Private Christian Schools near San Mateo, CA

Coastline - Elementary School

At Coastline Christian Elementary, students build strong academic and character foundations through engaging, faith-based learning. With caring teachers and hands-on experiences, they develop curiosity, confidence, and essential skills that prepare them for future success.

Coastline - Middle School

At Coastline Christian Middle School, students grow as leaders and team players through hands-on learning, collaboration, and faith-based guidance—building confidence, character, and real-life skills that prepare them to thrive in high school and beyond.

Pre-K

The pre-kindergarten program offers a play-based curriculum with age-appropriate activities and learning opportunities that promote positive self-esteem, social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual development.

Pre-Kindergarten

The pre-kindergarten program offers a play-based curriculum with thematic, hands-on activities designed to support social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual development. The program uses the Responsive Classroom approach and emphasizes cooperative play, positive relationships, and service learning.

Preschool

We are dedicated to providing an excellent early-childhood education experience. We assist in developing our students academically, socially, and spiritually through a variety of activities. We nurture creativity in our students, helping them discover the joy of exploration and learning.

Elementary School

Studies include reading, math, English, spelling, health, safety, social studies, science, handwriting, and art. To enrich the curriculum, we also introduce a foreign language (Spanish). Students have music class, where they are introduced to musical notes and instruments and sing songs of Praise.

Kindergarten Beginnings

Kindergarten Beginnings is the entry point to SFCS's K-12 Christ-centered academic program, introducing children to phonics, numbers, and printing in a full-day classroom setting grounded in biblical worldview education.

Elementary School

SFCS elementary school covers Bible, reading, English, math, history, science, physical education, art, and music within a Christ-centered, biblical worldview curriculum, with small class sizes designed to support individualized attention and prepare students for the middle school program.

Preschool

Cornerstone's preschool program introduces children to a bilingual Chinese-English curriculum—Cantonese alongside English—through music, storytelling, crafts, dance, and play, grounded in the school's Christian faith tradition.

Lower School

The Lower School covers grades K through 5 at Cornerstone Academy's Silver Campus, building academic foundations within a faith-based program that integrates Christian character development, volunteer service, and a bilingual Chinese-English curriculum.

Preschool

Cornerstone's preschool program combines a bilingual Chinese-English curriculum with learning through music, storytelling, crafts, dance, and play, with Cantonese instruction at this level.

Lower School

Cornerstone Academy's Lower School covers grades K through 5 at the Silver Campus, building academic foundations alongside character development grounded in Christian principles, with a bilingual Chinese-English program that teaches Cantonese in kindergarten before transitioning students to Mandarin.

Middle School

The 6th Grade is the inaugural middle school offering at Rise University Preparatory, an independent Christian school that equips students academically, socially, and spiritually with the goal of 100% university acceptance.

High School

Rise Prep's high school program emphasizes college readiness and the development of both academic skills and moral character. Teachers are dedicated long-term and have an average of 10 years teaching experience. Our College Counseling is one of our star programs.

Middle School

Pre-Kindergarten Program

Elementary School

Elementary School K–8

San Francisco Adventist School offers a grades K-8 program rooted in Christian values, blending academic instruction with spiritual and character development across small class sizes. The school has provided continuous Seventh-day Adventist education since 1912 and holds accreditation from the National Council for Private School Accreditation.

Elementary School

Preschool Program

Elementary School

Preschool

Our exceptional preschool programs lay the foundation for our students’ future learning. Challenger preschoolers enjoy an effective mix of music, reading, math, art, drama, social relating time, science, and physical activities that aim to improve small and large motor skills. Your child will be provided a strong foundation academically and socially. With several preschool programs available year round, we have one that will fit your family’s schedule.

Kindergarten

Challenger’s fun-filled kindergarten program engages students and develops their ability to stay on task in order to optimize their success. We’ve perfected the balance between play and learning so well that our kindergartners can’t tell the difference—it’s a seamless environment of learning and fun.

Public Preschool Program

Public Preschool Program

Public Preschool Program

Drop-In Care Program

Elementary School

The elementary school program serves bright, curious students who benefit from structured support with self-regulation, executive functioning, and social-emotional learning. Classrooms combine rigorous academics with hands-on, multisensory instruction, small class sizes capped at 10, and both a teacher and Behavior Specialist in every classroom to address each student's learning profile.

Middle School

Preschool

Our teachers provide a warm, caring, joyful environment that encourages preschoolers’ natural curiosity, and instills confidence in their innate abilities. By balancing traditional instruction in reading, writing, and math with art, music, and foreign language, the Stratford preschool curriculum teaches 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, and problem solving. The open, caring, family-oriented atmosphere at Stratford School helps preschoolers feel safe – physically and emotionally – and nurtures the whole child, both mind and heart. Note: Part-time programming is subject to availability.

Pre-Kindergarten

The Stratford pre-kindergarten curriculum teaches students to ask questions and think critically. Pre-K students begin their day with imaginative STEAM play, designed to develop their natural curiosity and problem-solving skills. They enjoy Spanish class several times a week, and progress at a faster rate than other pre-K students because of Stratford’s focus on English language fundamentals. You’ll find that your child’s teachers care deeply about each student and about their families. The relationships and friendships your child develops here will shape their future success. Note: Part-time programming is subject to availability.

Early Preschool

Between the ages of two and three brain power increases at an astonishing rate. Maximizing on this formative year, our Early Preschool teachers create a joyful and nurturing learning environment in which budding academic and social-emotional skills flourish. Early preschoolers grow in their independence, language, and thinking skills through a predictable and supportive daily routine which includes preparing them for the next chapter — Preschool! Note: Part-time programming is subject to availabilty.

Preschool

Our teachers provide a warm, caring, joyful environment that encourages preschoolers’ natural curiosity, and instills confidence in their innate abilities. By balancing traditional instruction in reading, writing, and math with art, music, and foreign language, the Stratford preschool curriculum teaches 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, and problem solving. The open, caring, family-oriented atmosphere at Stratford School helps preschoolers feel safe – physically and emotionally – and nurtures the whole child, both mind and heart. Note: Part-time programming is subject to availabilty.