#1 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Lacordaire Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Upper Montclair, NJ
A+Overall grade255 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Private schools in the Archdiocese of Newark with the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 55 schools.
#2 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Dominic Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
The only all-girls school in Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls189 students9 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Academy of the Holy Angels
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Demarest, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls519 students8 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Mount Saint Dominic Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Caldwell, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls254 students8 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Mother Seton Regional High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The only Catholic school in Clark
Clark, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls181 students8 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Thomas the Apostle School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Bloomfield
Bloomfield, NJ
A+Overall grade163 students8 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 91% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Ramsey, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll boys786 students7 students per teacher
#8 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Peter Academy
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in River Edge
River Edge, NJ
A+Overall grade134 students9 students per teacher
#9 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Visitation Academy
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Paramus
Paramus, NJ
A+Overall grade134 students8 students per teacher
#10 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Cassian Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Upper Montclair, NJ
A+Overall grade207 students9 students per teacher
#11 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Union Catholic Regional High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Scotch Plains, NJ
A+Overall grade530 students10 students per teacher
#12 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Francis Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Union City
Union City, NJ
A+Overall grade223 students10 students per teacher
#13 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Sacred Heart School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 75% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Lyndhurst, NJ
A+Overall grade326 students10 students per teacher
#14 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Vincent Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Newark
Newark, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls197 students9 students per teacher
#15 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Joseph School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 97% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Oradell, NJ
A+Overall grade113 students7 students per teacher
#16 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 85% of Catholic schools nationwide
Summit, NJ
A+Overall grade498 students6 students per teacher
#17 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Aquinas Academy
Diocesan school · Grades K–8
The only Catholic school in Livingston
Livingston, NJ
A+Overall grade165 students9 students per teacher
#18 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Our Lady of the Lake School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Verona
Verona, NJ
A+Overall grade148 students11 students per teacher
#19 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Our Lady of Sorrows School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 90% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
South Orange, NJ
A+Overall grade184 students8 students per teacher
#20 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Bartholomew Academy
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 67% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Scotch Plains, NJ
A+Overall grade157 students11 students per teacher
#21 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Peters Preparatory School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-boys school in Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll boys863 students11 students per teacher
#22 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Our Lady of Czestochowa
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 43% since 2011–12
Jersey City, NJ
A+Overall grade331 students11 students per teacher
#23 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
St. Aloysius Elementary Academy
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–7
Serving families in Jersey City since at least 2011
Jersey City, NJ
A+Overall grade158 students11 students per teacher
#24 Best Private Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 88% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
New Providence, NJ
A+Overall grade125 students9 students per teacher
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