Best Religiously Affiliated �� Schools in California (2026)

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Best California Religiously Affiliated �� Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1,868 religiously affiliated private schools serving 424,297 students in California (48% of all schools).

The average tuition cost is $12,135, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $18,111.

The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (35% of schools), Christian (25% of schools) and Baptist (7% of schools).

Calvary Preparatory Academy-Online Photo - Providing excellence in online education since 2009, CPA offers a fully online, Christian education for students from kindergarten through 12th grade leading to completion of an accredited high school diploma. Calvary Prep Academy is accredited in grades 7-12 by WASC (Western Association of Schools & Colleges) and offers NCAA and University of California "a-g" approved courses.

Victory Christian Academy Photo - Our High School is amazing!

Palma School Photo - Palma is a college-preparatory, Catholic co-ed high school with an all-boy junior high school (grades 6-8) owned and operated by The Christian Brothers Institute of California.

St. Mary's School Photo - St. Mary' School

Campbell Hall Photo - Our athletes train for the highest level of competition with a focus on sustaining healthy minds and bodies throughout life.

Upward International Schools, Pines Academy Campus Photo

Alta Loma Christian School Photo - Not a school you attend. A family you belong to.

St. Jeanne De Lestonnac School Photo - Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School educates students from preschool through high school.

Immaculate Heart Middle & High School Photo - Immaculate Heart's students gather on the quad.

St. Annes School Photo - Class engaged in blended learning. Half of the class in direct instruction with the teacher, half engaged in personal digital learning on individual learning profiles on chromebooks.

St. Francis Catholic High School Photo - For sixty-five years, St. Francis High School has been more than an outstanding educational institution for young women. St. Francis continues to be a living, growing community of faith, excellence, leadership and service. As a Catholic school, St. Francis High School embraces the teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. While serving the Catholic families of the diocese of Sacramento, St. Francis also welcomes individuals of other faiths, recognizing the unique gifts they bring to the greater community.

Beth Shir Sholom Early Childhood Center Photo

Shepherd Of The Hills Lutheran School Photo

Yew Chung International School (sv) Photo - Learn with joy, grow with empathy and explore with confidence at YCIS Silicon Valley.

Top-Ranked California �� Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

African Methodist Episcopal

451

36%

Assembly of God

6,697

47%

Baptist

127

17,311

55%

Brethren

695

49%

Calvinist

2,866

38%

Catholic

649

206,810

59%

Christian

466

97,758

41%

Church of Christ

2,262

77%

Church of God

328

40%

Church of the Nazarene

1,103

45%

Episcopal

9,470

40%

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)

4,009

51%

Friends

1,429

44%

Greek Orthodox

351

21%

Islamic

6,035

63%

Jewish

19,842

16%

Latter Day Saints

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

16,347

43%

Mennonite

757

39%

Methodist

1,358

53%

Mission Viejo Church of Christ

138

19%

Other

11,293

37%

Other Lutheran

1,155

25%

Pentecostal

2,664

65%

Presbyterian

2,328

43%

Seventh Day Adventist

9,850

62%

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

983

41%

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