Private Schools

Private Schools in New York

1,004 private schools in New York with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 274,260 students: 322 Catholic, 401 other religious and 281 nonsectarian. 462 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

1,004

Go through high school

462

Median enrollment

153

Median students per teacher

8.5

Private schools by city in New York

The 100 largest private schools in New York

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

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Uta of Kiryas Joel, Kahan	Monroe	PK–11	9,214	92.1	Jewish
Sheri Torah V'yoel MosheBoys	Monroe	PK–11	5,075	25.4	Jewish
Ahavath Israel Viznitz	Bedford Hills	PK–12	4,730	13.2	Jewish
Kellenberg Memorial High School	Uniondale	6–12	2,692	21.8	Catholic
Talmud Torah Meorhachaim ViznitzGirls	Monsey	PK–12	2,602	13.1	Jewish
Beth Rachel School for GirlsGirls	Brooklyn	T1–8	2,509	17.5	Jewish
St Francis Prep	Fresh Meadows	9–12	2,480	20.5	Catholic
St Anthony's High School	Huntington Station	9–12	2,435	19.3	Catholic
Darchei TorahBoys	Far Rockaway	PK–12	2,165	7.3	Jewish
Yeshiva Ahavath Isreal Bnos VisnitzsBoys	Monsey	PK–12	2,123	19.7	Jewish
Yeshiva Darchei TorahBoys	Far Rockaway	K–12	2,092	5	Jewish
Bais Rochel SchoolGirls	Brooklyn	K–12	2,005	12.9	Jewish
United Talmudical Academy of Boro ParkGirls	Brooklyn	K–12	2,005	10.6	Jewish
Beth Rivhak SchoolGirls	Brooklyn	PK–12	1,996	11.8	Jewish
Yeshivah of Flatbush	Brooklyn	PK–12	1,980	8.4	Jewish
Bnos Zion of BobovGirls	Brooklyn	PK–12	1,966	12.9	Jewish
Bais Ruchel Dsatmar Girls SchoolBoys	Brooklyn	PK–7	1,922	10.3	Jewish
Horace Mann School	Bronx	PK–12	1,698	7.9	Nonsectarian
Torah Academy for GirlsGirls	Far Rockaway	PK–12	1,695	8.2	Jewish
Xaverian High School	Brooklyn	6–12	1,688	18.4	Catholic
Archbishop Molloy High School	Briarwood	9–12	1,601	13.6	Catholic
Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy	Bronx	PK–12	1,488	5.6	Jewish
Bnos Bais Yaakov-Far RockawayGirls	Far Rockaway	PK–12	1,331	6.3	Jewish
Dalton School	New York	K–12	1,330	6.1	Nonsectarian
Dalton School	New York	K–12	1,330	6.1	Nonsectarian
Bnos Margulia Viznitz - Dba of Yeshiva Imrei ChaimBoys, Early childhood	Brooklyn	K	1,324	17.5	Jewish
Cardinal Spellman High School	Bronx	9–12	1,187	20.1	Catholic
Beth Rochel School-GirlsGirls	Monsey	PK–12	1,183	26.3	Jewish
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School	New York	PK–12	1,138	5.8	Nonsectarian
Poly Prep Country Day School	Brooklyn	PK–12	1,122	5.8	Nonsectarian
Hebrew Academy of Five Towns & Rockaway	Lawrence	PK–12	1,119	5.7	Jewish
North Shore Hebrew Academy	Great Neck	PK–12	1,116	6.4	Jewish
Lycee Francais de New York	New York	PK–12	1,089	10	Nonsectarian
St Ann's School	Brooklyn	PK–12	1,050	4.8	Nonsectarian
Trinity School	New York	K–12	1,044	6.7	Christian
Yeshiva Ateret TorahBoys	Brooklyn	PK–12	1,003	8.9	Jewish
Iona Preparatory SchoolBoys	New Rochelle	PK–12	996	16.9	Catholic
Yeshivat Ateret TorahBoys	Brooklyn	K–12	977	7.1	Jewish
St John the Baptist Diocesan High School	West Islip	9–12	969	15	Catholic
The Windward SchoolSpecial education	White Plains	1–9	960	4	Nonsectarian
Fordham Preparatory SchoolBoys	Bronx	9–12	945	12.1	Catholic
Xavier High SchoolBoys	New York	9–12	924	13.7	Catholic
Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim BerlinBoys	Brooklyn	PK–12	917	22	Jewish
Al-Madinah School	Brooklyn	PK–12	871	11	Islamic
Talmud Torah Drabinu YoelBoys	Brooklyn	K–3	859	10.2	Jewish
MSGR Farrell High SchoolBoys	Staten Island	9–12	856	14.9	Catholic
Yeshiva of Central Queens	Flushing	PK–8	848	6.6	Jewish
The Chapin School LTDGirls	New York	K–12	825	6.3	Nonsectarian
Friends Seminary	New York	K–12	801	14.6	Friends
Yeshiva Har Torah	Bellerose	PK–8	795	7.6	Jewish
The Brearley SchoolGirls	New York	K–12	781	6.5	Nonsectarian
Dwight SchoolAlternative	New York	PK–12	780	4.9	Nonsectarian
Dwight School	New York	PK–12	774	4.8	Nonsectarian
The Brearley SchoolGirls	New York	K–12	773	6.7	Nonsectarian
Spence SchoolGirls	New York	K–12	772	5.8	Nonsectarian
Spence SchoolGirls	New York	K–12	772	5.8	Nonsectarian
Archbishop Stepinac High SchoolBoys	White Plains	9–12	769	12.6	Catholic
The Ursuline SchoolGirls	New Rochelle	6–12	767	8.8	Catholic
Yeshiva Shaare Torah	Brroklyn	PK–12	766	6.6	Jewish
Grace Church High School	New York	PK–12	762	5	Episcopal
McQuaid JesuitBoys	Rochester	6–12	741	12.1	Catholic
Christian Brothers Academy	Syracuse	7–12	732	13.3	Catholic
Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas BelzBoys	Monsey	PK–8	723	13.8	Jewish
Bais Yaakov Elementary School of RocklandGirls	Monsey	PK–8	720	12.7	Jewish
Bnos Yoakov Educational CenterGirls, Alternative	Brooklyn	1–12	720	33.6	Jewish
Aquinas Institute	Rochester	6–12	717	10.5	Catholic
Marymount School of NyGirls	New York	PK–12	715	4.6	Catholic
Nightingale-Bamford SchoolGirls	New York	K–12	707	7	Nonsectarian
Cardinal Hayes High SchoolBoys	Bronx	9–12	704	16.4	Catholic
Yeshiva Mesifta Vyoel MosheBoys	Brooklyn	9–12	703	16.6	Jewish
Bais Esther SchoolBoys	Brooklyn	K–8	702	9.4	Jewish
Masores Bais YaakovGirls	Brooklyn	PK–12	699	13.3	Jewish
United Talmudical AcademyBoys	Brooklyn	8–10	696	21.4	Jewish
The Masters School	Dobbs Ferry	5–12	692	7.2	Nonsectarian
French American School of New York	Mamaroneck	PK–12	685	8	Nonsectarian
Sacred Heart AcademyGirls	Hempstead	9–12	677	13.5	Catholic
Holy Child Faith EnrichmentSpecial program	Staten Island	1–7	674	16	Catholic
Sar High School	Bronx	9–12	670	6.8	Jewish
Joel Braverman High	Brooklyn	9–12	668	11	Jewish
Mount St Michael AcademyBoys	Bronx	6–12	664	17.9	Catholic
Bnos Margulia ViznitzGirls	Brooklyn	PK–12	655	12.6	Jewish
St Josephs Collegiate InstituteBoys	Buffalo	9–12	647	13.8	Catholic
Brooklyn Friends School	Brooklyn	PK–12	631	7.9	Friends
Bas Mikroh Girls SchoolGirls	Spring Valley	PK–8	623	9.6	Jewish
Albany Academies	Albany	PK–12	620	7.8	Nonsectarian
St John's Preparatory School	Astoria	9–12	614	19.2	Catholic
Our Lady of Mercy School for Young WomenGirls	Rochester	6–12	612	10.1	Catholic
Talmud Torah Imrei CheimBoys	Brooklyn	PK–8	610	13.2	Jewish
Christ the King High School	Middle Village	9–12	604	15.5	Catholic
Nichols School	Buffalo	5–12	582	8	Nonsectarian
Calhoun SchoolMontessori	New York	PK–12	578	6.4	Nonsectarian
BASIS Independent Brooklyn	Brooklyn	2–12	577	8.6	Nonsectarian
BASIS Independent Brooklyn Upper School	Brooklyn	2–12	573	8.5	Nonsectarian
Al-Noor School	Brooklyn	PK–12	571	10.8	Islamic
St Edmund Preparatory High School	Brooklyn	9–12	563	15.8	Catholic
St Francis de Sales Catholic Academy	Belle Harbor	PK–8	563	19.8	Catholic
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School	Brooklyn	9–12	557	15.5	Catholic
Stanley G Falk SchoolSpecial education	Buffalo	K–12	554	5.1	Nonsectarian
St Joseph Hill Academy	Staten Island	PK–8	553	17.8	Catholic
St Edmund Preparatory High School	Brooklyn	9–12	550	14.9	Catholic

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in New York?

1,004 private schools in New York 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 New York?

Among schools that answered the survey, Uta of Kiryas Joel, Kahan in Monroe is the largest, with 9,214 students in grades PK–11.

How big are classes at private schools in New York?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in New York has 8.5 students per teacher and 153 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.