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Top US boarding schools, California day schools, and universities with admissions notes. The full Orange County private school database (116 schools) is available in Chinese.

Irvine-Area Schools (Public Rankings)

Ranks come from U.S. News. Which public school a student attends depends on the home address, and each ranking page explains the attendance area and school choice rules.

Irvine Public Elementary School Rankings

U.S. News 2027 · Irvine Unified · 30 schools

Santiago Hills Elementary, Turtle Rock Elementary, Stonegate Elementary

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Irvine Public Middle School Rankings

U.S. News 2027 · Irvine Unified · 11 schools

Vista Verde, Rancho San Joaquin Middle, Sierra Vista Middle

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Irvine Public High School Rankings

U.S. News 2026-27 · City of Irvine · 6 schools

Arnold O. Beckman High School, Portola High School, University High School

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Irvine-Area Schools (Private Rankings)

Split into three lists by the grade a student applies to: high schools follow Niche ranks, and elementary and middle schools follow Niche overall grades. Tuition, grades served and entrance exams come from each school's official website.

Irvine-Area Private Elementary School Rankings

Niche 2027 grade · Orange County · 101 schools

TVT Community Day School (Tarbut V'Torah), St. Margaret's Episcopal School, Waldorf School Orange County (WSOC)

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Irvine-Area Private Middle School Rankings

Niche 2027 grade · Orange County · 97 schools

Sage Hill School, TVT Community Day School (Tarbut V'Torah), Pacific Academy (Irvine Campus)

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Irvine-Area Private High School Rankings

Niche 2027 rank · Orange County · 33 schools

Sage Hill School, TVT Community Day School (Tarbut V'Torah), Pacific Academy (Irvine Campus)

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Orange County private high schools (15)

Sage Hill School

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

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Crean Lutheran High School

Irvine · 9-12 · $23,575

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Mater Dei High School

Santa Ana · 9-12 · $21,150 · HSPT

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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 · ISEE

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St. Margaret's Episcopal School

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

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Capistrano Valley Christian Schools

San Juan Capistrano · K-12 · $19,500

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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

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The Pegasus School

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

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St. Mary's School

Aliso Viejo · K-8 · $31,300 · ISEE

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Carden Hall

Newport Beach · K-8 · $20,760

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Fairmont Anaheim Hills (Fairmont Schools – Anaheim Hills Campus)

Anaheim · K-8 · $26,093

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Mariners Christian School

Costa Mesa · K-8 · $12,441

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Red Hill Lutheran School

Tustin · K-8 · $10,950

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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

Blair Academy

Blairstown · 9-12,PG · $81,950 · Not required but preferred; ninth-grade applicants may submit the SSAT or ISEE and/or state, county or district test scores (TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo also required for non-native speakers not in English-speaking schools for the past two years)

Choate Rosemary Hall

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

Concord Academy

Concord · 9-12 · $84,410 · SSAT or ISEE (one required; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test also required if English is not the first language, with a waiver available after three years in an English-speaking U.S. school)

Cranbrook Schools

Bloomfield Hills · PK-12 · $63,000 · SSAT (required; recent scores from other standardized tests may sometimes substitute with prior approval from the admission office; TOEFL or IELTS also required if English is not the first language)

Deerfield Academy

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

Elite Preparatory Academy

Hopatcong · 8-12 · $69,000 · Not required (the school states that TOEFL, SSAT or SLEP scores are helpful but not required; English and placement assessments follow enrollment)

Episcopal High School

Alexandria · 9-12 · $77,700 · SSAT or ISEE (one required; PSAT accepted instead; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test also required for non-native English speakers)

Groton School

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

Indian Springs School

Indian Springs · 8-12 · $65,925 · SSAT or ISEE optional (highly recommended but not required; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo required for English language learners)

Mercersburg Academy

Mercersburg · 9-12,PG · $81,600 · SSAT or ISEE preferred for grades 9-10 (required for merit scholarships); PSAT, SAT or ACT required for grades 11-12 and PG

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)

Miss Porter's School

Farmington · 9-12 · $79,900 · Test-optional (SSAT or ISEE may be submitted; TOEFL or Duolingo English Test required of non-native English speakers)

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)

Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science

Princeton · 9-12 · $70,000 · SSAT (required for grade 9 applicants; ISEE accepted from those who did not take the SSAT; international applicants whose native language is not English also submit the TOEFL or another English test)

St. Albans School

Washington · 4-12 · $84,497 · SSAT, ISEE or HSPT (one required for grade 9; TOEFL strongly encouraged for non-native English speakers)

St. Andrew's School

Middletown · 9-12 · $78,500 · SSAT or ISEE (one required; TOEFL or IELTS also required for non-native speakers not in English-medium schools)

St. Paul's School

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

The Hill School

Pottstown · 9-12,PG · $81,040 · SSAT, ISEE or PSAT (one required for grades 9 and 10; PSAT, SAT, ACT or SSAT for grades 11, 12 and PG; TOEFL or Duolingo also required for international students whose first language is not English)

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)

The Loomis Chaffee School

Windsor · 9-12,PG · $77,340 · Test optional (if submitting, SSAT or ISEE preferred for grades 9-10; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo required for non-native speakers with fewer than two years in an English-instruction school)

The Peddie School

Hightstown · 9-12,PG · $81,000 · SSAT or ISEE (one required for grades 9 and 10; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test also required when English is not the primary language, unless the past three years were in an English-medium school)

The Taft School

Watertown · 9-12,PG · $81,400 · SSAT or ISEE (one required for grades 9 and 10; international applicants take the SSAT; PSAT, SAT or ACT also accepted from grade 11; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo strongly recommended for non-native speakers)

United World College-USA (UWC-USA)

Montezuma · 11-12 · $59,800 · No SSAT or ISEE (the school's published application requirements list no standardized admission test)

Washington Preparatory School

Bothell · 3-12 · $53,000 · Standardized test results (one of the ITBS, ISEE, SSAT, Smarter Balanced or equivalent)

Woodberry Forest School

Woodberry Forest · 9-12 · $72,300 · Test-optional (SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, SAT, PreACT or ACT accepted; applicants without scores submit a graded writing assignment and a math assessment; TOEFL, Duolingo or IELTS required for non-native English speakers)

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Top 20 US Universities · US News 2026-2027

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge · $66,720

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Princeton University

Princeton · $68,140

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Harvard University

Cambridge · $62,226

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Yale University

New Haven · $72,500

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California Institute of Technology

Pasadena · $68,574

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Stanford University

Stanford · $67,731

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia · $65,670

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Duke University

Durham · $73,740

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore · $68,670

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Northwestern University

Evanston · $71,802

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University of Chicago

Chicago · $75,960

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Columbia University

New York · $72,800

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Dartmouth College

Hanover · $71,697

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh · $69,702

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Cornell University

Ithaca · $73,946

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Brown University

Providence · $74,568

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Rice University

Houston · $71,140

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville · $69,822

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Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis · $71,310

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University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley · $14,202

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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles · $15,588

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University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame · $69,280

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