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Private & church schools in Catalina Foothills & the East Side
River Road and the foothills down through the Broadway, Speedway and 22nd Street corridors to Tanque Verde and the neighborhoods near Davis-Monthan. It holds the densest mix in Pima County: The Gregory School, Tucson Hebrew Academy, St. Augustine, Desert Christian and many church schools. We list 24 private schools here, and 22 of them are on at least one STO school list.
Where this comes from. School listings were checked on October 12, 2026. Enrollment and grades come from the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (NCES, 2023-24 and 2021-22); STO listings come from the published school lists of Arizona School Tuition Organizations. CTSO's list was not part of our match. No public source shows tuition or which schools take ESA payments, so confirm both with the school.
24
Private schools in our directory22
On at least one STO's published school list (Oct 2026)16
Religiously affiliated3
Special-education or learning-differences focus9
Serve grade 124,052
Students reported to the federal private school surveyBy type: Christian Schools (11) · Private High Schools (9) · Independent Schools (8) · Catholic Schools (4) · Special-Needs Schools (3) · Preschool & Kindergarten Programs (3) · Montessori Schools (1) · Jewish & Islamic Schools (1).
STOs that list schools here
| School Tuition Organization | Tucson-area schools on its list | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| IBE | 19 | Tucson-based multi-school STO on North Swan Road; lists the most Pima County schools. Opens 2027-28 applications Feb 1. |
| APSTO | 15 | Scottsdale multi-school STO certified in 2018; lists many Tucson Catholic and independent schools. |
| School Choice Arizona | 14 | Chandler-based STO, mostly low-income corporate money; good to check if your income qualifies. |
| ACSTO | 8 | Statewide Christian-school STO, the largest since 1998; next-year cycle opens Feb 3, awards four times a year. |
| APESF | 7 | Multi-school STO that matches students with a best-fit award; check its site for current dates. |
| Arizona Episcopal Schools Foundation | 1 | Serves Episcopal schools, including St. Michael's Parish Day School and Imago Dei Middle School in Tucson. |
| Catholic Education Arizona | 1 | The Diocese of Phoenix STO; in Tucson it appears only on a few non-diocesan lists. Tucson Catholic families should look to CTSO. |
Counts schools in our directory that appear on each STO's published school list (Oct 2026). A school on a list can receive scholarships through that STO; an award is never guaranteed.
All 24 schools in Catalina Foothills & the East Side
| School | Type | Community | Grades | STO lists | Students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Academy for Education & Development 6880 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson 85710 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | 1-12 | 2 APSTO, School Choice Arizona | 99 |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School 8725 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson 85710 | Christian Schools Christian (no specific denomination) | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | K-12 | 4 ACSTO, APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 225 |
| Carden Christian Academy Central 2727 N Swan Rd, Tucson 85712 | Christian Schools Christian (no specific denomination) | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-8 | 3 ACSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 53 |
| Casa Ninos School of Montessori - East Campus 8655 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson 85710 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-3 | 1 IBE | 37 |
| Castlehill Country Day School 3225 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson 85712 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-5 | 1 IBE | 83 |
| Desert Christian School 7525 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson 85710 | Christian Schools Christian (no specific denomination) | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-12 | 5 ACSTO, APESF, APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 503 |
| Desert Christian Schools (Wrightstown Campus) 9415 E Wrightstown Rd, Tucson 85715 | Christian Schools Christian (no specific denomination) | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-12 | None found | 523 |
| Faith Lutheran School 3925 E 5th St., Tucson 85711 | Christian Schools Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-8 | 4 ACSTO, APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 51 |
| Family Life Academy 530 S Pantano Rd, Tucson 85710 | Christian Schools Christian (no specific denomination) | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | K-8 | 3 ACSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 110 |
| Kino Learning Center 6625 N 1st Ave, Tucson 85718 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | 3-8 | 3 APESF, APSTO, IBE | 82 |
| Lambs Gate Christian School 4700 N Swan Rd, Tucson 85718 | Christian Schools Christian (no specific denomination) | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-K | 3 ACSTO, APSTO, IBE | 4 |
| Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School 1800 S Kolb Rd, Tucson 85710 | Catholic Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-8 | 3 APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 213 |
| Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Grammar 6450 N Camino Miraval, Tucson 85718 | Christian Schools Presbyterian | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | K-5 | None found | 203 |
| Renaissance Academy Tucson 4064 E 22nd St., Tucson 85711 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | 4-12 | 1 APSTO | 33 |
| St. Augustine Catholic High School 8800 E 22nd St., Tucson 85710 | Catholic Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | 9-12 | 4 APESF, APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 276 |
| St. Cyril Elementary School 4725 E Pima St., Tucson 85712 | Catholic Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | K-8 | 2 IBE, School Choice Arizona | 359 |
| St. Joseph Catholic School 215 S Craycroft Rd, Tucson 85711 | Catholic Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | K | 2 IBE, School Choice Arizona | 22 |
| St. Michael's Parish Day School 602 N Wilmot Rd, Tucson 85711 | Christian Schools Episcopal | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-8 | 5 APSTO, Arizona Episcopal Schools Foundation, Catholic Education Arizona, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 306 |
| Tanque Verde Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten 8625 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson 85749 | Christian Schools Christian (no specific denomination) | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-K | 1 ACSTO | 13 |
| The Abbie School 5870 E 14th St., Tucson 85711 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | 2-12 | 4 APESF, APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 83 |
| The Gregory School 3231 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson 85712 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | 5-12 | 3 APESF, APSTO, IBE | 367 |
| Tucson Baptist Academy 1525 S Columbus Blvd, Tucson 85711 | Christian Schools Baptist | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | K-12 | 5 ACSTO, APESF, APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 148 |
| Tucson Hebrew Academy 3888 E River Rd, Tucson 85718 | Jewish & Islamic Schools Jewish | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | K-8 | 3 APESF, APSTO, IBE | 92 |
| Tucson Waldorf School 3605 E River Rd, Tucson 85718 | Independent Schools | Catalina Foothills & the East Side | PK-8 | 3 APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona | 167 |
* Enrollment reported to the NCES Private School Survey (2023-24 or 2021-22). "STO lists" counts the School Tuition Organizations whose published school list included the school (Oct 2026). Arizona has no state list of ESA schools; ask each school whether it accepts ESA payments through ClassWallet.
ZIP codes: 85710, 85711, 85712, 85715, 85718, 85730, 85747, 85748, 85749, 85750
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