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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 61–80 of 113 schools.

St Elizabeth's School Denver, CO · K-8th · Other religious
133 students
4:1 ratio
Mackintosh Academy Littleton, CO · PK-8th · Nonsectarian
130 students
7:1 ratio
Calvary Christian Academy Aurora, CO · K-5th · Other religious
128 students
10:1 ratio
Montview Community Preschool & Kindergarten Denver, CO · PK-K · Nonsectarian
124 students
10:1 ratio
Montessori School of Evergreen → Evergreen, CO · PK-8th · Nonsectarian
120 students
3:1 ratio
Al-Minhaal Academy, Colorado Aurora, CO · K-8th · Other religious
117 students
9:1 ratio
Our Lady Help of Christians Academy Watkins, CO · K-12th · Catholic
115 students
6:1 ratio
Hope Center Denver, CO · PK-K · Other religious
112 students
8:1 ratio
Primrose School of Ken Caryl Littleton, CO · PK-TK · Nonsectarian
110 students
0:1 ratio
St Joan of Arc Early Learning Center Arvada, CO · PK-TK · Catholic
108 students
13:1 ratio
Cornerstone Montessori Golden, CO · PK-K · Nonsectarian
104 students
11:1 ratio
Beth Eden Baptist School → Wheat Ridge, CO · K-12th · Other religious
102 students
7:1 ratio
Childrens Garden Montessori → Denver, CO · PK-K · Nonsectarian
85 students
1:1 ratio
Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory Centennial, CO · 9th-12th · Catholic
76 students
6:1 ratio
Shiloh Home Inc. Littleton, CO · 4th-12th · Nonsectarian
76 students
10:1 ratio
Wellspring Catholic Academy of St. Bernadette Lakewood, CO · PK-8th · Catholic
76 students
6:1 ratio
Zion Lutheran School → Denver, CO · PK-8th · Other religious
75 students
16:1 ratio
Havern School → Littleton, CO · 1st-8th · Nonsectarian
71 students
2:1 ratio
Peace Lutheran Early Learning Center Arvada, CO · PK-K · Other religious
70 students
4:1 ratio
Littleton Montessori School Littleton, CO · PK-TK · Nonsectarian
69 students
2:1 ratio

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

Denver Private Schools

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Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School

Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School

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Commerce City, CO
Collegiate Academy

Collegiate Academy

Students can stay on one campus from preschool through high school at this tuition-free charter school in Littleton. Collegiate Academy of Colorado se …

Littleton, CO
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Southeast Christian School

Southeast Christian School

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Parker, CO
St. James Catholic School

St. James Catholic School

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Denver, CO
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BRAVE Academy

BRAVE Academy

Kindergarten through 12th-grade students in the Denver area can study within a classical Christian framework, with coursework rooted in literature, ar …

Englewood, CO
Faith Christian Academy - Denver

Faith Christian Academy - Denver

A Christ-centered K–8 education anchors the program, with academics, chapel, worship, service projects, athletics, and school performances woven into …

Arvada, CO
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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
Cresent View Academy

Cresent View Academy

Daily prayer, Hifz programming, and college-preparatory academics shape the student experience at this accredited private Islamic school in Colorado. …

Aurora, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Flatirons Academy

Flatirons Academy

K–12 students in Westminster study within a Christian liberal arts framework that connects academics, spiritual formation, and student life. The accre …

Westminster, CO
St Johns School - Denver

St Johns School - Denver

Christian faith sits at the center of the school day at this Denver private school and Early Learning Center, which traces its roots to 1882. Its stat …

Denver, CO
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Sts Peter and Paul Catholic STEM School

Sts Peter and Paul Catholic STEM School

A Catholic liberal arts curriculum pairs faith formation with an emphasis on STEM education, giving students both religious formation and rigorous aca …

Wheat Ridge, CO
Brightmont Academy - Cherry Creek

Brightmont Academy - Cherry Creek

One-to-one classrooms shape the school day here, with a 1:1 student-to-teacher ratio for grades 1–12. The Cherry Creek campus offers accredited, maste …

Denver, CO
North Star Academy

North Star Academy

A Core Knowledge curriculum pairs with an integrated Spanish language program, giving students a structured academic foundation with added cultural de …

Parker, CO
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