Best Private Schools in Oklahoma City (OKC) – 2024
May 13, 2024
If you’re an Oklahoma City-based parent searching for the best-fit private schools for your child or teen, you’ll first want to know which schools have reputations that rise above all others in the region. No matter the current age of your student, you are likely interested in the college preparation and counseling offered by each prospective school. Of course, in addition to that particular angle, you will also need to balance your teen’s academic, emotional, and social needs with financial and logistical considerations. To assist, College Transitions’ list of the Best Private Schools in OKC will focus primarily on our area of expertise—college admissions. As such, we will highlight the job that each of the schools do at sending their graduates on to the region/nation’s premier 4-year schools.
If you live in Nichols Hills, Edmond Crown Heights, Yukon, Mesta Park, Norma, Goldsby, Blanchard, or any other area neighborhood, you’ll want to check out our school profiles of the cream of the crop schools in the Oklahoma City region.
Best Private Schools in OKC
Here’s a quick preview of the best private schools in Oklahoma City that made our list. Detailed profiles and stats can be found when you scroll below.
1) Casady School
2) Heritage Hall
3) Bishop McGuinness
Please note that inclusion on our Best Private Schools in OKC list is a selective and criteria-based process. However, the order in which the schools appear is not representative of any further ranking. The numbering is solely intended to enhance the ease of navigating this resource. All of the schools profiled below have a history of sending graduates to the top colleges in the country. For each of the best private schools in Oklahoma City, College Transitions will provide you with:
- Location
- Tuition (9-12)
- Enrollment (9-12)
- Average SAT Score
- Average ACT Score
- Senior Class Size
- College Admissions Highlights
- Academic Highlights
Casady School – Oklahoma City
- 9500 N Pennsylvania Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73120
College Admissions Highlights: From 2019-2023, graduates from Casady have gone onto these prestigious colleges and universities: American, Amherst, Baylor, BC, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Columbia, Davidson, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Northeastern, Pomona, Princeton, Purdue, Rice, SMU, William & Mary, UChicago, UCLA, UGA, UMass, Notre Dame, USC, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, and WashingtonU.
Academic Highlights: 40% of Casady’s population identify as students of color. 12 AP & 20 senior seminar courses. Class of 2023 has 12 national merit finalists and 12 to participate in collegiate honors programs. Part of the Malone Online Network for more course options. 100% participation from all students in 21 different sports over 3 seasons. 9 students from the class of 2023 will continue play in college athletics. Performing arts has over 20 performances yearly.
Heritage Hall – Oklahoma City
- 1800 NW 122nd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73120
College Admissions Highlights: A sample of college acceptances within the past 5 years from Heritage Hall include Austin, Baylor, BU, Bucknell, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Cuke, Embry-Riddle, George Washington, Georgetown, Harvard, Howard, Kenyon, MIT, NYU, Northwestern, Penn State, Pepperdine, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Tufts, US Air Force Acad, UCLA, UChicago, UMass, USC, Vanderbilt, and WashingtonU.
Academic Highlights: 15 AP courses. 20 national merit finalists since 2016. Two challenge curriculum programs offered: scholar or artist. 14 sports are offered, Heritage Hall has 95 Athletic state championships since 1976. Nationally ranked debate team. 20+ fine or performing art courses offered. Embree Gallery on the 2nd floor exhibits student art. 15+ student performances each year. 20+ clubs including ESports,
Bishop McGuinness – Oklahoma City
- 801 NW 50th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73118
College Admissions Highlights: The class of 2023 will continue their education in 27 states and 58 schools, including these fine institutions: Alabama, Baylor, Brown, BU, Clemson, Colorado School of Mines, DePauw, Duquesne, Loyola, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, RIT, SCAD, TCU, US Air Force Academy, UGA, UNC Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, UOklahoma, Tennessee, Washington & Lee, UWisconsin, and WashingtonU.
Academic Highlights: Seniors graduate with 90 hours of Christian Service. 22 AP courses. 83% of students earned a 3 or higher on the AP exams. 113 students named AP scholars and 7 national merit finalists in 2023. 14 sports available with 14 seniors committed to play in college for the class of 2023. 35 student clubs & organizations. Top 20% at National Speech & Debate Tournament.
Best Colleges in OKC – Additional Resources
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