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1 / 25#25. Clearwater Academy International
- Location: Clearwater, FL
- Enrollment: 324 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
Best private K-12 schools in the Tampa metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best private K-12 schools in the Tampa metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: top colleges score, college enrollment, culture & diversity grade, parent / student surveys, and student teacher ratio. You can read more about the methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Land O' Lakes Christian School
- Location: Land O'lakes, FL
- Enrollment: 434 (24:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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3 / 25#23. Geneva Classical Academy
- Location: Lakeland, FL
- Enrollment: 199 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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4 / 25#22. Faith Outreach Academy
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 144 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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5 / 25#21. Wider Horizons School
- Location: Spring Hill, FL
- Enrollment: 155 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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6 / 25#20. Victory Christian Academy
- Location: Lakeland, FL
- Enrollment: 591 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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7 / 25#19. Keswick Christian School
- Location: St. Petersburg, FL
- Enrollment: 761 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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8 / 25#18. Odessa Christian School
- Location: Odessa, FL
- Enrollment: 50 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 25#17. Lakeland Christian School
- Location: Lakeland, FL
- Enrollment: 1,138 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. Indian Rocks Christian School - Largo
- Location: Largo, FL
- Enrollment: 1,251 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Northside Christian School
- Location: St Petersburg, FL
- Enrollment: 918 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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12 / 25#14. Hope Christian School
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 67 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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13 / 25#13. Canterbury School of Florida
- Location: St. Petersburg, FL
- Enrollment: 453 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. Seffner Christian Academy
- Location: Seffner, FL
- Enrollment: 774 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. Admiral Farragut Academy
- Location: St. Petersburg, FL
- Enrollment: 541 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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16 / 25#10. Bayshore Christian School
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 287 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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17 / 25#9. Lee Academy for Gifted Education
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 59 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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18 / 25#8. American Youth Academy
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 1,203 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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19 / 25#7. Academy of the Holy Names
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 994 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Cambridge Christian School
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 982 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. Academy at the Lakes
- Location: Land O Lakes, FL
- Enrollment: 549 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Universal Academy of Florida
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 832 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Shorecrest Preparatory School
- Location: St. Petersburg, FL
- Enrollment: 1,021 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Carrollwood Day School
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 1,257 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Berkeley Preparatory School
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Enrollment: 1,460 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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