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Top 10 Best California Private Schools Belonging To The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) (2023)

For the 2023 school year, there are 18 private schools belonging to the association of boarding schools (tabs) serving 5,941 students in California. You can also find more schools membership associations in California.

The best top ranked belonging to the association of boarding schools (tabs) private schools in California include Dunn School, San Domenico School and Idyllwild Arts Academy.

The average tuition cost is $55,732, which is higher than the California private school average tuition cost of $15,964.

22% of private schools belonging to the association of boarding schools (tabs) in California are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - Krone Library is home to countless resources and study spaces for IAA students as well as the College Counseling Office. Our College Counseling staff work with our students throughout their time at the Academy, helping them prepare for the next step in their artistic journey.

Archbishop Riordan High School Photo - A view of Riordan's gym.

Cate School Photo - Outings Week

Midland School Photo - Midland sets the bar high for education and life beyond Midland. The transformational experience of applying to college, while serving Midland's purpose of college preparation, ultimately helps prepare students for life. Because Midland is a small school, every student receives the time and assistance necessary from our college counselor to meet his or her college goals.

Stevenson School - Pebble Beach Campus Photo

The Athenian School Photo - Walking to class

San Domenico School Photo - Located on 515 acres in San Anselmo, California, our campus features state-of-the art academic facilities, a music conservatory, swimming pool, gymnasium, one-acre organic garden, 2,358 solar panels, and six tennis courts. We are located 20 minutes north of San Francisco.

The Thacher School Photo - "Education is not merely the making of scholars. It is the making of men and women. It is the training of the younger generation in the art of living for their own greatest good and the greatest good of their fellow citizens." -Sherman Day Thacher

Santa Catalina School Photo - An aerial view of the Santa Catalina campus in Monterey, California

Villanova Preparatory School Photo - GIRLS IN STEM! Villanova is the only high school in the nation that is a member of the Clare Boothe Luce Program. Clare Booth Luce, playwright, novelist, first U.S. Congresswoman from Connecticut, and ambassador to Italy, "sought to encourage women to enter, study, graduate, and teach" in the fields of science, engineering, and mathematics.

Besant Hill School Photo - Besant Hill School is located in the Ojai Valley, on 500 acres of private land with beautiful vistas in every direction. Facilities include four dormitories, outdoor sports facilities including a new aquatic center, indoor theater, atelier, and classrooms nestled along winding paths and oak trees. We also have an eight acre organic farm.

The Webb Schools Photo - Although community service hours are not required at Webb, many of our students volunteer for one or more of our numerous service activities. Our students have traveled to Costa Rica, Thailand, Romania, Australia, Nepal, Fiji and across Africa on service trips.

Dunn School Photo - A view of Boone House, a boys' dorm, on the beautiful Dunn School campus from the outdoor assembly amphitheater.

Southwestern Academy Photo - San Marino Campus

Archbishop Riordan High School Photo - A view of Riordan's gym.

Midland School Photo - Midland sets the bar high for education and life beyond Midland. The transformational experience of applying to college, while serving Midland's purpose of college preparation, ultimately helps prepare students for life. Because Midland is a small school, every student receives the time and assistance necessary from our college counselor to meet his or her college goals.

Stevenson School - Pebble Beach Campus Photo

The Athenian School Photo - Walking to class

San Domenico School Photo - Located on 515 acres in San Anselmo, California, our campus features state-of-the art academic facilities, a music conservatory, swimming pool, gymnasium, one-acre organic garden, 2,358 solar panels, and six tennis courts. We are located 20 minutes north of San Francisco.

The Thacher School Photo - "Education is not merely the making of scholars. It is the making of men and women. It is the training of the younger generation in the art of living for their own greatest good and the greatest good of their fellow citizens." -Sherman Day Thacher

Santa Catalina School Photo - An aerial view of the Santa Catalina campus in Monterey, California

Villanova Preparatory School Photo - GIRLS IN STEM! Villanova is the only high school in the nation that is a member of the Clare Boothe Luce Program. Clare Booth Luce, playwright, novelist, first U.S. Congresswoman from Connecticut, and ambassador to Italy, "sought to encourage women to enter, study, graduate, and teach" in the fields of science, engineering, and mathematics.

Besant Hill School Photo - Besant Hill School is located in the Ojai Valley, on 500 acres of private land with beautiful vistas in every direction. Facilities include four dormitories, outdoor sports facilities including a new aquatic center, indoor theater, atelier, and classrooms nestled along winding paths and oak trees. We also have an eight acre organic farm.

The Webb Schools Photo - Although community service hours are not required at Webb, many of our students volunteer for one or more of our numerous service activities. Our students have traveled to Costa Rica, Thailand, Romania, Australia, Nepal, Fiji and across Africa on service trips.

Dunn School Photo - A view of Boone House, a boys' dorm, on the beautiful Dunn School campus from the outdoor assembly amphitheater.

Southwestern Academy Photo - San Marino Campus

Top Ranked Private Schools Belonging To The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) in California (2023)

School

Location

Grades

Students

Dunn School

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2555 West Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-6471

Grades: 6-12

| 256 students

Idyllwild Arts Academy

Special Program Emphasis

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(7)

52500 Temecula Road #38
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223

Grades: 9-12

| 246 students

San Domenico School

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(12)

1500 Butterfield Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(415) 258-1900

Grades: K-12

| 680 students

Archbishop Riordan High School

(Catholic)

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175 Frida Kahlo Way
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 586-8200

Grades: 9-12

| 1,057 students

The Athenian School

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2100 Mt Diablo Scenic Blvd
Danville, CA 94506
(925) 362-7223

Grades: 6-12

| 539 students

Besant Hill School

Special Program Emphasis

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8585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd.
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343

Grades: 9-12

| 108 students

Cate School

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1960 Cate Mesa Road
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127

Grades: 9-12

| 304 students

Midland School

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5100 Figueroa Mountain Rd
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114

Grades: 9-12

| 81 students

Ojai Valley School

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(4)

723 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1423

Grades: PK-12

| 276 students

Santa Catalina School

(Catholic)

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1500 Mark Thomas Dr.
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9300

Grades: PK-12

| 391 students

Southwestern Academy

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(1)

2800 MONTEREY ROAD
San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 799-5010

Grades: 6-12

| 70 students

Stevenson School - Pebble Beach Campus

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3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
(831) 625-8309

Grades: 9-12

| 523 students

The Thacher School

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5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210

Grades: 9-12

| 259 students

Villanova Preparatory School

(Catholic)

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12096 N Ventura Avenue
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1464

Grades: 9-12

| 198 students

The Webb Schools

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1175 West Baseline Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214

Grades: 9-12

| 404 students

Woodside Priory School

(Catholic)

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302 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
(650) 851-8223

Grades: 6-12

| 405 students

Oakland Montessori School

Montessori School

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3625 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 482-3111

Grades: PK

| 27 students

Santa Susana School

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22280 Devonshire Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 709-9854

Grades: PK-7

| 117 students

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