Stoneybrooke Christian School

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

The school publishes the following application details. The K-8 application process (school website, Admissions page): submit the application form provided by the admissions office online; complete a one-on-one interview with an administrator; read and sign the school’s Doctrinal Statement and Parental Agreement; pay the non-refundable registration fee; and submit a birth certificate, immunization records and a recent photo of the parent, used for identification only, with transfer students also submitting recent report cards or a transcript. The school website says “Student assessment testing may be necessary”, meaning academic assessment is arranged as the case requires. Kindergarten students must turn 5 before September 1 and must also submit the CA Report of Health Examination for School Entry, a Health History Report and the results of the Chancy and Bruce early development readiness screening; that screening is usually given at preschools in January and February, and the school’s own screening day is generally held in late March or early April, though an appointment can also be made directly with Chancy and Bruce. Early Education places are first come, first served, and new families must interview and tour.

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.

Stoneybrooke Christian School tuition for 2026-27 is $12,167 to $12,499.

Tuition for the 2026-27 school year (school website, Fee Schedule PDF, headed “Financial Information as of January 2026”): $12,167 for the first child in grades K-6 and $12,499 for the first child in grades 7-8, with an additional $100 technology fee in grades 7-8. The multi-child discount steps down child by child: 10% off the second child ($10,950 for K-6 and $11,249 for grades 7-8), 15% off the third ($10,342 for K-6) and 20% off the fourth ($9,734 for K-6). Tuition is billed annually and may be paid in 10 installments from August through May or 11 installments from August through June. The school does not have separate church-member and non-member rates. The preschool is priced separately: for 3- and 4-year-olds, $903 a month for five days a week, available only to 4-year-olds, $532 for three days and $401 for two days; Junior Kindergarten is $9,031 per child

New student registration fees: $500 for JK through grade 8 and $150 for Early Education, ages 3-4, both non-refundable and paid once a place is available; the waitlist fee is $100 and non-refundable, and if no place has opened by the first week of school, the application and waitlist fees carry over to the following school year. Returning families pay a re-enrollment fee of $330 per child. The technology fee in grades 7-8 is $100. Once tuition and fees are paid, they are not refunded if a student withdraws during the year. For K-8, care from 7:30 to 7:45 a.m. is free; late-start mornings from 7:30 to 8:45 and after school from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., or 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays, are charged at $10 an hour, with any part of an hour billed as a full hour. The preschool has its own Early Care, Lunch Bunch and Extended Care, charged per use. Grades 3-8 have an overnight spring trip and grade 2 a day trip, billed separately through the FACTS account or collected by the tour operator. Installment payments more than 10 days late incur a 5% late fee

Academics and programs described on the Stoneybrooke Christian School website include:

• Beyond the regular core subjects, the K-6 elementary school offers enrichment classes: art, music, technology, science lab, library skills, Spanish and physical education (school website, Academics page)
• The 7-8 middle school runs seven periods a day of about 45 minutes each; electives typically include Spanish I, literature, art, drama, music appreciation, technology, yearbook and debate/current events, and vary slightly from year to year (school website, Academics page, Admissions > FAQs)
• Math is the only subject leveled in middle school: the school website states that most students take Pre-Algebra in grade 7 and Algebra 1 in grade 8, while stronger students may take Algebra 1 in grade 7 and Geometry in grade 8 (school website, Admissions > FAQs)
• The middle school technology room is 1:1 and equipped with a 3D printer, Lego Mindstorm robotics kits and green-screen multimedia production equipment; students bring their own iPads (school website, Academics page)
• There is a fixed half-hour Bible class every day, students are required to memorize scripture, and there is one chapel a week (school website, Admissions > FAQs)
• Students compete in ACSI academic competitions, and after-school activities include a speech meet, a spelling bee, Math Olympics, student council and praise band (school website, Student Life page, Admissions > FAQs)

These are the schools nearest to Stoneybrooke Christian 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
Stoneybrooke Christian School	K-8	$12,167	On-campus assessment	—
Fairmont San Juan Capistrano	K-8	$26,093	On-campus assessment	1.7 mi
Mission Basilica School	K-8	$12,700	On-campus assessment	2.6 mi
St. Mary’s School	K-8	$31,300	ISEE	3.2 mi
Aliso Viejo Christian School	K-8	$12,296	On-campus assessment	3.4 mi

Stoneybrooke Christian School publishes the following on where its graduates go.

The FAQ page on the school website carries the question “Where do most of your students attend high school when they graduate from the 8th grade?” and answers “Former students can be found in every public and most private high schools in the area. Stoneybrooke does not recommend one high school over another.” Graduates are spread across the area’s public high schools and most of its private ones, and the school does not recommend any one school over another; the school website lists no specific school names or numbers.

Which entrance test a student sits and when applications close depend on the target high school: some Orange County private high schools require the ISEE, some the HSPT, and some no test at all. EDUBUS works backward from each target high school’s requirements to plan grades, activities and test preparation across the K-8 years.

Stoneybrooke Christian School tuition for 2026-27 is tiered by grade or program, from $12,167 to $12,499. Over 9 years covering grades K-8, total tuition falls between $109,503 and $112,491, 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 Stoneybrooke Christian 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	11.7 miles
Northwood	12.9 miles
Turtle Rock	10.5 miles
Portola Springs	11.5 miles

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

When you visit Stoneybrooke Christian School, confirm these points with the admissions office:

• Financial aid — the Admissions and General Information pages and the Fee Schedule PDF on the school website make no mention of need-based aid or any scholarship channel, listing only the stepped multi-child discount
• Average class size — the FAQ on the school website says only that the school “strives to limit class size to a maximum of 24 students”, which is a ceiling rather than an average
• F-1 students — the Admissions, FAQ and General Information pages on the school website make no mention of international students, I-20s or SEVP, so this cannot be determined
• Transportation — the navigation on the school website (Who We Are / Academics / Student Life / Admissions / Downloads) has no Transportation page, and the Fee Schedule PDF linked from the Admissions page carries no t…
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

EDUBUS counselors in Irvine work in both Chinese and English with families applying to Stoneybrooke Christian School. We track Stoneybrooke Christian 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.