Schools

Sage Hill School

Newport Beach · 7-12 · $49,500 · ISEE or SSAT

Crean Lutheran High School

Irvine · 9-12 · $23,575

Mater Dei High School

Santa Ana · 9-12 · $21,150 · HSPT

Fairmont Preparatory Academy

Anaheim · 9-12 · $34,435

Cristo Rey Orange County High School

Santa Ana · 9-12

Heritage Christian School (Junior High / High School Campus)

Lake Forest · 7-12 · $12,215

JSerra Catholic High School

San Juan Capistrano · 9-12 · $26,200 · HSPT

Orange Lutheran High School (Lutheran High School of Orange County)

Orange · 9-12 · $20,800

Pacific Academy (Irvine Campus)

Irvine · 7-12

Pacifica Christian High School, Orange County

Newport Beach · 9-12 · $25,490 · ISEE

Ronald Reagan Secondary School

Laguna Hills · 7-12 · $35,000

Rosary Academy

Fullerton · 9-12 · $21,990 · HSPT

Santa Margarita Catholic High School

Rancho Santa Margarita · 9-12 · $22,000 · HSPT

Servite High School

Anaheim · 9-12 · $20,710 · HSPT

Whittier Christian High School

La Habra · 9-12 · $19,193

Orange County K-12 private schools (18)

TVT Community Day School (Tarbut V'Torah)

Irvine · K-12 · $37,285

St. Margaret's Episcopal School

San Juan Capistrano · K-12 · $37,000 · ISEE

Capistrano Valley Christian Schools

San Juan Capistrano · K-12 · $19,500

Newport Christian School

Newport Beach · K-12 · $9,912 · ISEE

Acaciawood Preparatory Academy

Anaheim · K-12 · $7,570

Adelphia Classical Christian Academy

Orange · K-12

Anaheim Discovery Christian School

Anaheim · K-12 · $10,490

Bethel Baptist School

Santa Ana · K-12 · $5,400

Calvary Chapel Schools

Santa Ana · K-12

Eastside Christian Schools

Fullerton · K-12 · $7,725

Hebrew Academy Community Day School

Huntington Beach · K-12 · $17,895

Liberty Christian School

Huntington Beach · K-12 · $8,525

Orange Crescent School

Garden Grove · K-12 · $10,900

Orangewood Academy

Garden Grove · K-12 · $8,087

The Geneva School

Lake Forest · K-11 · $12,000

The Open School

Santa Ana · 1-12 · $6,900

Veritas Classical Academy

Fullerton · K-12

Waldorf School Orange County (WSOC)

Costa Mesa · K-12 · $20,390

Orange County private elementary and K-8 (83)

Harbor Day School

Newport Beach · K-8 · $39,350 · ISEE

The Pegasus School

Huntington Beach · K-8 · $33,550 · ISEE

St. Mary's School

Aliso Viejo · K-8 · $31,300 · ISEE

Carden Hall

Newport Beach · K-8 · $20,760

Fairmont Anaheim Hills (Fairmont Schools – Anaheim Hills Campus)

Anaheim · K-8 · $26,093

Mariners Christian School

Costa Mesa · K-8 · $12,441

Red Hill Lutheran School

Tustin · K-8 · $10,950

LePort Montessori Irvine Spectrum North

Irvine · K-8

Abiding Savior Lutheran School

Lake Forest · K-8 · $10,500

Aliso Viejo Christian School

Aliso Viejo · K-8 · $12,296

Anneliese Schools – Willowbrook Campus

Laguna Beach · K-6 · $18,350

Arborland Montessori Children's Academy — Hughes Dr. Campus

Fullerton · K-8

Arborland Montessori Children's Academy — Valencia Dr. Campus

Fullerton · K-6

Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School

Santa Ana · K-6 · $8,500

Bethany Christian Academy

Westminster · K-8 · $8,275

Bethel Classical Academy

Irvine · K-9 · $10,900

Blessed Sacrament School

Westminster · K-8 · $6,400

Calvary Chapel Yorba Linda Christian Academy

Yorba Linda · K-8 · $10,400

Carden Conservatory

Huntington Beach · K-8

Christ Cathedral Academy

Garden Grove · K-8 · $9,900

Christ Lutheran School

Brea · K-8 · $6,750

Christ Lutheran School

Costa Mesa · K-8 · $8,652

Covenant Christian School

Orange · K-8

Fairmont Historic Anaheim (Fairmont Schools, Historic Anaheim Campus)

Anaheim · K-8 · $26,093

Fairmont North Tustin (Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus)

Tustin · K-8 · $27,354

Fairmont San Juan Capistrano (Fairmont Schools Inc. – San Juan Capistrano Campus)

San Juan Capistrano · K-8 · $26,093

Frontiers Academy

Costa Mesa · K-8

Grace Christian School

Cypress · K-8 · $7,525

Grace Lutheran School

Huntington Beach · K-8 · $8,300

Heights Christian Schools - Brea Campus

Brea · K-4 · $11,069

Hephatha Lutheran School

Anaheim · K-8 · $7,988

Heritage Christian School (Elementary Campus)

Mission Viejo · K-6 · $11,515

Heritage Oak Private Education

Yorba Linda · K-8 · $21,630

Holy Family Catholic School

Orange · K-8 · $9,365

Huntington Christian School

Huntington Beach · K-8 · $11,616

Independence Christian School

Anaheim · K-8 · $7,200

International School of Orange County (iSchoolOC)

Orange · K-8 · $18,220

Irvine Hebrew Day School (IHDS)

Santa Ana · K-6 · $23,000

IvyCrest Montessori Private School — Fullerton Campus

Fullerton · K-6

La Purisima Catholic School

Orange · K-8

Minaret Academy

Anaheim · K-8

Mission Basilica School

San Juan Capistrano · K-8 · $12,700

Mission Viejo Christian School

Mission Viejo · K-8

Montessori on the Lake

Lake Forest · K-8 · $20,000

New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus

Irvine · 3-8 · $25,580

Oakridge Private School

Orange · K-8 · $12,300

Our Lady of Fatima Academy

San Clemente · K-8 · $11,380

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School

Newport Beach · K-8 · $12,380

Page Academy — Costa Mesa Campus (Newport Mesa Campus)

Costa Mesa · K-8 · $18,920

Prince of Peace Lutheran School

Anaheim · K-8 · $7,650

RSM Christian School

Rancho Santa Margarita · K-8 · $9,500

Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School – Tustin

Tustin · K-8

Saint Joachim Catholic School

Costa Mesa · K-8 · $9,195

Saints Simon & Jude Catholic School

Huntington Beach · K-8 · $9,900

Salem Lutheran School

Orange · K-8

San Clemente Christian School

San Clemente · K-8 · $12,890

St. Angela Merici Parish School

Brea · K-8

St. Anne Catholic School

Laguna Niguel · K-8 · $19,400

St. Anne Parish School

Santa Ana · K-8

St. Barbara Catholic School

Santa Ana · K-8 · $6,850

St. Bonaventure Catholic School

Huntington Beach · K-8 · $9,700

St. Catherine's Academy

Anaheim · K-8 · $20,080

St. Cecilia Catholic School

Tustin · K-8 · $9,200

St. Columban Catholic School

Garden Grove · K-8 · $7,100

St. Edward the Confessor Parish School

Dana Point · K-8 · $11,570

St. Francis of Assisi School

Yorba Linda · K-8 · $9,345

St. Hedwig Catholic School

Los Alamitos · K-8 · $8,460

St. Irenaeus Parish School

Cypress · K-8 · $7,325

St. John the Baptist Catholic School

Costa Mesa · K-8 · $9,742

St. John's Episcopal School

Rancho Santa Margarita · K-8 · $23,675

St. John's Lutheran School

Orange · K-8 · $9,410

St. Joseph Catholic School

Placentia · K-8 · $8,495

St. Junipero Serra Catholic School

Rancho Santa Margarita · K-8 · $15,757

St. Norbert Catholic School

Orange · K-8 · $8,847

St. Paul's Lutheran School

Orange · K-8 · $8,600

St. Pius V Catholic School

Buena Park · K-8 · $7,575

Stoneybrooke Christian School

San Juan Capistrano · K-8 · $12,167

Stratford School – Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo · K-8 · $21,080

The Camino School

Laguna Woods · K-8 · $13,900

The Islamic Education School (TIES)

Anaheim · K-8 · $7,000

VanDamme Academy

Aliso Viejo · K-8 · $18,000

Village Montessori School of Irvine

Irvine · K-3

Zion Lutheran School

Anaheim · K-8 · $6,430

Boarding Schools (10)

Choate Rosemary Hall

Wallingford · 9-12,PG · $74,530 · Not required (SSAT or ISEE may be submitted)

Deerfield Academy

Deerfield · 9-12,PG · $79,940 · SSAT or ISEE (PSAT/SAT/ACT for grade 11 and above)

Groton School

Groton · 8-12 · $62,740 · SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, SAT or ACT (one required)

Middlesex School

Concord · 9-12 · $82,575 · SSAT or ISEE (PSAT/SAT accepted for grade 11)

Milton Academy

Milton · 9-12 · $79,900 · Not required (SSAT or ISEE welcome)

Phillips Academy Andover

Andover · 9-12,PG · $79,800 · SSAT or ISEE (PSAT/SAT/ACT also accepted)

Phillips Exeter Academy

Exeter · 9-12,PG · $71,797 · SSAT or ISEE (PSAT/SAT/PreACT/ACT for grade 10 and above)

St. Paul's School

Concord · 9-12 · $75,400 · SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, PreACT, SAT or ACT (one required)

The Hotchkiss School

Lakeville · 9-12,PG · $79,350 · SSAT or ISEE (PSAT/SAT/ACT for grade 11 and above)

The Lawrenceville School

Lawrenceville · 9-12,PG · $82,710 · SSAT or ISEE (PSAT/SAT/ACT accepted for upper grades)

Universities (Top 22) · US News 2026-2027

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge · $66,720

Princeton University

Princeton · $68,140

Harvard University

Cambridge · $62,226

Yale University耶鲁大学

New Haven · $72,500

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena · $68,574

Stanford University

Stanford · $67,731

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia · $65,670

Duke University

Durham · $73,740

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore · $68,670

Northwestern University

Evanston · $71,802

University of Chicago

Chicago · $75,960

Columbia University

New York · $72,800

Dartmouth College

Hanover · $71,697

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh · $69,702

Cornell University

Ithaca · $73,946

Brown University

Providence · $74,568

Rice University

Houston · $71,140

Vanderbilt University

Nashville · $69,822

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis · $71,310

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley · $14,202

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles · $15,588

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame · $69,280