#25 Best Private Schools in New York
Blessed Sacrament School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 96% of Catholic schools in New York
Albany, NY
A+Overall grade94 students5 students per teacher
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#26 Best Private 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
#27 Best Private 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
#28 Best Private Schools in New York
Mater Christi School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 92% of Catholic schools in New York
Albany, NY
A+Overall grade111 students6 students per teacher
#29 Best Private Schools in New York
The Waldorf School of Garden City
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Garden City, NY
A+Overall grade238 students6 students per teacher
#30 Best Private Schools in New York
Archbishop Stepinac High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-boys school in White Plains
White Plains, NY
A+Overall gradeAll boys769 students13 students per teacher
#31 Best Private Schools in New York
Albertus Magnus High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Bardonia, NY
A+Overall grade398 students11 students per teacher
#32 Best Private Schools in New York
Ef Academy International Boarding School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Thornwood, NY
A+Overall grade253 students6 students per teacher
#33 Best Private Schools in New York
The Town School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 71% of independent schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall grade296 students5 students per teacher
#34 Best Private Schools in New York
St. Davids School
Independent school · Grades K–8
Smaller classes than 92% of independent schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll boys405 students3 students per teacher
#35 Best Private Schools in New York
Bishop Ludden Junior Senior High School
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
Smaller classes than 78% of Catholic schools in New York
Syracuse, NY
A+Overall grade246 students9 students per teacher
#36 Best Private 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
#37 Best Private Schools in New York
Nazareth Elementary
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–6
Smaller classes than 88% of Catholic schools in New York
Rochester, NY
A+Overall grade100 students7 students per teacher
#38 Best Private Schools in New York
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Westbury
Westbury, NY
A+Overall grade182 students10 students per teacher
#39 Best Private Schools in New York
Fordham Preparatory School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Bronx, NY
A+Overall gradeAll boys945 students12 students per teacher
#40 Best Private 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
#41 Best Private Schools in New York
Sacred Heart School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 70% of Catholic schools in New York
Bayside, NY
A+Overall grade153 students10 students per teacher
#42 Best Private Schools in New York
Corlears School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–5
Smaller classes than 94% of independent schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall grade77 students2 students per teacher
#43 Best Private Schools in New York
Poly Prep Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest independent school in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
A+Overall grade1,122 students6 students per teacher
#44 Best Private Schools in New York
St. Edmund Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades K–8
Smaller classes than 71% of Catholic schools in New York
Brooklyn, NY
A+Overall grade112 students10 students per teacher
#45 Best Private Schools in New York
Grace Church High School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest Christian schools in New York
New York, NY
A+Overall grade762 students5 students per teacher
#46 Best Private Schools in New York
Transfiguration School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in New York
Tarrytown, NY
A+Overall grade88 students7 students per teacher
#47 Best Private Schools in New York
Miraj Islamic School
Islamic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Staten Island, NY
A+Overall grade252 students12 students per teacher
#48 Best Private 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
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