Oakridge Private School

Oakridge Private School does not use a standardized entrance exam; admission uses an on-campus assessment or visit day.

The school publishes the following application details. Process for local students: 1) schedule a tour first, led by principal Mrs. Unger, covering the classrooms, the two computer labs, the music room and the art room; 2) submit the Application for Admission online along with the required documents; 3) schedule the JK-8 assessment, an on-campus placement test, and a Shadow Day. Required documents: birth certificate and immunization records; grades 1-8 also submit transcripts for the past two years, with teacher comments for grades 2-8, and standardized test scores; grades 6-8 additionally need two recommendation letters from a current teacher or administrator; incoming grade 1 students must also submit the California school entry physical examination form. The school website states that “whether a student is admitted is entirely at Oakridge’s discretion,” but it does not publish an application deadline, open house dates, or which school year applications are for (school website, Admissions page and Applications for Admissions page). International students must go through a separate International Application; the materials include transcripts for the past two years translated into the US grading system, two recommendation letters, the passport photo page, an English-language bank statement, English-language immunization records and a vaccine verification form, a 2-3 minute student self-introduction video, a $750 application fee, and the signed parent agreement and tuition schedule, and proof of student medical insurance is required before enrollment; after submission the school schedules a separate evaluation or interview (school website, International Application page).

This school does not use a standardized entrance test. It assesses applicants on campus, so preparation centers on the visit day and the parent interview rather than test registration. Application dates are set by the school each year; ask the admissions office for the current calendar and plan backward from it.

Oakridge Private School tuition for 2026-27 is $12,300 to $14,800.

Full-time annual tuition for the 2026-27 school year, which the school website notes does not apply to international students: TK-Kindergarten $12,300, grades 1-4 $12,900, grades 5-8 $14,800. A materials fee is charged on top of tuition by division: $700 for TK-K, $900 for grades 1-4 and $1,100 for grades 5-8. The school website lists three reductions, $250 for siblings, $300 for paying in full (Pay-in-Full) and $200 for paying by semester, but does not say whether they can be combined, so this site uses the list prices published on the school website for tuitionLow and tuitionHigh without subtracting anything. The school also offers a Hybrid program, on campus Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: Hybrid A (9am-12pm) is $4,700 for grades 1-4 and $5,600 for grades 5-8; Hybrid B (9am-2pm) is $6,600 for grades 1-4 and $7,500 for grades 5-8; Hybrid materials fees are $850 for grades 1-4, $875 for grades 5-6 and $1,700 for grades 7-8, with optional Monday Learning Labs at $2,250 per school year and electives at $750 per semester (school website, Tuition page).

A one-time new student registration fee of $150, nonrefundable (school website, Tuition page). International students have a separate schedule: a nonrefundable application fee of $750, $15,500 per school year for JK/Kindergarten through grade 4 and $16,800 per school year for grades 5-8, with the school website stating that “tuition must be paid in full once the visa is approved and is entirely nonrefundable” (school website, International Students page). Preschool is billed separately by the month: full day with daycare (7:00am-5:30pm) $1,390 per month, full day (9:00am-2:30pm) $1,100 per month, half day (9:00am-12:00pm) $990 per month, plus a $50 application fee and a $300 materials fee at registration (school website, Preschool Enrollment & Tuition page).

Academics and programs described on the Oakridge Private School website include:

• Math and language arts a year ahead: the school website states that elementary math and language arts are taught “one grade level above” the student’s grade; reading uses the McGraw-Hill Wonders phonics program, writing uses Step Up to Writing, and math in JK-2 uses HMH Into Math (school website, Elementary page and International Students page)
• Honors classes in grades 5-8: the Academics page on the school website states that honors courses are offered in grades 5 through 8; the Middle School page states that math splits into an honors track starting in grade 6, that students may begin geometry in grade 8, and that students who complete the honors sequence can move on to Algebra II and Honors Geometry in high school (school website, Academics page and Middle School page)
• Spanish, the only world language: offered as a middle school elective; the school website states that finishing grade 8 is equivalent to high school Spanish I and can satisfy the high school world language requirement, and that because the course is sequential, students cannot join partway through (school website, Middle School page)
• Quarterly rotating middle school electives: Technology and AI Integration (project work using Google Suite, Canva and age-appropriate AI tools, including the campus news team and the yearbook), Advanced Art, Music Composition (lyric writing, poetry and digital music production, with no performance requirement), and the RISE fall leadership course (school website, Middle School page)
• Two computer labs and technology classes: TK-4 have two computer classes a week and grades 5-8 may take technology electives; there is also a Makerspace and an iPad/iPod program for grades 2-8 (school website, Academics page and International Students page)
• Hybrid program: grades 1-8 may choose a half-day or full-day option on campus Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with optional Monday Learning Labs and electives (school website, Tuition page)

These are the schools nearest to Oakridge Private School at the same level, with the basic facts each school publishes. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Distance
Oakridge Private School	K-8	$12,300	On-campus assessment	—
Salem Lutheran School	K-8	Not published	—	0.8 mi
La Purisima Catholic School	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	1.4 mi
International School of Orange County	K-8	$18,220	—	2.9 mi
Hephatha Lutheran School	K-8	$7,988	On-campus assessment	3.0 mi

Oakridge Private School tuition for 2026-27 is tiered by grade or program, from $12,300 to $14,800. Over 9 years covering grades K-8, total tuition falls between $110,700 and $133,200, depending on which tier each grade falls in; ask the school for its grade-by-grade tuition table. This uses current-year rates and excludes registration fees, deposits, uniforms and activity fees; the school sets tuition for later years annually.

These are straight-line distances to Oakridge Private School from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer; time the drive once during school hours:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	8.4 miles
Northwood	7.3 miles
Turtle Rock	12.2 miles
Portola Springs	9.0 miles

The website does not describe bus service; confirm this during your visit.

When you visit Oakridge Private School, confirm these points with the admissions office:

• opened = null — the History page on the school website says only that the school was founded “more than forty years ago” by the Burrys, without giving a year; the Open Date on file with CDE is July 1, 1980, but that…
• accreditation = null — the home page, About Us (History, Philosophy & Overview, Mission), Academics, Admissions, Tuition and International Students pages were all checked, along with an on-site search for accreditation, an…
• enrollment uses the CDE 2025-26 filing figure of 158 — the home page, About Us, Academics and Admissions pages of the school website do not publish an enrollment count
• aid = null — the Admissions section of the school website links to FACTS (online.factsmgt.com), but that link goes to a payment login page; the school website has no financial aid or scholarship page and no figur…
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

EDUBUS counselors in Irvine work in both Chinese and English with families applying to Oakridge Private School. We track Oakridge Private School’s admissions calendar, prepare students for the campus visit and interview, and review application materials before they are submitted. Book a school-selection consultation or read the Chinese version of this page.