Top The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Private Schools in California

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  • For the 2018-19 school year, there are 16 top private schools in California belonging to the The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), serving 5,058 students.
  • The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) is the public voice for college-preparatory boarding schools and the central resource for boarding school education. We serve roughly 300 boarding schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad. TABS is the one-stop, indispensable resource for educators seeking training, research, guidance, and support on all issues pertaining to the residential school experience.
  • You can also find more schools membership associations in California.

Top The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Private Schools (2018-19)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Besant Hill School
    Besant Hill School Photo - Besant Hill School is located in picturesque Ojai Valley, California. This unique location, on 520 acres of private land, with breathtaking views in all directions, provides students with serenity as well as amazing local hikes.
    Special Program Emphasis
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     8585 N Ojai Rd
    Ojai, CA 93023
    (805)646-4343
    Grades: 9-12 | 108 students
  • Villanova Preparatory School
    Villanova Preparatory School Photo - In this supportive environment steeped in Catholic values, students are comfortable taking risks, trying something new and learning more about the individual throughout their Villanova experience.
    (Roman Catholic)
     12096 N Ventura Avenue
    Ojai, CA 93023
    (805)646-1464
    Grades: 9-12 | 240 students
  • Archbishop Riordan High School
    Archbishop Riordan High School Photo - Riordan provides the finest education for young men in San Francisco.
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     175 Phelan Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94112
    (415)586-8200
    Grades: 9-12 | 700 students
  • Army and Navy Academy
    All-boys
     2605 Carlsbad Boulevard
    Carlsbad, CA 92008
    (888)762-2338
    Grades: 7-12 | 320 students
  • The Athenian School
     2100 Mt Diablo Scenic Blvd
    Danville, CA 94506
    (925)837-5375
    Grades: 6-12 | 490 students
  • Cate School
    Cate School Photo - Sunset Bench
    1960 Cate Mesa Road
    Carpinteria, CA 93013
    (805)684-4127
    Grades: 9-12 | 280 students
  • Dunn School
    Dunn School Photo - Dunn School students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through an inspired curriculum that provides the individual attention needed to achieve personal goals while engaging the student as a member of the larger Dunn community.
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     2555 West Highway 154
    Los Olivos, CA 93441
    (805)688-6471
    Grades: 6-12 | 256 students
  • Jara Ruiz Anchia
    Jara Ruiz Anchia Photo - Idyllwild Arts Academy is home to 318 students from 35 countries and 26 US states, all devoted to intensive study of the arts. Located 2 hours from Los Angeles, 2 hours from San Diego, and 1 hour from Palm Springs, the Academy is an artistic crossroads for Southern California.
    Special Program Emphasis
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     52500 Temecula Rd
    Idyllwild, CA 92549
    (951)468-7223
    Grades: 9-12 | 318 students
  • Midland School
    Midland School Photo - Small class sizes, a student body under 100, and rigorous curricula make for a compelling academic experience. Students connect with their teachers, their peers, and the world.
    5100 Figueroa Mountain Rd,
    Los Olivos, CA 93441
    (805)688-5114
    Grades: 9-12 | 89 students
  • Oakland Montessori School
    Montessori School
     3625 Fruitvale Avenue
    Oakland, CA 94602
    (510)482-3111
    Grades: PK | 27 students
  • Ojai Valley School
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     723 El Paseo Road
    Ojai, CA 93023
    (805)646-1423
    Grades: PK-12 | 277 students
  • San Domenico School
    San Domenico School Photo - Located on 515 acres in San Anselmo, Caifornia, our campus features state-of-the art academic facilities, a music conservatory, riding stables, swimming pool, gymnasium, one-acre organic garden, 2,358 solar panels, and six tennis courts.
    (3)
     1500 Butterfield Road
    San Anselmo, CA 94960
    (415)258-1900
    Grades: K-12 | 668 students
  • Santa Catalina School
    Santa Catalina School Photo - An aerial view of the Santa Catalina campus in Monterey, California
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     1500 Mark Thomas Dr.
    Monterey, CA 93940
    (831)655-9300
    Grades: 9-12 | 246 students
  • The Thacher School
    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
    5025 Thacher Road
    Ojai, CA 93023
    (805)640-3210
    Grades: 9-12 | 257 students
  • The Webb Schools
    The Webb Schools Photo - Webb is a school community that lives and learns together. You will make friends from across the country and around the world. This year we have students from 12 states and 19 countries.
    1175 West Baseline Road
    Claremont, CA 91711
    (909)482-5214
    Grades: 9-12 | 407 students
  • Woodside Priory School - The Priory
    Woodside Priory School - The Priory Photo - The Priory is a Benedictine Catholic, independent college preparatory school for grades 6-12.
    (Roman Catholic)
     302 Portola Road
    Portola Valley, CA 94028
    (650)851-8223
    Grades: 6-12 | 375 students
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