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Private Schools in Denver

The Denver area has 113 private K-12 schools enrolling 25,092 students across cities including Denver, Aurora, and Littleton.

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By city, there are 45 in Denver, 11 in Aurora, 9 in Littleton, 7 in Lakewood, 7 in Westminster, 6 in Arvada, 4 in Englewood, and 4 in Evergreen. Religious affiliations include 42 other religious schools and 28 Catholic schools. Enrollment sizes vary, with 11 schools enrolling 500 or more students and 41 enrolling fewer than 100.

Denver Christian School in Lakewood has 910 students in grades PK-12th and is an other religious school. Kent Denver School in Englewood has 761 students in grades 6th-12th. Mullen High School in Denver has 753 students in grades 9th-12th and is a Catholic school. Graland Country Day School in Denver has 699 students in grades PK-8th, and St Mary's Academy in Englewood has 699 students in grades PK-12th and is a Catholic school.

Other Denver-area schools include International School of Denver in Denver, with 660 students in grades PK-8th; Crescent View Academy in Aurora, with 617 students in grades PK-12th and an other religious affiliation; Faith Christian Academy in Arvada, with 560 students in grades K-8th and an other religious affiliation; Front Range Christian School in Littleton, with 559 students in grades PK-12th and an other religious affiliation; and Flatirons Academy in Westminster, with 515 students in grades K-12th and an other religious affiliation.

Showing 21–40 of 113 schools.

Arrupe Jesuit High School → Denver, CO · 9th-12th · Catholic
413 students
16:1 ratio
Face School Westminster, CO · PK-12th · Other religious
413 students
56:1 ratio
All Souls Catholic School → Englewood, CO · PK-8th · Catholic
399 students
12:1 ratio
St Vincent De Paul Catholic School → Denver, CO · K-8th · Catholic
372 students
8:1 ratio
Frassati Catholic Academy → Thornton, CO · PK-8th · Catholic
369 students
15:1 ratio
Face School Westminster, CO · PK-12th · Other religious
368 students
4:1 ratio
Belleview Christian School Westminster, CO · PK-12th · Other religious
364 students
10:1 ratio
Montessori School of Denver → Denver, CO · PK-8th · Nonsectarian
341 students
6:1 ratio
Abiding Hope Preschool Littleton, CO · PK-TK · Other religious
330 students
16:1 ratio
Denver Jewish Day School Denver, CO · PK-12th · Other religious
325 students
5:1 ratio
Hillel Academy → Denver, CO · PK-8th · Other religious
287 students
8:1 ratio
Bethlehem Lutheran School → Lakewood, CO · PK-8th · Other religious
272 students
14:1 ratio
Eastern Hills Aurora, CO · PK-TK · Other religious
270 students
14:1 ratio
Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Stem School → Wheat Ridge, CO · PK-8th · Catholic
270 students
17:1 ratio
Zion Lutheran School → Brighton, CO · PK-8th · Other religious
267 students
12:1 ratio
Montessori Academy of Colorado → Denver, CO · PK-8th · Nonsectarian
262 students
4:1 ratio
Forge Christian High School → Arvada, CO · 9th-12th · Other religious
257 students
14:1 ratio
Forge Christian High School → Arvada, CO · 9th-12th · Other religious
252 students
12:1 ratio
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School Lakewood, CO · PK-8th · Catholic
239 students
11:1 ratio
Evergreen Country Day School → Evergreen, CO · PK-8th · Nonsectarian
226 students
6:1 ratio

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey.

Denver Private Schools

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Forge Christian High School

Forge Christian High School

Students are taught through a Christian framework centered on “Find Jesus. Forge Purpose. Feel Loved.” The high school pairs academics with athletics …

Arvada, CO
Christ the King Roman Catholic School

Christ the King Roman Catholic School

Preschoolers through eighth graders learn in a Catholic school setting that pairs academic achievement with character development and faith formation. …

Denver, CO
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Southeast Christian School

Southeast Christian School

Serving preschool through 8th grade in Parker, the school provides non-denominational Christian education with a covenant-model approach for missional …

Parker, CO
Augustine Classical Academy

Augustine Classical Academy

A four-day school week frames a classical Christian education for preschool through 12th grade students in Lakewood. The academy partners with Denver- …

Denver, CO
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Hillel Academy

Hillel Academy

Educating Jewish children in Colorado since 1953, the school combines Judaic and General Studies with an emphasis on Torah, learning, and personal gro …

Denver, CO
Ave Maria Catholic School

Ave Maria Catholic School

Each school day begins with student-led prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a shared promise to work hard, pray hard, play hard, and take care of on …

Parker, CO
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Girls Athletic Leadership Schools - GALS

Girls Athletic Leadership Schools - GALS

Movement-based learning is built into the school model, alongside academics and a positive gender focus. GALS Denver describes itself as the first and …

Denver, CO
International School of Denver

International School of Denver

Students can begin bilingual immersion as young as age 3 and continue into an International Baccalaureate pathway with PYP and MYP programs. The schoo …

Denver, CO
Stanley British Primary School

Stanley British Primary School

Multi-age classrooms shape the learning model at this Denver independent school, where students move from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade with an e …

Denver, CO
Denver Christian School

Denver Christian School

Preschoolers through high school seniors share one Lakewood campus with a college-preparatory Christian curriculum serving families across metro Denve …

Denver, CO
Leman Academy of Excellence - Parker-Stroh

Leman Academy of Excellence - Parker-Stroh

In Parker’s Stroh Ranch neighborhood, this tuition-free public charter school serves K–8 students with a classical curriculum rooted in wisdom, virtue …

Parker, CO
Lutheran High School

Lutheran High School

Biblical worldview is built into daily academics at this Parker private high school, which serves grades 9–12 and is part of the Lutheran Church Misso …

Parker, CO
Holy Family High School

Holy Family High School

More than a century of Catholic high school education frames a program built around spirit, mind, and body. Students learn in small, interactive class …

Broomfield, CO
Ben Franklin Academy

Ben Franklin Academy

Available public details are limited: the school’s website is currently in maintenance mode and says it will be available soon. Families researching p …

Highlands Ranch, CO
Havern School

Havern School

For sixty years in Littleton, neurodiverse learners have received specialized instruction in a close 4:1 school environment. Integrated occupational, …

Littleton, CO
Beth Eden Baptist School

Beth Eden Baptist School

Small classes and a 7:1 student-teacher ratio shape the school day at this K–12 Christian school in Wheat Ridge. Serving Denver-area families since 19 …

Wheat Ridge, CO
Denver Waldorf School

Denver Waldorf School

Arts, music, and movement are built into the academic day, reflecting a Waldorf approach that teaches through the “head, heart, and hands.” Serving pr …

Denver, CO
Regis Jesuit High School

Regis Jesuit High School

Single-sex learning within a connected coed campus shapes the Regis Jesuit model for grades 9–12. The Aurora Catholic Jesuit high school traces its ro …

Aurora, CO
Escuela de Guadalupe Catholic School

Escuela de Guadalupe Catholic School

Families looking for bilingual Catholic education in Denver can explore the school in English or Spanish. Its materials describe it as Denver’s only d …

Denver, CO
Peace with Christ Christian School

Peace with Christ Christian School

Preschool through eighth grade students learn in a faith-based community in southeast Aurora, with programs spanning the Early Learning Center, elemen …

Aurora, CO
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