2023 Ultimate Guide to the Best Private Schools in Atlanta Area

Looking for the best private school in Atlanta for your child? Atlanta Parent’s private school guide provides information on schools from all over the metro area. Atlanta moms and dads look to us for school advice because we provide the most comprehensive lists in our January Education Issue, in our annual Education Viewbook, and in our online directories. Schedule a visit for a school open house. Also check out our guide to top preschools in Atlanta, Montessori-based schools, schools for learning differences, and boarding schools for your child.

Where to start? Look below for our list of Atlanta private schools:

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The Galloway School

Located in Chastain Park, The Galloway School is an independent day school community where learning is joyful, individuals are valued, and self-discovery is encouraged. Galloway students in PreK3 through 12th grade confidently embrace challenges while developing the knowledge, skills, and cultural competence to thrive in their chosen pathways.

The Lovett School

Serving grades K-12, Lovett develops students of honor, faith, and wisdom with the character and intellect to thrive. With an emphasis on the whole child, Lovett’s rigorous academic offerings are complemented by experiences in academics, arts, athletics, and service through an education grounded in learning, character, and community.

Mount Paran Christian School

Mount Paran Christian School is a PreK3-12th grade private Christian, non-denominational, college-preparatory school committed to excellence in academics, award-winning arts and championship athletics. The school’s mission is to unite with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, and walk in truth.

The Mount Vernon School

Established in 1972 and located in Sandy Springs, Mount Vernon empowers students in preschool through 12th grade to discover, explore, learn, design, create and effect change. A co-educational day school for more than 1,250 students, Mount Vernon is a destination for students who will design a better world.

Pace Academy

With 1,150 students in Pre-First through grade 12, Pace strives to create prepared, confident citizens of the world. Pace develops children’s passions and strengths through academics, athletics and the arts, while providing global perspectives in the classroom and an integrated experience after the bell rings. Pace students come to view the world through a global lens.

The Walker School

At The Walker School, the infinite worth and dignity of each student defines the approach to learning. Walker is the top PreK3-12th grade school open to all faiths in metro Atlanta. With an average class size of 16 students, each child is challenged, supported and encouraged to explore all opportunities on campus.

Wesleyan School

At Wesleyan, it’s not a matter of choosing faith or intellect, but rather using both to create the best possible education for your child. The leadership and faculty work to provide students K-grade 12 with an atmosphere that is challenging, reinforces the value of hard work, and emphasizes character and integrity above accomplishment.

Westminster

Westminster is a coeducational Christian, independent school serving bright and motivated students in grade Pre-first through 12, who are curious by nature and nurtured by challenge. Westminster fulfills its mission through a curriculum that engages children across the key dimensions of their growth – academic, physical, and spiritual.

Atlanta Private Schools

The Academy of Scholars

At The Academy of Scholars, scholars are developed to their fullest intellectual, moral, spiritual, emotional, physical, and social potential in a safe, nurturing environment. AOS is an independent, Christian school that guides scholars ages 4 years-6th grade to make connections through relevant life experiences while loving each and every child.

Alpharetta International Academy

Alpharetta International Academy (AIA) offers a distinctive Montessori education with uniquely designed programs in Spanish, Engineering, Art and Yoga. AIA is a private, non-profit Montessori school for children 18 months-8th grade. The school strives for excellence in nurturing each child’s innate desire to learn in a kind and supportive way.

Annunciation Day School

Established in 2002, Annunciation Day School (ADS) has grown rapidly into a Preschool and K-8th grade school centered in Christ, children and community. Their diverse community is a blend of parishioners, neighbors and newcomers to DeKalb County, and the school is filled with joy and the love of learning.

Arbor Montessori School

At Arbor Montessori School, students become lifelong learners, creative problem-solvers, collaborators, and global citizens who want to make a difference in the world. Every day, children from 18 months to 8th grade receive individualized attention from understanding, knowledgeable, experienced faculty.

Atlanta Academy

Atlanta Academy serves 385 private preschool-8th grade students in North Atlanta. The forward-thinking curriculum is enriched with a variety of opportunities for students, in order to build the confidence and skills they need to succeed at prestigious private high schools, top-ranking public schools.

Atlanta Girls’ School

The only non-sectarian, all-girls school in metro Atlanta for grades 6-12, AGS’s environment is unmatched. In this small, supportive community, there’s no fear when it comes to trying something new. While ACS graduates take many paths, each leaves with the confidence to boldly lead a life of purpose.

Atlanta International School

Atlanta International School offers all three International Baccalaureate programs to more than 1,300 students from 3-year-old kindergarten through grade 12. Rigorous academics begin with a full immersion Preschool program in French, German, Chinese and Spanish and continues with partial and dual immersion from 5K to Grade 5.

Atlanta Music High School

Atlanta Music High School empowers classical, jazz, rock and folk music students in grades 6-12 with an accredited academic education that is also sensitive to the time and resources needed to create great musicians. AMHS provides balance and harmony between traditional academics and intensive training, crucial for student happiness and success.

Atlanta Speech School

The Atlanta Speech School’s three preschools, K-6 elementary school for children with dyslexia, clinic with a range of services and the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy share one common goal: language and literacy for each child, to provide the strongest foundation to construct reading brains.

Bright Path Academy

Bright Path Academy serves 6th–12th-grade students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), sensory processing challenges, and communication challenges. Bright Path offers a challenging academic environment for students with varying communication needs, combined with a social-emotional curriculum.

Brookwood Christian

Brookwood Christian is a private, non-profit school that serves students grades 1 through 12 who have not been successful in public or private schools due to their unique learning needs. Many of the students are diagnosed with a language-based learning disability such as dyslexia.

Capstone Academy

Capstone Academy is a fully accredited, college prep school serving students in grades 5-12. An innovative structure delivers high-quality college-prep education while empowering students with the flexibility they need to pursue their passions in music, arts, drama, athletics and more. without sacrificing family-life balance.

The Children’s School

At The Children’s School, students 3 years-grade 8 experience nurture and challenge, independence and community. An innovative curriculum uses immersive play- and project-based learning to engage and connect students to the world around them so they can see the relevance and impact of their learning. At TCS, learning is hands-on, minds-on, and all heart.

The Cottage School

The Cottage School combines small class sizes, a workplace model, and the implementation of study skills to provide students in grades 3-12 with mild to moderate learning differences an opportunity to achieve success. TCS focuses on the three pillars of success: academic achievement, social skills and emotional wellness.

The Davis Academy

From Kindergarten Prep-8th grade, The Davis Academy teaches to the whole child, creating compassionate leaders and equipping them with skills they will use for the entirety of their academic careers and beyond. They teach life skills, instill Jewish values, and provide diverse experiences so that their students become well-rounded and self-confident individuals.

Galloway School

GRACEPOINT School

GRACEPOINT is a private Christian school providing dyslexic students in grades 1-8 a fully immersive program combining remediation with enrichment and acceleration using the Orton-Gillingham method. GRACEPOINT strives to bring out the brilliance of the dyslexic learner, equipping them to transition into a more traditional educational environment.

Eaton Academy

Eaton Academy provides education solutions for every mind, every age. Serving students in K-12th grade, programs include Full-Day, Independent Study, Virtual Academy, PACE and Mentor programs. A 5:1 student-teacher ratio allows for individualized attention. Customized, flexible academic programs are offered in a supportive, nurturing environment to meet students’ individual needs.

High Meadows School

For 50 years, High Meadows School has been a school where learning is an adventures. Students in preschool through eighth grade learn through experiential, immersive educational opportunities that foster a love of learning, critical thinking, and social responsibility.

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

HIES serves 1,360 students PK3-12 and boasts a state-of-the-art STEM Building, Primary, Lower, Middle and Upper School facilities, a Fine Arts Building, two modern gymnasiums and four expansive athletic fields.. The HIES college-prep curriculum challenges students, encourages collaboration and inspires creative thinking.

Holy Spirit Preparatory School

Holy Spirit Preparatory School is focused on the future, preparing children from preschool to 12th grade with an education rooted in the Catholic faith. A rigorous, integrated and purposeful program enables students to understand their identity in Christ, and a discernment of their role in the world.

Endeavor International School at Dunwoody

Endeavor International School offers an advanced middle school program that prepares students in grades 6-8 for the future. As one of the only International Baccalaureate-approved middle schools in the Atlanta area, Endeavor International School students receive a high-level education that prepares them for the prestigious IB diploma.

Endeavor Montessori School at Dunwoody

Endeavor Montessori offers a modernized and holistic education that combines Montessori principles and outdoor learning with an age-appropriate, technology-focused curriculum. Serving children 6 weeks-12 years, Endeavor approaches learning with a focus on developing the whole child through critical thinking, cultural awareness, and entrepreneurship.

Landmark Christian School

Landmark Christian School serves PK3-12th with campuses conveniently located in Fairburn and Peachtree City. Landmark invests in the spiritual, academic and overall development of children with engaging academics, Christian values and immense opportunities creating an exceptional education and exceptional graduates.

The Lovett School

Serving grades K-12, Lovett develops students of honor, faith, and wisdom with the character and intellect to thrived. With an emphasis on the whole child, Lovett’s rigorous academic offerings are complemented by experiences in academics, arts, athletics, and service through an education grounded in learning, character, and community.

McGinnis Woods School

McGinnis Woods School is a private school offering a rich preschool through middle school education. The beautiful school campus located in Forsyth County includes a Nature Explore certified outdoor classroom. Instruction is designed to be hands-on with a focus on STEM learning; classes are engaging and provide for differentiation and personalized attention.

Montessori Academy at Sharon Springs and Vickery

Campuses at Sharon Springs and Vickery provide students with a Montessori education that opens minds and sharpens intellectual skills while nurturing confidence and independence. Working in a supportive environment with experienced educators, students ages 13 months-12 years receive the tools and resources to gain a world-class education.

Mount Paran Christian School

Mount Paran Christian School is a PreK3-12th grade private Christian, non-denominational, college-preparatory school committed to excellence in academics, award-winning arts and championship athletics. MPCS unites with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, and walk in truth.

Mount Pisgah Christian School

Mount Pisgah Christian School is a top-rated independent preschool-12th grade school located in the heart of North Fulton in Atlanta. Known for providing an outstanding college prep education grounded in Christian faith and values, 100% of students are accepted into a four-year college or university.

The Mount Vernon School

Mount Vernon empowers students in preschool through 12th grade to discover, explore, learn, design, create and effect change. A co-educational day school for more than 1,250 students, Mount Vernon is a destination for students who will design a better world.

Mt. Bethel Christian Academy

At Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, students PreK-grade 12 are equipped to succeed as they learn, lead and serve. A college-preparatory curriculum challenges students with a STEM program, honors/AP classes, robotics, world languages, domestic and international mission trips, plus digital/fine arts opportunities.

North Cobb Christian School

NCCS partners with parents of over 1,000 students in preschool K3 through 12th grade to inspire the pursuit of wonder, safeguard innocence, and discover the truth of God. Since 1983, NCCS has remained true to the calling of providing an authentically Christian, academically excellent education that honors each student’s unique genius.

OMNI International School

A language immersion school of excellence, OMNI’s rigorous academic curriculum is taught with a global perspective. A focus from PK2-6th grade is a full immersion of the Asian (Japanese or Chinese) and English languages with Spanish integrated as a 3rd language beginning at kindergarten.

Pace Academy

Serving grades Pre-first-12, Pace strives to create prepared, confident citizens of the world. Children’s passions and strengths are developed through academics, athletics and the arts, while providing global perspectives in the classroom and an integrated experience after the bell rings. Pace students come to view the world through a global lens.

Pinecrest Academy

Pinecrest Academy is a PreK3-12 Catholic school providing an atmosphere of academic rigor and critical thinking. Rooted in Catholic tradition and inspired by the beauty, goodness, and truth of the Christian worldview, their whole-person educational approach helps children discover and develop their God-given gifts.

Porter Academy

At Porter Academy, each and every child ages 4-14 years has the potential to have a bright, successful future. Rather than creating a one-size-fits-all education model, the faculty focuses on creating a program that is tailored to each student’s specific academic, developmental, and social-emotional needs.

Restoration Community Academy

RCA is an engaged community that promotes Jesus-centered learning and leadership. With the belief that culture shapes education and education shapes the children, RCA guides students in K-6th grade with the core values of secure relationships, unique identity, personal responsibility, biblical education, holistic discipleship, and engaged citizenship.

Sage School

Learning how to learn is one of the greatest gifts a child can receive. At Sage School, students K-grade 6 receive the tools and strategies to unlock the code of English language. Sage School provides individualized instruction to meet students’ needs in encoding, spelling, handwriting, written expression, vocabulary and reading comprehension.

Saint Francis School

The mission of Saint Francis School is to provide a college preparatory program to students in grades K-12 with diverse academic ability in a structured environment that is challenging and supportive. Kindergarten – 8th grades are located on the 24-acre Roswell Campus while the High School is located on the 47-acre Milton campus.

The Schenck School

The Schenck School’s mission is to build a solid educational foundation for students in K-6th grade with dyslexia and to develop their rich potential. Critical to student’s success is a specialized, intensive yet nurturing learning environment for students to take risks, read and succeed.

Springmont School

Springmont offers students 18 months through Middle School an authentic Montessori education. Individual, hands-on learning is focused not only on academics but also on social/emotional well-being inspires Springmont’s diverse and inclusive community of learners to become creative, independent thinkers.

St. Martin’s Episcopal School

Serving preschool-8th grade, St. Martin’s Episcopal School offers a challenging curriculum, outstanding facilities and opportunities for students to learn about the world and themselves through intellectual adventures, extracurricular opportunities and spiritual formation.

Swift School

Swift School is an independent school serving students in grades 1–8 with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Swift’s programming is designed to remediate the language learning challenges faced by these students while capitalizing on the strengths of dyslexic learners.

Tabula Rasa The Language Academy

Tabula Rasa The Language Academy Total Immersion School offers programs for infants through 5th grade. Our bright, energetic students learn in an environment that balances language development, music, art, math and social sciences. A strong aspect of the daily programs and activities involves diversity, respecting the environment and each other.

Trinity Christian School

Trinity Christian School partners with parents, churches and local organizations to equip students in PreK-12th grade with the tools necessary to influence communities for the cause of Christ. TCS is fully accredited and non-denominational, with campuses in Sharpsburg and Griffin. The mission at TCS is to prepare today’s student to impact tomorrow’s world.

Trinity School

Trinity School is Atlanta’s only private elementary-only school and serves children age three through 6th grade. Offering high-quality, multi-sensory differentiated learning in a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment, Trinity is known for its challenging academics, amazing arts program, and community that cares.

The Walker School

Wesleyan School

Westminster

Westminster is a coeducational Christian school serving bright and motivated students in grade Pre-first through 12, who are curious by nature and nurtured by challenge. Westminster fulfills its mission through a curriculum that engages children across the key dimensions of their growth – academic, physical, and spiritual.

Whitefield Academy

Whitefield Academy is a Christ-centered, college preparatory school serving more than 950 students in grades PreK-12. Whitefield maintains a solid academic reputation with its numerous AP and honors courses, and a rigorous curriculum that sets the framework for 100 percent of its graduates to matriculate to colleges and universities.

The Wood Acres School

The Wood Acres School provides an exceptional, affordable private school experience for PreK2-8th grade. Wood Acres is known for its accelerated curriculum, integration of STEM and STEAM activities, and teaching Spanish as a second language. Situated on nine spacious acres, students enjoy daily recess and outside exploration along with academic rigor.

Woodward Academy

With 2,525 students across two campuses, and a 6:1 student-teacher ratio, Woodward offers the resources and opportunities of a college or university coupled with the intimacy and attention of home. Students PreK-12th grade learn to think and engage in the world outside of themselves, and gain the confidence to make a difference.