Private Schools

Private Schools in Jersey City, New Jersey

16 private schools in Jersey City, New Jersey with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,537 students: 8 Catholic, 1 other religious and 7 nonsectarian. 3 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

163

Median students per teacher

11.4

Private schools in Jersey City, New Jersey

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St Peters Preparatory SchoolBoys	9–12	863	11.3	Catholic
Hudson Catholic Regional High School	9–12	496	16.5	Catholic
Our Lady of Czestochowa	PK–8	331	11.4	Catholic
Primary Prep Elementary School	PK–8	274	11.9	Nonsectarian
St Dominic AcademyGirls	8–12	189	9	Catholic
Hamilton Park Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–8	180	18.4	Nonsectarian
Hamilton Park Montessori School Upper SchoolMontessori	PK–8	180	3.2	Nonsectarian
French American Academy	PK–8	167	4.3	Nonsectarian
St Aloysius Elementary Academy	PK–7	158	11.4	Catholic
Sacred Heart School	PK–8	155	16.5	Catholic
St Joseph Elementary School	PK–8	146	12.7	Catholic
Hudson MontessoriMontessori	PK–8	145	5.7	Nonsectarian
St Nicholas School	PK–8	110	11	Catholic
Waterfront MontessoriMontessori	PK–8	63	5.3	Nonsectarian
Al-Ghazaly School	PK–6	50	3.8	Islamic
The Brunswick School	PK–1	30	15	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
NJSLA practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in New Jersey give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in New Jersey.
Colleges in New Jersey, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Jersey City, New Jersey?

16 private schools in Jersey City, New Jersey with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Jersey City, New Jersey?

Among schools that answered the survey, St Peters Preparatory School in Jersey City is the largest, with 863 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Jersey City, New Jersey?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Jersey City, New Jersey has 11.4 students per teacher and 163 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.