Polytechnic School (Photo – polytechnic.org).
A 2017 ranking, done by Niche, assessed 3,229 private high schools in the nation and came out with a Best Private High Schools ranking.
By Chris Wood
The 2017 ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents. Ranking factors also include SAT/ACT scores, the quality of colleges that students consider, student-teacher ratio, private school ratings, and more. Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education, Niche users, and the schools directly.
Three local private high schools (two from Pasadena and one from La Canada) stood out in the national ranking:
- Polytechnic School: With a $34,800 yearly tuition, close to 868 students in grades K-12, and 9:1 student-teacher ratio, Poly ranked 2nd in Los Angeles, 5th in CA, and 12th in the nation (20th in 2015).
- Westridge School: A private all-girls school in Pasadena with a $33,550 yearly tuition, 500 students in grades 4-12, and 8:1 student-teacher ratio, Westridge came in 8th in Los Angeles, 17th in CA, and 67th in the nation (93rd in 2015).
- Flintridge Preparatory School: A private school in La Canada Flintridge with a $34,200 tuition, 500 students in grades 7-12, and 7:1 student-teacher ratio, Prep ranked 3rd in Los Angeles, 8th in CA and 24th in the nation.
Other local private high schools made the list as well (noted in italics).
Below is a list of all local private High Schools that made the ranking nationally, regionally and locally.
Polytechnic School in Pasadena (Photo – Staff).
2017 Best Local Private High Schools in Los Angeles Metro
- 1- Harvard-Westlake School
• Studio City, CA - 2- Polytechnic School
• Pasadena, CA - 3- Flintridge Preparatory School
• La Canada Flintridge, CA - 4- Marlborough School
• Los Angeles, CA - 5- Westridge School
• Pasadena, CA - 6- Brentwood School
• Los Angeles, CA - 7- Chadwick School
• Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA - 8- Windward School
• Los Angeles, CA - 9- Oakwood Secondary School
• North Hollywood, CA - 10- Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
• Santa Monica, CA - 28– Mayfield Senior School
• Pasadena, CA - 33- Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
• La Canada Flintridge, CA - 35– La Salle High School
• Pasadena, CA - 47- St. Francis High School
• La Canada Flintridge, CA - 54- Ramona Convent Secondary School
• Alhambra, CA - 60- Marantha High School
• Pasadena, CA - 64- The Waverly School
• Pasadena, CA - 84- Alverno Heights Academy
• Sierra Madre, CA - 85- Rio Hondo Preparatory School
• Arcadia, CA - 96- Arroyo Pacific Academy
• Arcadia, CA
2017 Best Local Private High Schools in California
- 1- Harvard-Westlake School
• Studio City, CA - 2- The College Preparatory School
• Oakland, CA - 3- The Harker School
• San Jose, CA - 4- Stanford Online High School
• Stanford, CA - 5- Polytechnic School
• Pasadena, CA - 6- Castilleja School
• Palo Alto, CA - 7- The Branson School
• Ross, CA - 8- Flintridge Preparatory School
• La Canada Flintridge, CA - 9- Cate School
• Carpinteria, CA - 10- Crystal Springs Uplands School
• Hillsborough, CA - 17- Westridge School
• Pasadena, CA - 61- Mayfield Senior School
• Pasadena, CA - 79- Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
• La Canada Flintridge, CA - 84- La Salle High School
• Pasadena, CA
2017 Best Local Private High Schools in U.S.A.
- 1- Phillips Academy
• Andover, MA - 2- Phillips Exeter Academy
• Exeter, NH - 3- The Lawrenceville School
• Lawrenceville, NJ - 4- Harvard-Westlake School
• Studio City, CA - 5- St. Paul’s School
• Concord, NH - 6- Horace Mann School
• Bronx, NY - 7- The College Preparatory School
• Oakland, CA - 8- The Harker School
• San Jose, CA - 9- Lakeside School
• Seattle, WA - 10- Stanford Online High School
• Stanford, CA - 11- Trinity School
• New York, NY - 12- Polytechnic School
• Pasadena, CA 24- Flintridge Preparatory School
• La Canada Flintridge, CA- 67- Westridge School
• Pasadena, CA
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