#1 Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Sacred Heart of Jesus School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Boulder
Boulder, CO
A+Overall grade169 students6 students per teacher
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Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Private schools in Boulder, CO with elementary grades and the highest overall grades. Top 7 of 7 schools.
#2 Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Bixby School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–5
The smallest classes of any independent school in Boulder
Boulder, CO
A+Overall grade93 students4 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Shining Mtn. Waldorf High School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Boulder, CO
AOverall grade188 students5 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Boulder Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
The largest independent school in Boulder
Boulder, CO
B+Overall grade281 students6 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Jarrow Montessori School
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–6
The largest Montessori school in Boulder
Boulder, CO
BOverall grade70 students8 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Shining Mountain Waldorf School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One school from pre-K through 12th grade
Boulder, CO
B-Overall grade170 students10 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO
Friends School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
One of 8 independent schools in Boulder
Boulder, CO
B-Overall grade134 students
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