#1 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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 Schools in New Jersey
Private schools in New Jersey with the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 414 schools.
#2 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
Mary Help of Christians Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 89% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
North Haledon, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls177 students7 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#4 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#5 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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 Schools in New Jersey
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
#7 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#8 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#9 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#10 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#11 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#12 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#13 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#14 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
St. Paul School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Burlington
Burlington, NJ
A+Overall grade150 students9 students per teacher
#15 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#16 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
Blair Academy
Presbyterian school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Blairstown, NJ
A+Overall grade474 students7 students per teacher
#17 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
Visitation Academy
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Paramus
Paramus, NJ
A+Overall grade134 students8 students per teacher
#18 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#19 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
Far Brook School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 81% of independent schools in New Jersey
Short Hills, NJ
A+Overall grade198 students5 students per teacher
#20 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#21 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#22 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
St. Jerome Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
West Long Branch, NJ
A+Overall grade206 students9 students per teacher
#23 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
#24 Best Private Schools in New Jersey
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
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