#1 Best Boarding Schools in New York
Oakwood Friends School
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades 6–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie, NY
A+Overall grade169 students6 students per teacher
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Best Boarding Schools in New York
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#2 Best Boarding Schools in New York
Darrow School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New Lebanon, NY
A+Overall grade94 students4 students per teacher
#3 Best Boarding Schools in New York
North Country School
Independent school · Grades 4–9
The only independent school in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, NY
A+Overall grade84 students4 students per teacher
#4 Best Boarding Schools in New York
The Masters School
Independent school · Grades 5–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Dobbs Ferry, NY
AOverall grade692 students7 students per teacher
#5 Best Boarding Schools in New York
Emma Willard School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Troy
Troy, NY
AOverall gradeAll girls365 students8 students per teacher
#6 Best Boarding Schools in New York
Millbrook School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Millbrook, NY
B+Overall grade330 students8 students per teacher
#7 Best Boarding Schools in New York
The Knox School
Independent school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint James, NY
B+Overall grade112 students24 students per teacher
#8 Best Boarding Schools in New York
The Stony Brook School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 7–12
89% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Stony Brook, NY
B+Overall grade442 students10 students per teacher
#9 Best Boarding Schools in New York
Trinity-Pawling School
Episcopal school · Grades 7–12
The only Christian school in Pawling
Pawling, NY
B+Overall grade250 students18 students per teacher
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