#1 Best Private High Schools in San Joaquin County, CA
St. Mary's High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The largest Catholic school in Stockton
Stockton, CA
A+Overall grade840 students14 students per teacher
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Best Private High Schools in San Joaquin County, CA
Private high schools in San Joaquin County, CA with the highest overall grades. Top 6 of 6 schools.
#2 Best Private High Schools in San Joaquin County, CA
Stockton Christian Academy
Pentecostal school · Grades Pre-K–12
90% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Stockton, CA
A+Overall grade184 students9 students per teacher
#3 Best Private High Schools in San Joaquin County, CA
Lodi Academy
Seventh-day Adventist school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Lodi
Lodi, CA
A+Overall grade80 students8 students per teacher
#4 Best Private High Schools in San Joaquin County, CA
St. Marys High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
One of 6 Catholic schools in Stockton
Stockton, CA
BOverall grade836 students15 students per teacher
#5 Best Private High Schools in San Joaquin County, CA
Jim Elliot Christian High School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Lodi, CA
BOverall grade76 students11 students per teacher
#6 Best Private High Schools in San Joaquin County, CA
Ripon Christian Schools
Calvinist school · Grades Pre-K–12
Growing: enrollment up 33% since 2011–12
Ripon, CA
B-Overall grade882 students16 students per teacher
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