#1 Best Private High 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 High Schools in New Jersey
Private high schools in New Jersey with the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 130 schools.
#2 Best Private High 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 High 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 High 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 High 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 High 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 High 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 High 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 High 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 High 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
#11 Best Private High 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
#12 Best Private High 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
#13 Best Private High 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
#14 Best Private High 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
#15 Best Private High 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
#16 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
The Hudson School
Independent school · Grades 5–12
The smallest classes of any independent school in Hoboken
Hoboken, NJ
A+Overall grade195 students6 students per teacher
#17 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
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
#18 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
Villa Victoria Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
Smaller classes than 90% of Catholic schools nationwide
Ewing, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls94 students6 students per teacher
#19 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
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
#20 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
The Montclair Kimberley Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in New Jersey
Montclair, NJ
A+Overall grade1,034 students6 students per teacher
#21 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy-Upper
Independent Catholic school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Hamilton, NJ
A+Overall grade399 students10 students per teacher
#22 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
Princeton Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in New Jersey
Princeton, NJ
A+Overall grade952 students7 students per teacher
#23 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
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
#24 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey
Trinity Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
The only Christian school in Montville
Montville, NJ
A+Overall grade180 students10 students per teacher
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