Best Private Elementary Schools in Snohomish County
Snohomish County has no S-tier private elementary schools and a relatively small top end. Three A-tier schools lead the list: Northshore Christian Academy in Everett (the largest evangelical K-12 in the county), Brighton School in Mountlake Terrace (independent secular PK-8 with a project-based academic focus), and Soundview School in Lynnwood (independent secular Montessori K-8). The category mix at the top is narrower than the Eastside's because Snohomish County's secular independent market is shallow.
Below A-tier, six B-tier schools and five C-tier schools cover the county's Catholic parish K-8s (Holy Rosary in Edmonds, St Mary Magdalen and Immaculate Conception in Everett) and the wider evangelical Christian K-12 systems (Cedar Park Christian, Grace Academy in Marysville, Monroe Christian School). Lutheran K-8 options like Zion Lutheran (Lake Stevens) and a small Adventist cohort fill in the regional religious markets.
Families in Snohomish County who want secular non-Montessori K-8 options largely look south to the Seattle / Eastside metro. Brighton's project-based program and Soundview's Montessori program are the most distinctive secular alternatives within the county itself, and Northshore Christian is the dominant evangelical option for families who want religious K-12 continuity without crossing into King County.
A Tier · 3 schools
- 001NORTHSHORE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH876 students
- 002BRIGHTON SCHOOL(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH269 students
- 003SOUNDVIEW SCHOOL(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH134 students
B Tier · 6 schools
- 004GRACE ACADEMY(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH368 students
- 005ST MARY MAGDALEN(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH271 students
- 006HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH242 students
- 007ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH220 students
- 008MONROE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH207 students
- 009ST THOMAS MORE PARISH SCHOOL(PRIVATE SCHOOL — INDEPENDENT) · SNOHOMISH189 students
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