#1 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Doane Academy
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Burlington, NJ
A+Overall grade217 students6 students per teacher
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Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Private schools in the Northeast with middle-school grades and the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 1,832 schools.
#2 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
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
#3 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Notre Dame Jr/Sr High School
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
Smaller classes than 86% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA
A+Overall grade199 students9 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Marymount School of NY
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 95% of Catholic schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls715 students5 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
The Pennington School
Methodist school · Grades 6–12
The only Christian school in Pennington
Pennington, NJ
A+Overall grade537 students6 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Fontbonne Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12
The only all-girls school in Milton
Milton, MA
A+Overall gradeAll girls317 students9 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
The Newman School
Independent school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Boston, MA
A+Overall grade251 students5 students per teacher
#8 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
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
#9 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
St. Bernadette Elementary School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 97% of Catholic schools in Massachusetts
Northborough, MA
A+Overall grade303 students6 students per teacher
#10 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Villa Walsh Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12
The only all-girls school in Morristown
Morristown, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls194 students6 students per teacher
#11 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
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
#12 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Moorestown Friends School
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Christian school in Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
A+Overall grade552 students7 students per teacher
#13 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Delbarton School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12
The only all-boys school in Morristown
Morristown, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll boys646 students8 students per teacher
#14 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Cardigan Mountain School
Independent school · Grades 6–9
Smaller classes than 86% of independent schools nationwide
Canaan, NH
A+Overall gradeAll boys231 students4 students per teacher
#15 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Pierrepont School
Independent school · Grades K–12
The only independent school in Westport
Westport, CT
A+Overall grade114 students3 students per teacher
#16 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Notre Dame Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12
The only all-girls school in Worcester
Worcester, MA
A+Overall gradeAll girls258 students8 students per teacher
#17 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
St. Paul School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Burlington
Burlington, NJ
A+Overall grade150 students9 students per teacher
#18 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
The Campus Laboratory School of Carlow University
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 92% of Christian schools in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA
A+Overall grade150 students4 students per teacher
#19 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
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
#20 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Visitation Academy
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Paramus
Paramus, NJ
A+Overall grade134 students8 students per teacher
#21 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Allendale Columbia School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 82% of independent schools in New York
Rochester, NY
A+Overall grade263 students4 students per teacher
#22 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Waldron Mercy Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 96% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Merion Station, PA
A+Overall grade348 students6 students per teacher
#23 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only all-girls school in Princeton
Princeton, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls283 students4 students per teacher
#24 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Berks Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Birdsboro, PA
A+Overall grade142 students8 students per teacher
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