Best Private Schools in Tulsa – 2025

February 26, 2025

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 in the individual profile cards.

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 high 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

#1 Best Private School in Tulsa

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, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Howard, Johns Hopkins, Loyola, NYU, Northeastern, Pitzer, Purdue, Rice, SMU, Texas A&M, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UGA, U Michigan, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Washington U, and Wellesley.

Academic Highlights: 1:9 teacher to student ratio. 36% students of color. 68% upper school faculty hold advanced degrees. 5 AP courses. 30 clubs & honor societies. 100% participation in fine arts program including dance, theatre, music & visual. 17 sports offered; Holland Hall has had over 10 athletes commit to NCAA in the last few years. 40 hour senior internship opportunity.

Tuition (9-12): $26,600
Enrollment (seniors): 86
Middle 50% SAT Score: 1190-1520
Middle 50% ACT Score: 21-29

#2 Best Private Schools in Tulsa

Cascia Hall Preparatory School – Tulsa

2520 South Yorktown Avenue Tulsa, OK 74114-2803

College Admissions Highlights: A sample of college acceptances over the last two years include these colleges & universities: Baylor, BC, BU, Colorado School of Mines, Drexel, Furman, George Washington, Howard, LSU, Loyola Chicago, NYU, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rice, SMU, Stanford, Texas A&M, TCU, Trinity, Tennessee, UT Austin, UCLA, UMichigan, Notre Dame, USC, UWisconsin, Vassar, Villanova, WashingtonU, Washington & Lee, WPI, and Yale.

Academic Highlights: 9:1 student to teacher ratio. 100% state certified faculty members. 16 AP courses. 86% students scored a 3 or higher on AP Exam. 44 AP Scholars in 2024. 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.

Tuition (9-12): $18,250
Enrollment (seniors): 102
Top 25% Average SAT Score: Not reported
Top 25% Average ACT Score: 30.2

#3 Best Private Schools in Tulsa

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.

Tuition (9-12): $18,229
Enrollment (seniors): 29
Mean SAT Score: Not reported
Mean ACT Score: Not reported

#4 Best Private Schools in Tulsa

Bishop Kelley High School – Tulsa

3905 South Hudson Avenue Tulsa, OK 74135

College Admissions Highlights: College admission highlights are currently unavailable for Bishop Kelley.

Academic Highlights: Average class size is 25 students with a 12:1 student teacher ratio. 86+ Course options. 40+ Honors/AP Course options. 78% scored a 3 or higher on AP Exams over the last 5 years. 7 national merit finalists for the class of 2024. 100 Annual service hours completed per student. 20 OSSAA sports with over 100 team state titles since 1960. 35+ student clubs & organizations.

Tuition (9-12): $13,420
Enrollment (seniors): 192
Mean SAT Score: Not reported
Mean ACT Score: 24

#5 Best Private Schools in Tulsa

Regent Preparatory School – Tulsa

8621 S Memorial Drive Tulsa, OK 74133

College Admissions Highlights: Over the last five years, students from Regent Prep have been accepted at these prestigious institutions: Baylor, Belmont, Colorado School of Mines, Columbia, George Washington, Georgetown, Grinnell, Johns Hopkins, Purdue, Sewanee, SMU, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas Tech, Trinity, Univ of Colorado – Boulder, UGA, Mizzou, Vanderbilt, Washington U, and Wheaton.

Academic Highlights: 35% of faculty have advanced degrees. 5 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.

Tuition (9-12): $13,060
Enrollment (seniors): 36
Mean SAT Score: Not reported
Mean ACT Score: 26.4

#6 Best Private Schools in Tulsa

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.

Tuition (9-12): $12,250
Enrollment (k-12): 220
Mean SAT Score: Not reported
Mean ACT Score: 26

#7 Best Private Schools in Tulsa

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, Handrix, Johns Hopkins, LSU, Loyola, Northeastern, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pepperdine, Purdue, SMU, Texas A&M, TCU, US Air Force Acad, Tennessee, UC Irvine, Univ of Colorado – Boulder, Mizzou, Vanderbilt, & Wheaton.

Academic Highlights: 17K+ Community service hours. Average student to faculty ratio 11:1. 10 AP & 12 honors courses. 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.

Tuition (9-12): $13,970
Enrollment (seniors): 90
Mean SAT Score: 1172
Mean ACT Score: 24

#8 Best Private Schools in Tulsa

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.

Tuition (9-12): $9,825
Enrollment (PreK-12): 1100
Mean SAT Score: Not reported
Mean ACT Score: 25

Best Private Schools in Tulsa – Additional Resources

We hope you found our blog on private schools in Tulsa to be helpful. All high school students and families may wish to explore further information regarding the college search and admissions process at our Dataverse, Blog, and List-Building Tool.

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Dave Bergman

Dave has over a decade of professional experience that includes work as a teacher, high school administrator, college professor, and independent educational consultant. He is a co-author of the books The Enlightened College Applicant (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016) and Colleges Worth Your Money (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020).