Listed below are counties with the lowest average private school acceptance rate (2025-26).
The most selective county for private school acceptance rate is San Mateo County, CA with an average acceptance rate of 67%.
The least selective county for private school acceptance rate is District Of Columbia, DC with an average acceptance rate of 49%.
Acceptance Rate Range: 49%
94%
Avg. Acceptance Rate: 81%
Lowest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø School Acceptance Rate By County (2025-26)
County
Average Acceptance Rate
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
Most Selective Schools
(Acceptance Rate)
(Acceptance Rate)
Rank: #1-21-2.
67% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #1-21-2.
67% / 82% / 85%
Rank: #33.
66% / 62% / 73%
Rank: #4-64-6.
65% / 78% / 78%
- Paideia School (17%)
- Fulton Science Academy ²ÝÁñÉçÇø School (20%)
- The Children's School (24%)
- Arlington Christian School (25%)
- Atlanta Montessori International School - Druid Hills Campus (25%)
- The Galloway School (25%)
- Light Of The World Of Atlanta (25%)
- The Lovett School (25%)
- Ron Clark Academy (25%)
- The Westminster Schools (25%)
Rank: #4-64-6.
65% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #4-64-6.
65% / 84% / 89%
Rank: #7-97-9.
63% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #7-97-9.
63% / 70% / 78%
- Phillips Exeter Academy (18%)
- Longview School (25%)
- Over The Rainbow Preschool (25%)
- Amesbury Seventh-day Adventist School (50%)
- Hampstead Academy (65%)
- Building Block Commons (70%)
- Jesse Remington High School (80%)
- Londonderry KinderCare (80%)
- Coe-brown Northwood Academy (85%)
- St. Joseph Regional Catholic School (95%)
Rank: #7-97-9.
63% / 73% / 75%
Rank: #10-1110-11.
62% / 80% / 79%
Rank: #10-1110-11.
62% / 78% / 78%
- Cumming First United Methodist Church Preschool (25%)
- Pinecrest Academy (25%)
- Sunshine STEM Academy (35%)
- Milton Montessori School at Kelly Mill (70%)
- Fideles Christian School (75%)
- Covenant Christian Academy (80%)
- Horizon Christian Academy (80%)
- McGinnis Woods School (80%)
- Friendship Christian School (90%)
Rank: #1212.
60% / 62% / 73%
Rank: #13-1513-15.
59% / 82% / 85%
Rank: #13-1513-15.
59% / 70% / 78%
Rank: #13-1513-15.
59% / 73% / 75%
Rank: #16-1816-18.
57% / 78% / 81%
- San Francisco Friends School (15%)
- TCS (15%)
- Lycee Francais de San Francisco (20%)
- Chinese American International School (22%)
- The Hamlin School (22%)
- San Francisco University High School (23%)
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory (25%)
- San Francisco School (25%)
- Katherine Delmar Burke School (Burke's) (28%)
- Katherine Michiels School (30%)
Rank: #16-1816-18.
57% / 65% / 73%
Rank: #16-1816-18.
57% / 69% / 75%
Rank: #19-2019-20.
49% / 42% / 47%
- Maret School (15%)
- Sidwell Friends School (15%)
- Washington International School (15%)
- Holy Trinity School (16%)
- Georgetown Day School (24%)
- Capitol Hill Day School (25%)
- Dupont Park Adventist School (25%)
- Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital (25%)
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Academyool (25%)
- St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School (25%)
Frequently Asked Questions
What counties have the private schools with the highest acceptance rate?
The counties with the highest acceptance rate are San Mateo, CA (67% average acceptance rate), Champaign, IL (67% average acceptance rate) and Norfolk, MA (66% average acceptance rate).
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