2026 Atlanta Mom Private School Guide
With so many private school options in the Atlanta area, finding the right fit for your child can be overwhelming. Our Atlanta Mom team has compiled a guide that we hope you find useful in your search. We have enjoyed partnering with the amazing schools highlighted below, so be sure to check them out in person as you navigate your private school decision!
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Discover why your neighbors are choosing Greater Atlanta Christian School! As one of Atlanta’s largest private Christian schools, our 90-acre walkable campus, just ½ mile off I-85, offers convenient access for infant – 12th grade families across Metro-Atlanta. GAC provides an education that empowers students to excel academically while cultivating strong character and faith. With an average class size of sixteen and 81% of faculty holding advanced degrees, our students receive personalized instruction from experts in their fields.
Learning extends beyond the classroom through mission trips, study abroad programs, and unique learning excursions. Students can explore their passions through 40+ arts programs, 67 athletic teams, and 30 AP courses, with flexible in-person, online, hybrid, and dual-credit options. Every opportunity at GAC is designed to help students grow as scholars, leaders, and followers of Christ.
Schedule a call, request a tour, or apply to GAC today!
The Walker School
The Walker School graduates are leaders who excel in a diverse and ever-changing world. Their students thrive in an environment focused on student-centered education. The result? Active, dynamic engagement in the learning process that excites students and gives them agency. They focus on creating and nurturing relationships and fostering a deep sense of community and belonging. Walker students reflect the world around them and are prepared for a future they have yet to see. Walker is located two miles from the Marietta Square and offers more than 20 bus routes in the metro area. Schedule a tour and learn more today!
Atlanta Academy, a private school in Roswell, serves over 400 preschool–8th grade students from Roswell, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, and more. With small class sizes, our teachers know every student’s strengths and inspire them to discover their unique talents. We believe in educating the whole child, blending academic excellence with character, well-being, and joy in learning.
Proudly recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in both 2017 and 2024, we offer a forward-thinking curriculum that builds confidence, critical skills, and a love of learning. Students thrive in our diverse, non-denominational, family-engaged environment, where values like empathy, integrity, resiliency, and honesty are nurtured every day. Our graduates go on to excel at prestigious private high schools and top-ranking public schools, prepared to lead and problem-solve in a globalized world. See the difference—schedule your tour today at www.atlantaacademy.com.
Mill Springs Academy
Mill Springs Academy is a K-12 private school dedicated to helping students with ADHD, learning differences, and those on the autism spectrum discover their strengths and thrive. We take a unique approach to education by combining academic learning with practical skills development through project-based learning. Our hands-on curriculum engages students in real-world challenges, fostering critical thinking, executive functioning skills, and social and emotional intelligence. From our thematic, unit-based Lower School program to our Middle and Upper Schools’ robust selection of electives that connect students to important academic skills through subjects and topics that interest them, we empower students to explore, create, and grow at their own pace. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to prepare students to be Real World Ready, equipped with the confidence and resilience to succeed in any path they choose. Learn more at millsprings.org/admissions/visit.
Mount Paran Christian School
Mount Paran Christian School provides an elevated experience in academics, award-winning arts, and championship athletics — all with Christ at the center. Within small class sizes (12:1 student-teacher ratio), MPCS offers 56 AP/honors courses, instructional support, robotics, Spanish and STEAM starting in PK3, and a 1:1 device program. It’s crucial to guarantee a moral and faith foundation through everything your child learns on the school journey. Through curricular Bible classes, weekly chapel, service, and discipleship groups, faith becomes fused into who they are. Highly-qualified teachers know and love each student to raise up servant-leaders who can move mountains – in the classroom, on the ball field, on the stage, and ultimately in the community.
Mount Paran Christian School is a PreK3-12th grade private, covenantal Christian, non-denominational, college-preparatory school. Founded in 1976, MPCS is fully accredited (SAIS/Cognia/CESA) and located in the shadow of Kennesaw Mountain on a 68-acre college-like campus. MPCS unites with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, and walk in Truth.
Discover next-level Christian education at an Open House or Tuesday Tour. Chart your path at mtparanschool.com.
The Galloway School
Established in 1969, The Galloway School is a community where learning is joyful, individuals are valued, and self-discovery is encouraged. Students in PreK3 through 12th grade confidently embrace challenges while developing the knowledge, skills, and cultural competence to thrive as enlightened contributors in their chosen pathways. Galloway is more than a school; it is a learning experience that is truly unique. With our deliberate focus on student-centered, inquiry-based learning and our commitment to fostering creativity and collaboration, Galloway just feels different. Small group tours run October-January; schedule your campus tour today at gallowayschool.org/visit!
Carrington Academy
Carrington Academy preschools provide excellence in preschool, before and after school programs, and summer camp for families in South Forsyth County and the greater Atlanta area. Our Links to Learning curriculum offers the perfect balance of learning and play to develop the skills children need to become confident learners. Every step in the Links to Learning journey builds on the last, preparing children for success in school and life!
You’ll find Carrington Academy locations in Cumming, Alpharetta, Suwanee, and Braselton. Visit our website to schedule a tour or attend our next Open House.
Springmont School
As the oldest Montessori school in the Southeast, Springmont offers students 18 months through Middle School an authentic Montessori education. Individualized, hands-on learning is balanced with social/emotional well-being, inspiring our diverse and inclusive community of learners to become creative, independent, and globally minded. Multi-aged classes and specially designed materials are complemented by highly experienced and caring teachers who guide students’ curiosity toward meaningful, collaborative discoveries. Large, light-filled classrooms and a beautiful campus with natural areas, class gardens, and farm animals afford rich outdoor experiences. Springmont’s Middle School prepares students for success in Atlanta’s premier high schools and life beyond academics. Springmont School is Extraordinary by Design. Learn more at www.springmont.com.
Pinecrest Academy
Pinecrest Academy is an independent PreK3-12 college preparatory Catholic school. We provide an atmosphere of academic excellence and critical thinking in a Christ-centered environment, implementing the educational method of Integral Formation. Rooted in Catholic tradition and inspired by the goodness, beauty, and truth of the Christian worldview, our whole-person educational method helps children discover their God-given gifts so they can fulfill their potential in academics and all areas of life. Pinecrest is a Cardinal Newman Society Catholic School of Excellence and was ranked #1 Catholic High School in Georgia for three consecutive years by Niche.com. The high school maintains a one hundred percent graduation rate, with graduates gaining acceptance into top colleges across the globe. The average class size is 15 students, allowing for more teacher-child interaction. Lower, Middle and High School students give of their time each year to service projects, as part of Pinecrest’s mission to form Christian leaders who will transform society. Located in Cumming, Pinecrest serves Forsyth County, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Milton, Suwanee, Duluth, and other North Atlanta areas. To learn more, visit www.pinecrestacademy.org or call (770) 888-4477.
Midtown International School
Empowering the Gifted, Inspiring the Curious
Midtown International School empowers gifted and high-achieving students to thrive through immersive learning that sparks passions and maximizes strengths. MIS understands that giftedness is unique to each child and removes the limits from their learning so they can pursue knowledge without boundaries. As an independent K–12 school, students are given the freedom to be true to themselves, their growth, and their learning.
Giftedness takes many forms, and MIS provides a safe space for students to explore, stretch, and take academic risks. In this environment of curiosity and respect, students discover their voice and engage in meaningful work that matters. MIS students think deeply, debate ideas, solve problems, and synthesize knowledge as they take on real-world challenges in the classroom, in clubs, and through travel. Schedule a tour and learn more at www.misatl.org/schedule-a-tour
The Lovett School
The Lovett School is an independent, coeducational day school for children from Kindergarten through 12th Grade with a focus on educating the whole child. Through intentional hands-on classroom opportunities, community experiences, and service learning, our students balance intellectual rigor with character development, relationship building, and self-discovery. We center the needs of our students beyond traditional academics, motivating them to develop the intellect and confidence to thrive in school and in life.
