#1 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
St. Saviour High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 81% of Catholic schools in New York
Brooklyn, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls157 students9 students per teacher
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#2 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
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
#3 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Syosset
Syosset, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls195 students7 students per teacher
#4 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
St. Vincent Ferrer High School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 80% of Catholic schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls324 students9 students per teacher
#5 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Dominican Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls240 students10 students per teacher
#6 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Mount St. Mary Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls216 students8 students per teacher
#7 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
The Mary Louis Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Jamaica
Jamaica, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls427 students11 students per teacher
#8 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
The Ursuline School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
The only all-girls school in New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls767 students9 students per teacher
#9 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
The Brearley School
Independent school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls781 students7 students per teacher
#10 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Maria Regina High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Hartsdale
Hartsdale, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls464 students12 students per teacher
#11 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Mount Mercy Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 86% of Catholic schools in New York
Buffalo, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls180 students8 students per teacher
#12 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Fontbonne Hall Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Brooklyn, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls287 students13 students per teacher
#13 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Academy of Mount St. Ursula
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Bronx, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls210 students13 students per teacher
#14 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Prospect Park Bnos Leah High School
Jewish day school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 92% of Jewish day schools in New York
Brooklyn, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls144 students3 students per teacher
#15 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Sacred Heart Academy
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Hempstead, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls677 students14 students per teacher
#16 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Academy of the Holy Names
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Albany, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls210 students10 students per teacher
#17 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
The Hewitt School
Independent school · Grades K–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls469 students6 students per teacher
#18 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Buffalo Seminary
Independent school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Buffalo, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls149 students6 students per teacher
#19 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
97% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Rochester, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls612 students10 students per teacher
#20 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Preston High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Bronx, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls364 students14 students per teacher
#21 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Cornelia Connelly Center
Independent Catholic school · Grades 4–8
Smaller classes than 94% of Catholic schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls86 students6 students per teacher
#22 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
St. Joseph Hill Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Staten Island
Staten Island, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls413 students13 students per teacher
#23 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Notre Dame School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls358 students14 students per teacher
#24 Best All-Girls Schools in New York
Nightingale-Bamford School
Independent school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls707 students7 students per teacher
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