Jacksonville Private Schools
Jacksonville families also have a deep private-school bench, concentrated in the San Jose / San Marco corridor and the Beaches. Options commonly considered near these communities, grouped by area:
Families nearer the county line also look at St. Johns options like Palmer Catholic Academy and the Bolles Ponte Vedra Beach lower campus. See St. Johns County private schools →
Mandarin
- Providence School
Non-denominational Christian · K–12 (plus preschool) · Mandarin
- St. Joseph Catholic School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · PK–8 · Mandarin
San Jose / San Marco
- The Bolles School
Independent (non-religious) · PK–12 · San Jose, Jacksonville
College-prep across four campuses — San Jose (upper), Bartram (middle), Whitehurst (lower), plus the Ponte Vedra Beach lower campus.
- Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Episcopal · K–12 · Southbank riverfront, Jacksonville
Lower campus K–5; main 6–12 on the Southbank riverfront.
- Bishop Kenny High School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · 9–12 · San Marco, Jacksonville
Founded 1952; riverfront in the San Marco area.
- San Jose Catholic School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · PK–8 · San Jose, Jacksonville
- Assumption Catholic School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · PK–8 · Jacksonville
Intracoastal / Glen Kernan / Tamaya (32224)
- The Foundation Academy
Christian · K–12 · San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville
Homes for sale nearby(median list price $1.5M+)
The Beaches (Jacksonville Beach / Neptune Beach / Atlantic Beach)
- Beaches Episcopal School
Episcopal · PK–6 · Jacksonville Beach
Now the Beaches campus of Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
- Beaches Chapel School
Christian · K–12 · Neptune Beach
- St. Paul’s Catholic School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · PK–8 · Jacksonville Beach
- Montessori Tides School
Montessori · Confirm grade span · Jacksonville Beach
Southside / eTown / Baymeadows
- Jacksonville Country Day School
Independent (non-religious) · PK–6 · Beach Blvd / Southside, Jacksonville
- Holy Family Catholic School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · PK–8 · Jacksonville
Weighing public and private options together? I grew up raising my own family in these communities and can talk through how each school fits the neighborhoods you’re considering — then point you to the homes for sale that match.