1229
2021	1210	1249	1229
2020	1210	1244	1226
2019	1210	1239	1226
2018	1210	1237	1226

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2022-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	24	27	26
2024	24	27	26
2023	24	27	26
2022	24	27	26

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$28,750

$17,528

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$28,400	$18,076	$15,012
2024	$12,000	$17,195	$13,254
2023	$20,400	$16,660	$12,626
2022	$20,400	$15,979	$12,187
2021	$19,050	$15,298	$11,800
2020	$19,050	$14,748	$11,512
2019	$19,050	$14,369	$11,293
2018	$19,050	$13,813	$11,017
2017	$8,000	$13,422	$10,708
2016	$8,000	$12,852	$10,356
2015	$6,200	$11,932	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

52%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	52%	29%	34%
2024	71%	29%	34%
2023	53%	29%	34%
2022	52%	28%	33%
2021	39%	28%	33%
2020	39%	28%	32%
2019	39%	27%	31%
2018	39%	27%	30%
2017	42%	27%	30%
2016	42%	26%	29%
2015	42%	25%	28%

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

80%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Pedro, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	80%	80%	81%
2024	80%	84%	85%
2023	73%	84%	85%
2022	73%	84%	85%
2021	73%	84%	85%
2020	73%	84%	85%
2019	73%	84%	85%
2018	73%	84%	85%
2017	80%	85%	85%
2016	80%	84%	85%
2015	80%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

29 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

12 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in San Pedro, CA?

The private schools in San Pedro, CA include Mary Star Of The Sea Elementary School, Holy Trinity School, and Mary Star Of The Sea High School.

How many private schools are located in San Pedro?

4 private schools are located in San Pedro.

What percentage of students in San Pedro go to private school?

13% of all K-12 students in San Pedro are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in San Pedro?

75% of private schools in San Pedro are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

Which private schools in San Pedro are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in San Pedro include: Holy Trinity School vs. Mary Star Of The Sea Elementary School, Mary Star Of The Sea Elementary School vs. Holy Trinity School

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