Dallas Area Private Schools - Listed by Enrollment Size

This is from the 2009 Dallas Business Journal's Big Book of Lists and it ranks Dallas area private schools by enrollment - followed by additional schools I added that did not appear on the list.

Private Schools do not take the TAKS/STAAR tests.

The enrollment number is from the 2007-2008 school year.
The tuition number is from the 2008-2009 school year.

Enrollment - School - Tuition - Grade Levels
General Location - Comments

1) 1,500 - Trinity Christian Academy - $14,600 - K-12
North Addison - Very, very conservative school; great reputation; monied; had some negative publicity in 2004

2) 1,458 - Prestonwood Christian Academy - $15,095 - PK-12
West Plano - Conservative school; above average academics and sports; great facilities; attached to Prestonwood Baptist Church which has a huge membership and has a high profile

3) 1,243 - Greenhill School - $21,050 - PK-12
Southwest Addison - Excellent college prep school similar to prep schools up east; liberal; no uniforms; non-religious independent school

4) 1,200 - Parish Episcopal School - $18,325 - PK-12
Two campuses, both in Far North Dallas, but several miles apart. Good reputation.

5) 1,174 - Liberty Christian School - $13,500 - K-12
Argyle - Very good reputation; nice facilities; in an area where there are few other private school options

6) 1,140 - Episcopal School of Dallas - $21,750 - PK-12
Preston Hollow/North Dallas (two campuses, plus outdoor learning location) - The rich and famous have their kids here; great but not superior academics and good facilities and they are working on the sports; lots of wealth here; had some negative publicity in 2011

7) 1,125 - Fort Worth Country Day School - $15,700 - K-12
Southwest Ft. Worth - This has always been THE private school in Ft. Worth

8) 1,086 - Nolan Catholic High School - $10,925 - 9-12
East Ft. Worth

9) 1,043 - Bishop Lynch High School - $11,850 - 9-12
Northeast Dallas - Large, solid coed Catholic school; loves their sports; often the 2nd choice for kids who can't get into Ursuline or Jesuit, but it's not a bad option

10) 1,041 - The Hockaday School - $20,496 - PK-12
North Dallas - Very prestigious all girls school; one of the best private schools in the country; has boarding students from all over the world, plus day students

11) 1,030 - Jesuit College Preparatory School - $11,800 - 9-12
North Dallas - great Jesuit school; boys only

12) 963 - Trinity Valley School - $14,885 - K-12
Southwest Ft. Worth

13) 890 - St. Monica Catholic School - $8,535 - PK-8
North Dallas - largest K-8 Catholic school in Dallas; solid school; cheaper alternative than the more expensive private schools in North Dallas; they are very aggressive about making sure each child is ready for kindergarten and 1st grade and will retain or delay students if necessary

14) 865 - Temple Christian Schools - $5,620 - PK-12
Ft. Worth - Baptist. Homeschoolers can take 1-4 classes per semester for pro-rated tuition costs

15) 865 - The Oakridge School - $14,630 - PK-12
West Arlington/East Ft. Worth area

16) 840 - The Shelton School - $18,852 - PK-12
Far North Dallas - Students have documented learning disabilities such as dyslexia and ADHD; does not take kids with behavior problems; world's largest LD school; excellent school with well-trained teachers; has sports, theatre; lots of wealthy families.

17) 838 - St. Marks School of Texas - $22,874 - 1-12
North Dallas - Boys only; one of the best private schools in the country; great teachers, academics and facilities; seems to take boys who are old for their grades (boys who start first grade at age 7 and graduate at age 19); does not offer preschool or kindergarten

18) 820 - Prince of Peace Christian School - $10,750 - PK-12
North Carrollton - (not to be confused with Prince of Peace Catholic school in Plano); good school; very loyal families

19) 812 - Ursuline Academy - $12,900 - 9-12
North Dallas - all girls Catholic high school; very good; great facilities; benefits from having Melinda Gates (Bill's wife) as an alum

20) 803 - All Saints Episcopal School - $13,900 - K-12
West Ft. Worth

21) 711 - Pantego Christian Academy - $9,445 - PK-12
Arlington and Mansfield 

22) 680 - Dallas Christian Academy - $11,100 - PK-12
Mesquite - Pretty good reputation; best private school in that part of town

23) 677 - St. Rita Catholic School - $7,500 - K-8
North Dallas, same campus as Jesuit - very well-regarded; wealthy

24) 670 - First Baptist Academy - $11,175 - PK-12
Downtown Dallas - many students have parents who work downtown; urban city feel to the campus; conservative Southern Baptist; 10% of students learning disabled

25) 600 - Good Shepherd Episcopal School - $13,308 - PK-8
North Dallas - well-regarded solid school

26) 575 - Pope John Paul II High School - $11,500 - 9-12
Plano - has never been at full capacity; education and facilities seem to be pretty good; only private school to participate in (and win) Academic Decathlon

27) 570 - Legacy Christian Academy - $10,700 - PK-12
Frisco

28) 525 - St. Alcuin Montessori School - $17,866 - PK-8
North Dallas - great school

29) 525 - Dallas International School - $15,400 - PK-12
North Dallas - mostly taught in French, but also teaches in Spanish and English with Chinese added in 6th grade

30) 521 - St. Patrick Catholic School - $4,200 - PK-8
Lake Highlands - good, not great

31) 500 - DeSoto Private School - $4,528 - PK-6
DeSoto

32) 500 - St. John's Episcopal School - $12,280 - PK-8
East Dallas - pretty good school

33) 485 - Carrollton Christian Academy - $10,675 - PK-12
Carrollton

34) American Heritage Academy, Carrollton - closed after 2008-2009 school year

35) 445 - Ann and Nate Levine Academy - $17,510 - PK-8
Far North Dallas - Jewish; good school

36) 438 - McKinney Christian Academy - $10,225 - PK-12
McKinney

37) 432 - Lake Country Christian School - $8,660 - PK-12
Fort Worth

38) 422 - Lamplighter - $16,700 - PK-4
North Dallas - excellent school; feeds into the other elite private schools; wealthy families

39) 414 - St. Maria Goretti Catholic School - $5,298 - PK-8
Arlington

40) 413 - The Highlands School - $10,900 - PK-12
Irving - Run by the controversial Legionaries of Christ Catholic order; single gender classes from 4-12th grades; mediocre, but adequate academics; pretty school setting; very conservative

41) 405 - Christ the King Catholic School - $9,350 - K-8
University Park area - good school; wealthy families

42) 400 - Lakehill Preparatory School - $14,453 - K-12
East Dallas/Lakewood - good school; non-religious

43) 375 - St. Pius Catholic School - $3,900 - K-8
East Dallas

44) 355 - Lakeland Christian Academy - $4,700 - K-9 (adding high school)
Lewisville

45) 344 - Cistercian Preparatory School - $15,100 - 5th-12th
Irving - boys only; really great school; seems to accept scholar/athletes mostly; Catholic; extremely competitive admissions; probably the best private school in the Dallas area

46) 340 - Akiba Academy - $15,950 - PK-8
North Dallas - Jewish; good reputation; same campus as Yavneh Academy, the Jewish high school

47) 334 - Burton Adventist Academy - $7,450 - PK-12
Arlington - Seventh-Day Adventist

48) 337 - The Covenant School - $13,000 - K-12
North Dallas

49) 310 - St. John's the Apostle Catholic School - $6,438 - PK-8
North Richland Hills

50) 306 - The Canterbury Episcopal School - $10,550 - K-12
DeSoto - one of the better private schools in the southern half of Dallas


Notable omissions (not all schools provide info to DBJ)

Bishop Dunne Catholic School - grades 6-12, coed, South Dallas, $11,000

Cambridge School of Dallas - grades 6-12, co-ed, North Dallas, classical Christian education with motivated students

Coram Deo Academy - 3 campuses - Dallas, Flower Mound, Carrollton - PK-12 - classical Christian education; full or part-time students (the part-timers are homeschoolers who come to school 3 days a week); about 1,000 students between the 3 campuses with Flower Mound being the largest with about 660; challenging curriculum

Canyon Creek Christian Academy - Richardson - Baptist - 530 students - PK-12 - about $9,000 - been around since the 1970s - generally well-regarded

Yavneh Academy - North Dallas - Modern Orthodox Jewish high school, co-ed, attracts Jewish students of all affiliations; growing fast; about $21,000

Fairhill School - Far North Dallas - grades 1-12 - 235 students - for students with learning disabilities - college prep - about $14,000

The Dallas Academy - White Rock lake area - grades 3-12 - about 143 students - for students with learning disabilities - 80-90% of students go on to college; about $16,000

Oak Hill Academy - North Dallas - grades PK-12 - for students with learning disabilities, they also seem to take some kids with bi-polar. The school has two tracks, one for college bound kids and one for non-college bound kids - about $15,000

Our Redeemer Lutheran School - North Dallas - PK-6 - 140 students

Dallas Lutheran School - North Dallas - 7-12th grades - about $12,000; seems to attract students looking for a smaller school environment

Zion Lutheran School - Northeast Dallas - PK-8th grades

All Saints Catholic School - Far North Dallas - K-8 - about $7,000 - the school is several miles away from the church - well-regarded school - school holds 400 students

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School - East Dallas - K-8 - about 870 students - about $5,500 - very popular school, very popular Catholic Parish, beautiful church, school is a bit spread out, but nearby

Prince of Peace Catholic School - West Plano - PK-8 - about $6,000 - very popular Catholic school - not to be confused with Prince of Peace Christian School

St. Mark's Catholic School - Central Plano - PK-8 - about $4,800 to $7,500 - well regarded school; not be confused with St. Mark's School of Texas

Notre Dame School - near Uptown area of Dallas - for students ages 6-21 who have mild to moderate mental disabilities such as Down Syndrome

Bending Oaks - Northeast Dallas - grades 8-12 - college like scheduling - 6-8 students per class, 50% of students have learning disabilities; also attracts creative type kids who don't like traditional schooling; 95% of graduates attend college, famous graduate - Lance Armstrong

Newfound School - Carrollton - PK-12 - for students with behavior and learning issues such as High Functioning Autism, Asperger's, PDD, Emotional and Behavior issues, LD, ADHD, bipolar, $16,000-19,000

St. Anthony School - Carrollton - K-12 - therapeutic school for students with high-functioning Autism, ADHD, LD, PDD, Sensory issues, bi-polar, anxiety, school phobia - about $18,000

Grace Academy - North Dallas - PK-6 - Christian - $6,000-9,200

Spring Creek Academy for the Gifted, Talented and Highly Motivated - Plano - K-12 - for students who are high level athletes, professional actors, dancers, or musicians who need a flexible school schedule due to training and traveling and missing school - has a lot of high-ranking gymnasts as students

White Rock North School - Lake Highlands area - infants to 6th grade

Hillier School of Highland Park - Highland Park - grades 1-8 - for students with learning disabilities

The Highlander School - Lake Highlands area - PK-6th grade - about 200 students - a Carden curriculum school - many parents use this school rather than the local public elementary schools (as they are hit or miss in that part of town) and then go to public school starting at 7th grade

Kessler School - North Oak Cliff/Kessler Park area - PK-5th grade - about $8,500

Preston Hollow Presbyterian School - Preston Hollow/North Dallas - K-6 - 118 students - for students with learning disabilities

Providence Christian School of Texas - North Dallas - PK-8 - 435 students - pre-school and kindergarten are part-time (called Enrichment) - classical Christian education - about $12,000

The Westwood School - Far North Dallas - PK-12 upper school is new - an IB World School, Montessori school - about $11,000-16,000

Willow Bend Academy - Plano and Lewisville - meets 4 hours a day. Good for students who have other things to do like competitive sports or music or are child actors or models or travel a lot with their families. Also good for students who don't like school in general. Self-paced classes on the computer. You can also use this school as supplemental to other schooling to make up credits or enhance homeschooling - about $9,000 for full time.

Bridge Builder Academy - Plano - all teaching is done 1 on 1 by certified teachers in the student's home. They do have one classroom in Plano. Can handle regular ed students as well as those with disabilities such as ADHD, LD, PDD and autism - about $21,000.

Yorktown Education - Plano - Individualized learning, non-competitive, happy and quiet environment with flexible scheduling, advanced students can work ahead, grades 6-12 - $9,000

Vanguard Preparatory School - Far North Dallas - serves children with social, emotional and learning differences. Therapeutic program. PK-12

Crossroads Academy - Cedar Hill - independent school for gifted, average, slow learner or learning disabled students, small class sizes, seems to have a disproportionate number of seniors which means students are transferring there from public school to avoid the state's exit tests, so this would be a good option for those who struggle with the state-mandated tests. Also offers high school diploma programs for homeschoolers and adults. $4,050.00 Grades 1-12

Holy Cross Catholic School - Frisco - PK3-5th grade (eventually will go to 8th grade). $6,700-$9,100.

Fusion Academy - Plano and Dallas - opened Fall 2014. 6th-12th grades. All classes are 1-on-1. Good for students who have LD's, need special attention, have professional careers, want to get through school faster. Middle school $35,000. High school $42,000. These are tuitions for full time students, but there is also the option to just take a class or two. No homework. Therapeutic support.

St. Philip's School and Community Center - South Dallas. PK3-6th grade. Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. Member of the Independent Schools Association.

St. Philip's Academy - Frisco. Episcopal. K-3rd and adding a grade every year. About $10,000.

...and believe it or not, there are even more private schools in the Dallas area!

Children at Risk - 2010 High School Rankings

Children at Risk is a non-profit group that ranks public schools in Texas. I have posted the list for middle schools and elementary schools already. This is the list of rankings of Dallas-Ft. Worth area high schools.

Dallas rank - School (District) - State rank

1 - Science & Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD) - 1
2 - Talented & Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD) - 2
3 - Health Professions magnet (Dallas ISD) - 5
4 - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD) - 7
5 - Public Services magnet (Dallas ISD) - 10

6 - Business & Management magnet (Dallas ISD) - 13
7 - Education & Social Services magnet (Dallas ISD) - 21
8 - Booker T. Washington Performing & Visual Arts magnet (Dallas ISD) - 27
9 - Plano West (Plano ISD) - 27
10 - FW Academy of Fine Arts (charter) - 29

11 - Coppell (Coppell ISD) - 31
12 - Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 34
13 - Plano Sr. (Plano ISD) - 36
14 - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD) - 38
15 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 46

16 - Allen (Allen ISD) - 54
17 - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD) - 55
18 - Argyle (Argyle ISD) - 57
19 - Keller (Keller ISD) - 66
20 - Plano East (Plano ISD) - 68

21 - Marcus (Lewisville ISD) - 71
22 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD) - 85
23 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 91
24 - Martin (Arlington ISD) - 95
25 - Poteet (Mesquite ISD) - 100

26 - Trinity (HEB ISD) - 108
27 - Celina (Celina ISD) - 114
28 - Richardson (Richardson ISD) - 116
29 - Bell (HEB ISD) - 117
30 - Prosper (Prosper ISD) - 121

31 - North (McKinney ISD) - 129
32 - Garland (Garland ISD) - 147
33 - McKinney (McKinney ISD) - 148
34 - Trimble (Ft. Worth ISD) - 149
35 - Berkner (Richardson ISD) - 150

36 - Centennial (Frisco ISD) - 155
37 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD) - 160
38 - Rowlett (Garland ISD) - 164
39 - Wylie (Wylie ISD) - 168
40 - The Academy (Irving ISD) - 173

41 - Grandview (Grandview ISD) - 175
42 - Paschal (Ft. Worth ISD) - 202
43 - Lone Oak (Lone Oak ISD) - 227
44 - Frisco (Frisco ISD) - 236
45 - Crandall (Crandall ISD) - 242

46 - Krum (Krum ISD) - 259
47 - Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 260
48 - Horn (Mesquite ISD) - 261
49 - Maypearl (Maypearl ISD) - 288
50 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD) - 294

51 - Wolfe City (Wolfe City ISD) - 302
52 - Middle College (Dallas ISD) - 303
53 - Aubrey (Aubrey ISD) - 321
54 - Sachse (Garland ISD) - 325
55 - Caddo Mills (Caddo Mills ISD) - 328

56 - Bland (Bland ISD) - 332
57 - North Crowley (Crowley ISD) - 335
58 - Mabank (Mabank ISD) - 355
59 - Lewisville (Lewisville ISD) - 357
60 - Summit (Mansfield ISD) - 358

61 - Midlothian (Midlothian ISD) - 362
62 - Italy (Italy ISD) - 376
63 - North Garland (Garland ISD) - 380
64 - Ponder (Ponder ISD) - 384
65 - Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) - 388

66 - Commerce (Commerce ISD) - 403
67 - Central (Keller ISD) - 404
68 - Mansfield (Mansfield ISD) - 416
69 - Skyline (Dallas ISD) - 418
70 - A+ Academy (charter) - 425

71 - North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 438
72 - Waxahachie (Waxahachie ISD) - 444
73 - Birdville (Birdville ISD) - 445
74 - Boles (Boles ISD) - 456
75 - Campbell (Campbell ISD) - 462

76 - Forney (Forney ISD) - 466
77 - Richland (Birdville ISD) - 476
78 - Royse City (Royse City ISD) - 478
79 - Joshua (Joshua ISD) - 479
80 - Ryan (Denton ISD) - 481

81 - Sanger (Sanger ISD) - 485
82 - Denton (Denton ISD) - 491
83 - South Garland (Garland ISD) - 494
84 - WT White (Dallas ISD) - 498
85 - Ranchview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 503

86 - Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 512
87 - Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 522
88 - Arlington (Arlington ISD) - 531
89 - Celeste (Celeste ISD) - 534
90 - Princeton (Princeton ISD) - 535

91 - Lake Dallas (Lake Dallas ISD) - 546
92 - Blue Ridge (Blue Ridge ISD) - 549
93 - Rio Vista (Rio Vista ISD) - 554
94 - Little Elm (Little Elm ISD) - 569
95 - Burleson (Burleson ISD) - 576

96 - Naaman Forest (Garland ISD) - 585
97 - Boswell (Eagle Saginaw ISD) - 586
98 - Northwest (Northwest ISD) - 589
99 - Ennis (Ennis ISD) - 597
100 - Azle (Azle ISD) - 610

101 - S. Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 611
102 - Melissa (Melissa ISD) - 623
103 - Carter-Riverside (Ft. Worth ISD) - 637
104 - Timberview (Mansfield ISD) - 646
105 - Smith (Keene ISD) - 648

106 - Red Oak (Red Oak ISD) - 651
107 - Ferris (Ferris ISD) - 669
108 - West Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 670
109 - Kennedale (Kennedale ISD) - 673
110 - Bowie (Arlington ISD) - 687

111 - Crowley (Crowley ISD) - 692
112 - Pilot Point (Pilot Point ISD) - 698
113 - Nimitz (Irving ISD) - 702
114 - Scurry-Rosser (Scurry-Rosser ISD) - 712
115 - Cleburne (Cleburne ISD) - 719

116 - Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill ISD) - 725
117 - Lamar (Arlington ISD) - 736
118 - Southwest (Ft. Worth ISD) - 738
119 - Arlington Heights (Ft. Worth ISD) - 761
120 - Terrell (Terrell ISD) - 762

121 - Lakeview Centennial (Garland ISD) - 767
122 - Macarthur (Irving ISD) - 772
123 - Brewer (White Settlement ISD) - 777
124 - Western Hills (Ft. Worth ISD) - 785
125 - Seguin (Arlington ISD) - 787

126 - Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Ft. Worth ISD) - 791
127 - Everman (Everman ISD) - 794
128 - Molina (Dallas ISD) - 812
129 - Lake Worth (Lake Worth ISD) - 819
130 - Kaufman (Kaufman ISD) - 824

131 - Halton (Birdville ISD) - 833
132 - Godley (Godley ISD) - 841
133 - Lincoln Humanities/Comm magnet (Dallas ISD) - 854
134 - Castleberry (Castleberry ISD) - 855
135 - DeSoto (DeSoto ISD) - 859

136 - Community (Community ISD) - 861
137 - North Side (Ft. Worth ISD) - 863
138 - Kemp (Kemp ISD) - 872
139 - Farmersville (Farmersville ISD) - 877
140 - Irving (Irving ISD) - 882

141 - Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD) - 886
142 - Greenville (Greenville ISD) - 899
143 - Adamson (Dallas ISD) - 901
144 - Venus (Venus ISD) - 906
145 - Lancaster (Lancaster ISD) - 917

146 - Palmer (Palmer ISD) - 922
147 - Carter (Dallas ISD) - 925
148 - Dunbar (Ft. Worth ISD) - 928
149 - Thomas Jefferson (Dallas ISD) - 929
150 - South Hills (Ft. Worth ISD) - 932

151 - Bryan Adams (Dallas ISD) - 934
152 - Seqgoville (Dallas ISD) - 935
153 - Alvarado (Alvarado ISD) - 954
154 - Hillcrest (Dallas ISD) - 956
155 - Madison (Dallas ISD) - 964

156 - Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 965
157 - Houston (Arlington ISD) - 984
158 - Sunset (Dallas ISD) - 985
159 - Ford (Quinlan ISD) - 989
160 - Duncanville (Duncanville ISD) - 993

161 - North Dallas (Dallas ISD) - 994
162 - Wyatt (Dallas ISD) - 996
163 - South Oak Cliff (Dallas ISD) - 997
164 - Polytechnic (Ft. Worth ISD) - 1000
165 - Kimball (Dallas ISD) - 1002

166 - Smith (Dallas ISD) - 1003
167 - Eastern Hills (Ft. Worth ISD) - 1006
168 - Samuell (Dallas ISD) - 1014
169 - Roosevelt (Dallas ISD) - 1016
170 - Pinkston (Dallas ISD) - 1018

Here is a link to the methodology used to determine the rankings: