#25 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Brooklyn Friends School
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Brooklyn, NY
A+Overall grade631 students8 students per teacher
2026 lists
College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Private high schools in New York where the most graduates go on to four-year colleges. Top 50 of 262 schools.
#26 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
St. John's Preparatory School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Astoria, NY
AOverall grade614 students19 students per teacher
#27 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Christ the King High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Middle Village, NY
A+Overall grade604 students16 students per teacher
#28 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Al-Noor School
Islamic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Brooklyn, NY
A+Overall grade571 students11 students per teacher
#29 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
St. Edmund Preparatory High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Brooklyn, NY
BOverall grade563 students16 students per teacher
#30 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Regis High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall gradeAll boys529 students9 students per teacher
#31 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Portledge School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Locust Valley, NY
AOverall grade518 students8 students per teacher
#32 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Al-Ihsan Academy
Islamic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
South Ozone Park, NY
A+Overall grade484 students12 students per teacher
#33 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Notre Dame Academy High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Staten Island, NY
AOverall gradeAll girls457 students15 students per teacher
#34 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Yeshiva Tiferes Elimelech
Jewish day school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Brooklyn, NY
BOverall gradeAll boys453 students10 students per teacher
#35 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
St. Joseph Hill Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Staten Island, NY
A+Overall gradeAll girls413 students13 students per teacher
#36 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
The Browning School
Independent school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
AOverall gradeAll boys410 students7 students per teacher
#37 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Cristo Rey New York High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
BOverall grade376 students15 students per teacher
#38 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Emma Willard School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Troy, NY
AOverall gradeAll girls365 students8 students per teacher
#39 College-Bound Private High 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
#40 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
York Prep School
Independent school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall grade351 students4 students per teacher
#41 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
The Birch Wathen Lenox School
Independent school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New York, NY
A+Overall grade326 students3 students per teacher
#42 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Staten Island Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Staten Island, NY
AOverall grade325 students6 students per teacher
#43 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Yeshiva Ohr Reuven
Jewish day school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Suffern, NY
BOverall gradeAll boys312 students12 students per teacher
#44 College-Bound Private High 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
#45 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
MDQ Academy
Islamic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Brentwood, NY
AOverall grade276 students9 students per teacher
#46 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Crescent School
Independent school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Hempstead, NY
B+Overall grade270 students11 students per teacher
#47 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Talmud Torah Imrei Burech
Jewish day school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kiamesha Lake, NY
B-Overall gradeAll boys266 students15 students per teacher
#48 College-Bound Private High Schools in New York
Allendale Columbia School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Rochester, NY
A+Overall grade263 students4 students per teacher
From official public records, updated October 2026.