Selection intelligence · Los Angeles
Top LA private schools reject most applicants.
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The most selective private schools in Los Angeles accept between 5 and 25 percent of applicants. The hard truth — Most families are denied and never stand a chance. We'll show you how to apply strategically, and get in.
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LA private school admissions, by the numbers
5–25% accepted
Typical LA private school range
75–95% rejected
The more common outcome
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Schools almost never say why
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Secondary schools · Top 19
Grades 6–12. The most selective middle and upper schools in LA.
01
Harvard-Westlake School
Grades 7–12 · Co-ed · Studio City
02
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
Grades 6–12 · Co-ed · Santa Monica
03
Marlborough School
Grades 7–12 · Girls · Hancock Park
04
Brentwood School
Grades 6–12 (East Campus) · Co-ed · Brentwood
05
Archer School for Girls
Grades 6–12 · Girls · Brentwood
06
Campbell Hall
K–12 · Episcopal · Co-ed · Studio City
K 44–46 · 6th ~10 · 7th 60–65 · 9th 30–35
07
The Buckley School
K–12 · Co-ed · Sherman Oaks
08
Westridge School
Grades 4–12 · Girls · Pasadena
09
Flintridge Preparatory School
Grades 7–12 · Co-ed · La Cañada Flintridge
10
Polytechnic School
K–12 · Co-ed · Pasadena
K ~45 · 6th 18–20 · 7th 10–12 · 9th 25–30
11
Chadwick School
K–12 · Co-ed · Palos Verdes
6th ~35
12
Windward School
Grades 7–12 · Co-ed · West LA
13
Oakwood School
Grades 7–12 · Co-ed · Progressive · North Hollywood
7th ~40 · 9th ~15
14
Viewpoint School
TK–12 · Co-ed · Calabasas
15
New Roads School
K–12 · Co-ed · Progressive · Santa Monica
16
Mayfield Senior School
Grades 9–12 · Catholic · Girls · Pasadena
17
Loyola High School
Grades 9–12 · Jesuit · Boys · Mid-City
18
Wildwood School
Grades 6–12 · Co-ed · Progressive · West LA
24
Milken Community School
Grades 6–12 · Jewish · Co-ed · Bel Air
Elementary schools · Top 23
Kindergarten through 6th or 8th grade. Where private school admissions begins — and where the stakes feel highest.
01
John Thomas Dye School
K–6 · Co-ed · Bel Air
02
Curtis School
DK–6 · Co-ed · Mulholland Drive
03
Carlthorp School
K–6 · Co-ed · Santa Monica
04
Laurence School
K–6 · Co-ed · Valley Glen
05
Brentwood School Lower School
K–5 · Co-ed · Brentwood (West Campus)
06
Mirman School
K–8 · Co-ed · Highly gifted · Bel Air
07
Crossroads School — Lower School
K–5 · Co-ed · Progressive · Santa Monica
08
Campbell Hall Lower School
K–6 · Episcopal · Co-ed · Studio City
K 44–46 · 6th ~10
09
The Buckley School Lower School
K–5 · Co-ed · Sherman Oaks
10
The Center for Early Education
Toddler–6 · Co-ed · West Hollywood
11
Wildwood School Lower School
K–5 · Co-ed · Progressive · West LA
K 50–60
12
Oakwood School Elementary
K–6 · Co-ed · Progressive · Studio City
13
Berkeley Hall School
Preschool–8 · Co-ed · Beverly Crest
14
Westland School
K–6 · Co-ed · Progressive · Mulholland Drive
15
Echo Horizon School
Pre-K–6 · Co-ed · Culver City
16
Hollywood Schoolhouse
Preschool–6 · Co-ed · Hollywood
17
PS1 Elementary School
K–6 · Co-ed · Santa Monica
18
Westside Neighborhood School
Preschool–8 · Co-ed · Playa Vista
19
Village School
Elementary · Co-ed · Pacific Palisades (interim: Santa Monica)
20
Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles
Preschool–12 · Co-ed · Bilingual · West LA
21
St. James' Episcopal School
Preschool–6 · Episcopal · Co-ed · Mid-Wilshire
22
UCLA Lab School
Ages 4–12 · Research school · Westwood
23
Los Encinos School
K–6 · Co-ed · Encino