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Best Ventura County Private High Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 32 private high schools serving 15,860 students in Ventura County, CA.
The top ranked private high schools in Ventura County, CA include Oaks Christian School, The Thacher School, and Laurel Springs School.
The average tuition cost is $22,350, which is lower than the California private high school average tuition cost of $23,164.
48% of private high schools in Ventura County, CA are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top Ranked Ventura County Private High Schools (2025)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Laurel Springs School
Laurel Springs School Photo
(6)
302 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(866) 702-4777
Gr: K-12 | 2,210 students Avg. class size: 20 students Extracurrculars: 41 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Fusion Academy Westlake Village
Fusion Academy Westlake Village Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher. Teachers personalize content and act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.
Alternative School
30700 Russell Ranch Rd., Ste. 175
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
Beacon Hill Classical Academy
Beacon Hill Classical Academy Photo - Partnering with Parents to Raise up a Generation of Wise, Eloquent, and Imaginative Disciples of Christ.
Alternative School (Christian)
(1)
2304 Antonio Ave
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 389-6581
Gr: K-12 | 317 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Besant Hill School
Besant Hill School Photo - Nestled on 520 stunning acres in Ojai Valley, Besant Hill School offers breathtaking views, 3 dorms, an aquatic center, theater, studios, and classrooms tucked among oak trees. Our greenhouses and outdoor sports facilities complete the vibrant, inspiring campus.
Special Program Emphasis
(2)
8585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd.
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343
Gr: 9-12 | 72 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Grace Junior Senior High School
Grace Junior Senior High School Photo
(Christian)
(3)
1350 Cherry Avenue
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 522-4667
Gr: 7-12 | 438 students Avg. class size: 23 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Hillcrest Christian School
Hillcrest Christian School Photo
(Christian)
449 Wilbur Rd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(805) 497-7501
Gr: NS-12 | 477 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mother Of Divine Grace School
Mother Of Divine Grace School Photo
(Catholic)
407 Bryant Cir Ste C
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-5818
Gr: PK-12 | 6,206 students Tuition listed
Oak Grove School
Oak Grove School Photo - At Oak Grove High School preparing for college also means tapping into your interests, exploring your natural creativity, and developing lifelong practices of intellectual discipline, good communication, self-reflection, understanding, and clear thinking.
(7)
220 West Lomita Ave
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-8236
Gr: PK-12 | 231 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Oaks Christian School
Oaks Christian School Photo
(Christian)
31749 La Tienda Rd
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(818) 575-9203
Gr: 4-12 | 1,429 student Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Ojai Valley School
(4)
723 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-2575
Gr: PK-12 | 286 students Tuition listed
St. Bonaventure High School
St. Bonaventure High School Photo
(Catholic)
3167 Telegraph Rd
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 648-6836
Gr: 9-12 | 370 students Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 15 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Santa Clara High School
Santa Clara High School Photo
(Catholic)
2121 Saviers Road
Oxnard, CA 93033
(805) 483-9502
Gr: 9-12 | 210 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
School Of Science Technology Engineering And Math
Special Program Emphasis
3327 Michael Dr
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(805) 307-0700
Gr: 1-12 | 2,150 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
Gr: 9-12 | 259 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Villanova Preparatory School
Villanova Preparatory School Photo - Founded in 1924, Villanova Prep is the only Catholic boarding school in the Augustinian tradition. Our 130-acre campus located in Ojai, California, approximately 60 minutes north of Los Angeles, has several athletic and academic facilities to support our students' development of mind, body, and spirit.
(Catholic)
12096 N Ventura Avenue
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1464
Gr: 6-12 | 188 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Arbor Academy
Arbor Academy Photo - Malibu Creek Park Hike
Po Box 3381
Westlake Village, CA 91359
(805) 624-6667
Gr: 1-12 | 140 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition listed
Casa Pacifica Nonpublic School
Special Education School
1722 S Lewis Rd
Camarillo, CA 93012
(805) 366-4072
Gr: 3-12 | 54 students Avg. class size: 25 students
El Shaddai Academy
716 N Ventura Rd
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 744-7970
Gr: 1-10 | 12 students
First Baptist Academy
First Baptist Academy Photo - Each student has their own computer work station in a pleasantly arranged classroom. They may decorate their workspace as they wish, subject to academy rules. Teachers and assistants are always available to help students. Activities include fund raisers, field trips, field days, chapel, science fair, class parties, programs and performances, big sibling/little sibling between upper-age and lower-age classrooms, and many others.
(Baptist)
1250 Erbes Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 495-2531
Gr: K-11 | 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Global Village School
Global Village School Photo - Accredited Distance Learning with a secular curriculum.
Alternative School
(2)
P. O. Box 480
Ojai, CA 93024
(805) 646-9792
Gr: K-12 | 100 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1197-C E. Los Angeles Ave. #331 Simi Valley, CA 93065
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(877) 878-6001
Gr: K-12 Avg. class size: 15 students Acceptance rate listed
1626 Valley High Ave.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 870-5110
Gr: 1-12 | 17 students Sports: 1
280 N Westlake Blvd Ste 210
Westlake Village, CA 91632
(805) 499-6700
Gr: 3-12 | 6 students
Newbury Park Adventist Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
180 Academy Dr
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(805) 498-2191
Gr: 9-12 | 130 students
Pacific Oaks Academy
Pacific Oaks Academy Photo - Our Mission
(Catholic)
2280 Antonio Ave Camarillo CA 93010
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 229-1839
Gr: K-12 | 16 students Avg. class size: 5 students Sports: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Passageway
Special Education School
1153 Lawrence Dr
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(805) 375-4950
Gr: 12 | 38 students
St. Annes Academy
Alternative School (Catholic)
3391 Los Nogales Rd
Simi Valley, CA 93063
(805) 285-0182
Gr: 1-12 | 10 students
St. Augustine Academy
(Catholic)
130 S. Wells Road
Ventura, CA 93004
(805) 672-0411
Gr: K-12 | 149 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Solimar Academy
Solimar Academy Photo
Alternative School
Oliver Ave
Ventura, CA 93001
(661) 433-7809
Gr: K-12 | 34 students
Ventura Christian Academy
(Pentecostal)
1000 N Ventura Ave
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 643-3387
Gr: K-12 | 20 students
Ventura County Christian School
(Christian)
(4)
96 Macmillan Ave
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 641-0187
Gr: PK-12 | 137 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Weil Tennis Academy And College Preparatory School
Special Program Emphasis
428 Bryant Cir
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3403
Gr: 7-12 | 61 students Tuition listed
[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Ventura County, California

Ventura County Private Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Asst League School (Closed 2022)
Special Education School
1310 Fremont Way
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 485-0068
Gr: NS-PK | 42 students
461 Central Ave
Fillmore, CA 93015
(805) 524-1572
Gr: K-5 | 59 students
217 North 10th Street
Santa Paula, CA 93060
(805) 525-2971
Gr: PK-2 | 62 students
106 West Janss Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(805) 495-6494
Gr: 6-12 | 291 students Avg. class size: 24 students Tuition listed
101 N Skyline Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 495-5513
Gr: NS-5 | 143 students Avg. class size: 14 students Acceptance rate listed
390 Arcturus St
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(805) 493-1177
Gr: K | 3 students
St. John's Lutheran Church (Closed 2022)
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
1500 North C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 983-0330
Gr: NS-8
3290 Loma Vista Road
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 648-5650
Gr: K-8
5415 Ralston St
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 644-8170
Gr: K-8 | 269 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Ventura County, CA?
The top ranked private high schools in Ventura County, CA include Oaks Christian School, The Thacher School, and Laurel Springs School.
How many private high schools are located in Ventura County?
32 private high schools are located in Ventura County.
How much do private high schools cost in Ventura County?
The average tuition cost is $22,350, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $23,164.
How diverse are private high schools in Ventura County?
Ventura County private high schools are approximately 49% minority students, which is higher than the California private school average of 48%.
What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Ventura County?
48% of private high schools in Ventura County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).
Which private high schools in Ventura County are often viewed compared to one another?

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