Best Private Schools in Tulsa – 2024
March 6, 2024
If you are raising kids in the Tulsa Area and find yourself considering private school, you are lucky to have a fair number of quality options. For the teen in your family, selecting the right private high school will be of particular importance. Are you looking for a boarding school or day school? Are you looking for a school with a religious affiliation? How long of a commute will your teen have to and from school each day? In the end, your decision will need to balance your teen’s academic, emotional, and social needs with financial and logistical considerations. However, College Transitions’ list of the Best Private Schools in Tulsa will focus primarily on our area of expertise—college admissions. As such, we will highlight the job that each of the schools does at sending their graduates on to the region/nation’s premier 4-year schools.
Best Private Schools in Tulsa
Here’s a quick preview of the best private schools in Tulsa that made our list. Detailed profiles and stats can be found when you scroll below.
1) Holland Hall
2) Cascia Hall Preparatory School
3) Riverfield Country Day School
4) Bishop Kelley High School
5) Regent Preparatory School
6) Peace Academy
7) Metro Christian Academy
8) Victory Christian School
Please note that inclusion on our Best Private Schools in Tulsa 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 10 schools, College Transitions will provide you with the:
- Location
- Tuition (9-12)
- Enrollment (9-12)
- Average SAT Score
- Average ACT Score
- Senior Class Size
- College Admissions Highlights
- Academic Highlights
Holland Hall – Tulsa
- 5666 E. 81st Street Tulsa, OK 74137
College Admissions Highlights: Colleges and Universities Holland Hall graduates have attended within the last 5 years: Baylor, BC, Brown, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Hamilton, Howard, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Northeastern, Pepperdine, Purdue, Southwestern, Stanford, Texas A&M, Tufts, UCLA, UGA, UMichigan, UVA, Vanderbilt, & Wellesley.
Academic Highlights: 1:10 teacher to student ratio. 35% students of color. 5 AP courses. 90% scored a 3 or higher on AP Exams. 3 national merit finalists in 2023. 30 clubs & honor societies. 100% participation in fine arts program including dance, theatre, music & visual. 17 sports offered; Holland Hall had 9 athletes commit in 2023. 40 hour senior internship opportunity.
Cascia Hall Preparatory School – Tulsa
- 2520 South Yorktown Avenue Tulsa, OK 74114-2803
College Admissions Highlights: Class of 2023 members were accepted to these colleges & universities: Auburn, Baylor, Belmont, BC, Colorado School of Mines, Drexel, FSU, Howard, LSU, Loyola Chicago, NYU, Northwestern, SMU, Stanford, Texas A&M, TCU, UOklahoma, Tennessee, UT Austin, UCLA, UF, UGA, Notre Dame, UWisconsin, Villanova, WashingtonU, WVU, and Yale.
Academic Highlights: 9:1 student to teacher ratio. 100% state certified faculty members. 16 AP courses. 85% students scored a 3 or higher on AP Exam in 2023. 2 National Merit Scholars. 95% students participate in multiple forms of co-curricular activities such as Athletics with 12 sports & 70 state championships, Fine Arts including speech & debate, & 15+ student organizations.
Riverfield Country Day School – Tulsa
- 2433 West 61st Street Tulsa, OK 74132
College Admissions Highlights: Class of 2023 matriculated to the following colleges and universities: Spelman, Oklahoma, and Washington & Lee.
Academic Highlights: Riverfield is committed to a low teacher/student ratio. 7 upper school activities including Academic Bowl in which Riverfield holds 3 state titles. 6 athletic programs including the 2023 state runner up Men’s Tennis Team. The Riverfield Rocks is a school rock band that teaches modern and class rock giving students opportunities to learn about production and performing state wide in festivals.
Bishop Kelley High School – Tulsa
- 3905 South Hudson Avenue Tulsa, OK 74135
College Admissions Highlights:
Academic Highlights: Average class size is 25 students with a 12:1 student teacher ratio. 86+ Course options. 40+ Honors/AP Course options. 73% scored a 3 or higher on AP Exams. 24 AP Scholars with Distinction for the class of 2023. 100 Annual service hours completed per student. 20 OSSAA sports with over 100 team state titles since 1960. 35+ student clubs & organizations.
Regent Preparatory School – Tulsa
- 8621 S Memorial Drive Tulsa, OK 74133
College Admissions Highlights: From 2019-2023, students from Regent Prep have been accepted at these prestigious institutions: Baylor, Belmont, BU, Colorado School of Mines, Columbia, George Washington, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Purdue, SCAD, Sewanee, SMU, Texas A&M, Tesax Tech, Trinity, UGA, UT Dallas, Vanderbilt, WashingtonU, and Wheaton.
Academic Highlights: 35% of faculty have advanced degrees. 4 AP & 16 honors level courses. 2 National Merit scholars & 11 Oklahoma Academic Scholars. Seniors compose and deliver a thesis. Students average 100 hours of service. 5 Academic Bowl state championships. 10 sports teams. Art, theatre, choir, band, praise band, and photography are some of the art electives offered each year.
Peace Academy – Tulsa
- 4620 S Irvington Ave, Tulsa, OK 74135
College Admissions Highlights: Peace Academy graduates have attended these college and universities: FSU, Lock Haven University, Newman University, Northeastern State, Oklahoma State, OSU Medical School, OU Medical School, Scottsdale Culinary Institute, UChicago, UOklahoma, UT Dallas, UTulsa, and Williams College.
Academic Highlights: Student body is mostly first generation Americans. 15:1 student to teacher ratio. 12 of 45 staff have advanced degrees & 80% core teachers have certification through OKSDE. 6 National Merit finalists since 2012. Students complete 40 hours a year of community service. The Muslim Interscholastic Tournament is a interactive club with competitions and workshops.
Metro Christian Academy – Tulsa
- 6363 S Trenton Ave, Tulsa, OK 74136
College Admissions Highlights: Colleges and universities Metro graduates have attended in the last five years: Baylor, Belmont, Colorado School of Mines, Columbia, Dartmouth, Drake, LSU, Northeastern, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Purdue, SMU, Texas A&M, TCU, US Air Force Acad, UOklahoma, Tennessee, UTulsa, UC Boulder, Mizzou, Vanderbilt, & Wheaton.
Academic Highlights: 17K+ Community service hours. 34.1 ACT score from the top 10%. 10 AP & 12 honors courses. 1 AP Scholar and 2 National Merit Commended Scholars for the class of 2022. 17 sports teams with 30 OSSAA state Championships. Some clubs include Robotics, Bowling, and Ultimate Frisbee. Computer Science and Graphic Design are popular electives at Metro.
Victory Christian School – Tulsa
- 7700 S. Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74136
College Admissions Highlights: Colleges and universities Victory Christian School graduates have been accepted to: Ohio State, USC, Northwestern, NYU, Clemson, Pepperdine, UWashington, Syracuse, Baylor, Embry-Riddle, Howard, Arkansas U, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma U, Oral Roberts, UTulsa, and Penn State.
Academic Highlights: 17:1 student to faculty ration in upper school. 7 AP courses & dual enrollment options. 8 National Merit Scholars. 13 athletic teams in the upper school with 52 athletes signed scholarships. 15 clubs and activities for students to get involved. International students are welcomed with homestay services.
Best Private Schools in Tulsa – Additional Resources
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