Private Schools
Expand your search for an educational institution by exploring the private school options in Boulder County!
Bixby School
4760 Table Mesa Drive Boulder
Ages:
Preschool to 5th Grade
Hours & Days:
Founded in 1970, our school is organized around the belief that children are unique individuals, each with their own abilities, interests, and needs. Our school design provides students with opportunities for healthy risk-taking and responsibility for choices, feeds children’s natural curiosity and intrinsic joy of learning, and cultivates critical thinking skills and mastery of concepts. Our shared values are respect, responsibility and empathy.
303-494-7508
Boulder Country Day School
4820 Nautilus Ct. North
Ages:
2.5 years to 8th Grade
Hours & Days:
3 and 5-day, full and half day options for Preschool, 8am - 3pm for Elementary, 8am-3:17pm for middle school. After school care and enrichment classes available. Tours Daily.
Accreditations: NAIS, ACIS, and Approved Middle Years International Baccalaureate School. As we prepare our students for a world which we can’t yet predict, we know that adaptability, resilience, empathy, and courage are essential to every young person’s success. Through joyful and challenging academics plus art, science, innovation, music, and world languages, a BCD education helps students develop the strong foundation needed for future success both in and out of school.
Susan Boyle
(303) 516-4148
Dawson School
10455 Dawson Drive, Lafayette
Ages:
K-12 grade
Hours & Days:
M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. FREE after-school care, and busing is available.
Adams, Boulder, and Weld Counties top private, college-preparatory school with 100% higher education placement. Dawson offers challenging academics, robust arts and athletics programs, and renowned outdoor and experiential education. We provide individual attention with small class sizes averaging 15 students and a student-faculty ratio of 7:1. We have very low faculty turnover and an 8-year average teacher tenure. Our 107-acre campus is surrounded by open space and monitored by our on-site Safety and Security Team. The campus features an Arts Center, Center for Innovation, two gyms, athletic fields, tennis courts, ropes course, separate playgrounds for K-5 and 6-8, and a Dining Commons with daily homemade hot lunch. Challenge, relevance, personal passion, exploration, and well-being are the foundations of a Dawson education. We successfully prepare students for college and beyond. Licensed and accredited summer camps are offered June - August.
(303) 665-6679
Friends School — Boulder
Address: South Campus: 5465 Pennsylvania Ave. (Preschool-4th Grade),
North Campus: 3800 Kalmia Ave. (Middle School (5th-8th Grade)/Teacher Prep Program)
Ages:
Preschool (2.5 years old)-8th Grade.
Hours & Days:
M-F. Hours: Preschool full-day:8:30am-3pm M-F (Fri 2pm dismissal); Preschool half-day:8:30am-12:15pm M-F; Elementary 8:30am-3:15 pm (Fri 2pm dismissal); Middle School 8:40am-3:45 pm (Fri 2pm dismissal). Early and after school care and enrichment classes. August-May/Camp Program.
A supportive community committed to educating the whole child--head, hand, and heart. Social-emotional curriculum catered to each individual grade level. Project based learning, emphasizing academics, problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, and social responsibility. Exceptional specials including art, music, Spanish, library, technology, and PE programs. Small classes, low student/teacher ratios. Personalized Affordable Tuition. ACIS accredited, NAIS member.
(303) 499-1999 x227
Mackintosh Academy
6717 South Boulder Road
Ages:
K - 8 Grade
Hours & Days:
Mackintosh Academy nurtures the keen minds and compassionate hearts of gifted and creative students in a caring community of learners. We are a Gifted and authorized IB World School focusing on social-emotional learning, hands-on innovation, service learning, and small class sizes - all on a beautiful 23-acre campus that students enjoy daily! Tuition assistance available.
Jenny Strode, Director of Enrollment Management
(303) 554-2011
Tara High School
4180 19th St. Boulder, CO 80304
Ages:
9 - 12 Grade
Hours & Days:
MW 9am-6pm, TuThF 9am -1:40pm, plus rehearsals, performances & trips
Tara is a Waldorf-inspired independent high school in Boulder built on the belief that a truly immersive education changes lives. Through college-preparatory academics, a robust travel program, and performing arts as a means of self-discovery, students perform on stage, explore the world firsthand, and engage deeply with ideas that matter, often in the same semester. Dedicated faculty who genuinely care ensure that every student is known and valued, supported by small class sizes that make meaningful relationships possible. The goal is to equip young people to seek truth, appreciate beauty, and uphold values, graduating as curious, confident, and compassionate people with the skills to thrive in a complex world.
Enrollment Office
(720) 885-9454
Treehouse Learning — Kindergarten
175 N. 96th St, Louisville, CO 80027
Ages:
Kindergarten
Hours & Days:
Full-Time: M-F, 8:30 - 3:30pm, Before/after care available 7:30am - 5:30pm
Treehouse Learning, a leader in early education since 1997, offers a unique, independent Kindergarten to support balanced development across academic, social-emotional, and physical domains. Small class size promotes individual learning needs. Ideal as “transitional kindergarten” for younger children to red shirt before moving to a larger setting or traditional kindergarten for motivated learners. Integrated academics and play-based enrichment including music, fine arts, creative movement, gardening, environmental education, High Scopes curriculum, and more! Meets/exceeds all BVSD Kindergarten academic standards. Chef-prepared lunch and snacks provided daily.
Cezanne Mascioli, Admissions Coordinator
(303) 666-1950