Tuition & Fees

Application Fee: $150
Non-refundable, due with the application for each child.

New Student Enrollment Fee: $3,000
Non-refundable, one-time fee per new student.

Deposit: $5,000
Non-refundable, this deposit is applied to tuition and is due with your signed contract.

Tuition
2026-2027 tuitions are:
Grades K-5: $44,898
Grades 6-12: $55,014
Spectrum Program: $69,400

One Payment Plan: Total tuition due by June 15, 2026
Two Payment Plan: Half tuition due by June 15, 2026; Second half of tuition due December 15, 2026 (includes finance charges)
Ten-payment Plan: Ten equal monthly payments from June 15, 2026 to March 15, 2027 (includes finance charges)

Tuition Refund Plan
**2026-2027 rate is 2.1%
This insurance is underwritten by a third party and provides for a percentage of coverage towards your tuition in the event of separation from the school during the year.

Student Activity Fees
Grades K-5: $2,848
Grades 6-8: $3,490
Grades 9-12: $3,898
This is a one-time yearly fee to cover the annual cost of general supplies, school publications (including yearbooks), day and overnight trips, athletics fees, and lab and testing fees.

Book Costs
Grades 6-12: $100-$400

Optional Charges 
Grades K-5: Full-year daily after-school care: $4,000 ($2,000 per semester); Occasional care: $30 per day 
New Roads School is a college preparatory K-12 private independent school in Santa Monica, CA, serving over 515 elementary school, middle school and high school children from the greater Los Angeles area. New Roads School provides an inspired educational program from which an authentically diverse student population, mirroring the rich diversity of Los Angeles, develops a personal dedication to learning, a respect for independent thinking, and an expanding curiosity about the world and its people.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS New Roads School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.