#25 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Lawrence Woodmere Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only independent school in Woodmere
Woodmere, NY
2026 lists
Private schools in the Northeast with middle-school grades and the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 1,832 schools.
#25 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only independent school in Woodmere
Woodmere, NY
#26 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 81% of independent schools in New Jersey
Short Hills, NJ
#27 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 6–12
93% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Boston, MA
#28 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Upper Montclair, NJ
#29 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 96% of Christian schools nationwide
Providence, RI
#30 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
#31 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
West Long Branch, NJ
#32 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Brooklyn, NY
#33 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
#34 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades K–12
Smaller classes than 96% of independent schools in New York
New York, NY
#35 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Union City
Union City, NJ
#36 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 99% of Catholic schools in Massachusetts
Lowell, MA
#37 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 75% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Lyndhurst, NJ
#38 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 99% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill, PA
#39 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, PA
#40 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades 5–12
The smallest classes of any independent school in Hoboken
Hoboken, NJ
#41 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades 7–12
The only all-girls school in Tyrone
Tyrone, PA
#42 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Montessori school in Newton
Newton, MA
#43 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 77% of independent schools in Massachusetts
Weston, MA
#44 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades K–9
Smaller classes than 83% of independent schools in Connecticut
New Haven, CT
#45 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 97% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Oradell, NJ
#46 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
Smaller classes than 90% of Catholic schools nationwide
Ewing, NJ
#47 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
East Hampton, NY
#48 Best Private Middle Schools in the Northeast
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 85% of Catholic schools nationwide
Summit, NJ
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