Best Private Schools in San Antonio – 2024
January 25, 2024
College Transitions’ list of the Best Private Schools in San Antonio will focus primarily on our primary area of expertise—college admissions. As such, we will highlight the job each school does of sending their graduates on to the region/nation’s premier 4-year colleges and universities. If you are a San Antonio-Area parent actively searching for the best-fit private schools for your child or teen (no matter the current age of your student), you are likely interested in the college preparation and counseling offered by each prospective school. Of course, in addition to that particular angle, you will also need to balance your teen’s academic, emotional, and social needs with financial and logistical considerations.
Best Private Schools in San Antonio
Here’s a quick preview of the best private schools in San Antonio that made our list. Detailed profiles and stats can be found when you scroll below.
1) Keystone School
2) Geneva School of Boerne
3) Providence Catholic School
4) Saint Mary’s Hall
5) San Antonio Christian School
6) Central Catholic High School
7) Antonian College Preparatory High School
8) St. John Paul II Catholic High School
9) The Atonement Catholic Academy
10) TMI Episcopal
Please note that inclusion on our list is a selective and criteria-based process. However, the order in which the schools appear is not representative of any further ranking; the numbering is solely intended to enhance the ease of navigating this resource. All of the schools profiled below have a history of sending graduates to the top colleges in the country. For each of the best private high schools in San Antonio, College Transitions will provide you with the school’s:
- Location
- Tuition (9-12)
- Enrollment (9-12)
- Average SAT Score
- Average ACT Score
- Senior Class Size
- College Admissions Highlights
- Academic Highlights
Now, let’s look at the individual school profiles:
Keystone School – San Antonio
- 119 E Craig Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212
College Admissions Highlights: The class of 2023 saw Keystone grads matriculated into Barnard, BU, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Colgate, Colorado School of Mines, Cornell, Harvard, John Hopkins, Northeastern, Princeton, Rice, Smith, Southwestern, Trinity U, UT Austin, Washington & Lee, Wellesley, and Yale.
Academic Highlights: 41% of teachers possess advanced degrees. Teachers have an average of 20 years of teaching experience. More than 60% students of color. 14 AP courses. 86% score a 3 or better on AP exams. 7 sports with the girls basketball recently won an area championship. Outdoor Education at all levels supports and enhance classroom instruction – senior year travels to Yosemite National Park.
Geneva School of Boerne – San Antonio
- 113 Cascade Cavern, Boerne, TX 78015
College Admissions Highlights: From 2001-2023, students have matriculated into the following highly-selective colleges: Baylor, William & Mary, Holy Cross, NYU, Northeastern, Pepperdine, Purdue, Sewanee, SMU, Notre Dame, Penn, UT Austin, UVA, Vanderbilt, and Washington & Lee.
Academic Highlights: Average class size is 18 students. 10 AP courses. Class of 2023 had 7 students who were National Merit-recognized. 51-acre campus. 60% of faculty have advanced degrees. Geneva has won 12 state championships in fine arts. 19 sport teams with 29 State Championships since 2008. All seniors complete an oral presentation of a Senior Thesis to graduate.
Providence Catholic School – San Antonio
- 1215 N St Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78215
College Admissions Highlights: “Each year 100% of Providence graduates are accepted to a college or university of their choice. Students have been accepted to top local, state, and national schools such as Stanford, Purdue, the United States Military Academy at West Point, Marquette, Johns-Hopkins, The Air Force Academy, Notre Dame, Swarthmore, and many more.”
Academic Highlights: Providence is an all-girls institution. 11:1 Student teacher ratio. 60% of educators have advanced degrees. 12 AP and 5 dual enrollment courses are available. All Providence students participate in community service activities. 20 clubs and organizations including fitness council and Provet TV news team. 8 HS sports. Comprehensive visual and performing arts program.
Saint Mary’s Hall – San Antonio
- 9401 Starcrest Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217
College Admissions Highlights: Between 2018 and 2023, three or more students matriculated into the following schools: BU (5), Dartmouth (3), Duke (11), Georgetown (4), Harvard (4), Kenyon (4), NYU (15), Northeastern (8), Northwestern (7), UT Austin (180), Trinity U (31), UMich (5), UNC Chapel Hill (4), USC (4), UVA (6), Vanderbilt (4), Villanova (5), and Washington & Lee (4).
Academic Highlights: The average class size is 15. 60% of faculty possess advanced degrees. 20 AP courses are on the menu. There were 10 National Merit Commended Scholars, 6 seniors were named Finalists in the class of 2023. More than 20 student organizations on campus including Junior State of America and Model UN. Upper school student complete 60 hours of community service.
San Antonio Christian School – San Antonio
- 19202 Redland Rd, San Antonio, TX 78259
College Admissions Highlights: Students in the Class of 2023 earned acceptances into colleges such as: Auburn, Clemson, Colorado School of Mines, LSU, Penn State, SMU, Texas A&M, TCU, Trinity, Alabama, UNebraska, Tennessee, UT Austin, and VaTech.
Academic Highlights: Average class size of 13 students. 67% of faculty hold advanced degrees. 62-acre campus. 24 hours of service to a non-profit per academic year. Over 30 Honors classes and 10 AP or Dual Credit courses. 10 athletic programs with 2 State Championships in 2022-23. 17 fine arts classes with additional electives in journalism and broadcast journalism.
Central Catholic High School – San Antonio
- 1403 N St Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78215
College Admissions Highlights: The Class of 2021 went on to enroll at the following institutions: Colorado School of Mines, FSU, MIT, Purdue, Rice, TCU, Texas Tech, Trinity University, US Air Force Academy, US Naval Academy, UT Austin, Washington University in St. Louis, and Yale.
Academic Highlights: Central Catholic in an all-boys institution. 83% of faculty members possess advanced degrees. 85% of the students identify as Hispanic. The median GPA is 3.73. 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio. 17 AP courses. Over 30 clubs and organizations. 12 athletic teams, with 3 class of 2022 D1 commitments.
Antonian College Preparatory High School – San Antonio
- 6425 West Ave, San Antonio, TX 78213
College Admissions Highlights: Antonian graduates have been accepted into more than 157 colleges and universities, here are a few: BC, Colorado School of Mines, George Washington, NYU, Pepperdine, Purdue, SMU, Texas A&M, Tufts, Tulane, UFlorida, UMiami, UMichigan, Notre Dame, UT Dallas, Villanova, and Wake Forest.
Academic Highlights: 14:1 student-to-teacher ratio with an average class size of 25. 50+ zip codes. 8 academic clubs, 10 service clubs, and over 20 special interests clubs. 17 AP and 40 Honors courses. 80% of the student body is involved in 14 sports with over 30 teams. The Band, Dance and Cheer programs have National championship teams.
St. John Paul II Catholic High School – San Antonio
- 6720 FM 482 New Braunfels, Texas 78132
College Admissions Highlights: From 2013-2021, notable college acceptances include Boston College, Holy Cross, Pepperdine, Purdue, Rhodes, SMU, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, US Air Force Academy, Villanova, UT Austin, Tulane, Trinity University, SCAD, Syracuse, Baylor, and the Colorado School of Mines.
Academic Highlights: The average class size is 10 students. 11:1 student-to-teacher ratio. 81% of the faculty have advanced degrees. 95 % student participation in athletics and extra-curricular activities. 19 on campus sports with 9 sports state championships since 2009. 3 Dual credit & industry partners: St Mary’s University, UT Engineer Your World, and Amazon Future Engineer.
The Atonement Catholic Academy – San Antonio
- 15415 Red Robin Rd, San Antonio, TX 78255
College Admissions Highlights: In the past few years, graduates have been admitted into schools like the US Naval Academy, Stanford, Notre Dame, Rice, Duke, Washington & Lee, Boston College, UC Berkeley, and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Academic Highlights: 18 is the average class size. 5-10% of seniors earn National Merit recognition. 8 AP courses are offered. Students collectively earn more than $2 million in scholarships each year. Music program has earned superior performances at competitions. 9 athletic teams.
TMI Episcopal – San Antonio
- 20955 Tejas Trl W, San Antonio, TX 78257
College Admissions Highlights: Members of the Class of 2022 earned acceptances into the following colleges: Boston College, Brown, Case Western, Denison, Harvard, Lehigh, Purdue, SMU, Syracuse, TCU, UNC Chapel Hill, UT Austin, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Notre Dame, University of Richmond, USC, Vanderbilt, and Vassar.
Academic Highlights: Founded in 1893. 30% of students are cadets in JROTC. Designated as one of the highest ranked JROTC program in the country. The school offers a boarding options for 5 or 7 days. About 50 students are boarding. 21 AP courses are offered. 74% of teachers have advanced degrees. 26 athletic teams and over 30 clubs and organizations.
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