For the 2026 school year, there are 458 nonsectarian private high schools in California. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in California.
The top-ranked nonsectarian private high schools in California include The Harker School Upper School, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, and BASIS Independent Fremont.
Top-Ranked Nonsectarian 草榴社区 High Schools in California (2026)
School
Location
Quick Facts
3300 Kearney Street
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 738-3684
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 738-3684
Gr: PK-12 | 693 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 36 Tuition listed
39706 Mission Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94539
(510) 405-4894
Fremont, CA 94539
(510) 405-4894
Gr: 6-10 | 276 students Tuition listed
1290 Parkmoor Ave
San Jose, CA 95126
(669) 766-1001
San Jose, CA 95126
(669) 766-1001
Gr: PK-12 | 1,269 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 83 Tuition listed
4340 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118
(408) 833-7050
San Jose, CA 95118
(408) 833-7050
Gr: 6-12 | 107 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2901 California St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 430-3737
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 430-3737
Gr: 9-12 | 300 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed
2555 West Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-6471
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-6471
Gr: 6-12 | 256 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
41 W Santa Clara Street
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 623-6339
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 623-6339
Gr: 9-12 | 81 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
120 Vantis Dr, Suite 100
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(877) 673-8893
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
17875 Von Karman, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92614
(877) 673-8893
Irvine, CA 92614
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 4-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Marin ![Fusion Academy Marin Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.]( "Fusion Academy Marin Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.")
Alternative School
1600 Los Gamos Drive Lobby D, Suite 380
San Rafael, CA 94903
(877) 673-8893
San Rafael, CA 94903
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 | 58 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Fusion Academy Walnut Creek ![Fusion Academy Walnut Creek Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.]( "Fusion Academy Walnut Creek Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.")
Alternative School
3003 Oak Road, Suite 150
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
(877) 673-8893
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 | 52 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition & acceptance rate listed
500 Saratoga Ave
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 345-9207
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 345-9207
Gr: K-12 | 798 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition listed
52500 Temecula Road #38
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 659-2171
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 659-2171
Gr: 9-12 | 271 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
302 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(866) 702-4777
Ojai, CA 93023
(866) 702-4777
Gr: K-12 | 3,080 students Avg. class size: 20 students Extracurrculars: 41 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
3261 Overland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 836-3464
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 836-3464
Gr: NS-12 | 734 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition listed
11230 Moorpark Street/11600 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 732-3150
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 732-3150
Gr: K-12 | 822 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 46 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
11255 Central Ave.
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 999-0025
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 999-0025
Gr: PK-12 | 236 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
4947 Alton Pkwy.
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 398-5288
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 398-5288
Gr: K-12 | 164 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
6269 El Fuerte St
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 448-9820
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 448-9820
Gr: 6-12 | 695 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 47 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
4345 Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
(310) 478-9900
Calabasas, CA 91302
(310) 478-9900
Gr: 4-12 | 40 students Avg. class size: 5 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2636 Latham Drive
Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 481-8811
Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 481-8811
Gr: PK-12 | 597 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition listed
1500 Butterfield Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(415) 258-1900
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(415) 258-1900
Gr: K-12 | 680 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 30
1175 West Baseline Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214
Gr: 9-12 | 405 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 99 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
324 Madeline Dr
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 799-1153
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 799-1153
Gr: 4-12 | 550 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 48 Tuition listed
9501 York Road
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 372-7338
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 372-7338
Gr: 8-12 | 170 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1828 Tribute Rd., Suite H
Sacramento, CA 95815
(530) 400-7619
Sacramento, CA 95815
(530) 400-7619
Gr: 6-12 | 29 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
3111 N. Tustin Street, Suite 240
Orange, CA 92865
(877) 673-8893
Orange, CA 92865
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
811 University Ave, Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94710
(877) 673-8893
Berkeley, CA 94710
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
19638 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 230
Cupertino, CA 95014
(877) 673-8893
Cupertino, CA 95014
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
7711 Center Avenue, Suite 120
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(877) 673-8893
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 | 55 students Avg. class size: 1 student Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Los Angeles ![Fusion Academy Los Angeles Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.]( "Fusion Academy Los Angeles Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.")
Alternative School
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(877) 673-8893
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 | 101 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
50 University Ave., Suite A300
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(877) 673-8893
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Miracle Mile ![Fusion Academy Miracle Mile Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.]( "Fusion Academy Miracle Mile Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.")
Alternative School
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Promenade One
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(877) 673-8893
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 | 37 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Mission Viejo ![Fusion Academy Mission Viejo Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.]( "Fusion Academy Mission Viejo Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.")
Alternative School
23456 Madero, Suite 140
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(877) 673-8893
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Palo Alto ![Fusion Academy Palo Alto Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.]( "Fusion Academy Palo Alto Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.")
Alternative School
2191 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(877) 673-8893
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
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