Private Schools in St. Johns County
Beyond the public schools, families in these communities also weigh private options — tuition-based, with their own admissions, and not graded by the state. The ones most commonly considered here, grouped by community:
Many Ponte Vedra and Nocatee families also weigh Jacksonville options like Bolles, Episcopal, and Bishop Kenny — just over the county line. See Jacksonville private schools →
Ponte Vedra Beach & Nocatee
- Palmer Catholic Academy
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · PK–8 · Palm Valley Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach
The parochial option for the Ponte Vedra / Nocatee corridor.
- The Bolles School – Ponte Vedra Beach Lower Campus
Independent (non-religious) · K–5 · Ponte Vedra Beach
Part of the PK–12 Bolles School — middle and upper campuses are in Jacksonville (see the Jacksonville private schools).
- Collage Day School
Independent (non-religious) · Confirm grade span · Ponte Vedra
- Christ Episcopal School
Episcopal · Early childhood–K · Ponte Vedra Beach
Homes for sale nearby(median list price $1.5M+)
Fruit Cove / Julington Creek / Rivertown / Aberdeen (32259)
- San Juan del Rio Catholic School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · PK–8 · SR-13, St. Johns
The closest private option to the 32259 corridor.
World Golf Village / Silverleaf (32092)
- Turning Point Christian Academy
Christian · PK–6 · SR-16, St. Augustine
St. Augustine
- St. Joseph Academy
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · 9–12 · St. Augustine
Founded 1866 — the oldest Catholic high school in Florida.
- Cathedral Parish School
Catholic (Diocese of St. Augustine) · K–8 · Downtown St. Augustine
Feeds St. Joseph Academy.
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.