Private Schools

Private Schools in Syracuse, New York

14 private schools in Syracuse, New York with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,567 students: 8 Catholic, 4 other religious and 2 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

138

Median students per teacher

8.5

Private schools in Syracuse, New York

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Christian Brothers Academy	7–12	732	13.3	Catholic
Manlius Pebble Hill School	PK–12	298	5.8	Nonsectarian
Living Word Academy	PK–12	247	12.5	Pentecostal
Bishop Ludden Junior Senior High School	7–12	246	9.3	Catholic
Faith Heritage School	PK–12	210	9.5	Christian
Blessed Sacrament School	PK–6	143	10.2	Catholic
Holy Cross Elementary School	PK–6	141	11.8	Catholic
Holy Family School	PK–6	134	7.4	Catholic
Most Holy Rosary School	K–6	110	3.4	Catholic
Montessori School of SyracuseMontessori	PK–6	72	3.5	Nonsectarian
Parkview Jr Academy	PK–9	63	8.3	Seventh-Day Adventist
Syracuse Hebrew Day School	K–5	61	8.6	Jewish
Cathedral Academy at Pompei	K–6	58	5.5	Catholic
All Saints Elementary of Tipperary Hill	PK–6	52	7	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 Syracuse, New York?

14 private schools in Syracuse, 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 Syracuse, New York?

Among schools that answered the survey, Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse is the largest, with 732 students in grades 7–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Syracuse, New York?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Syracuse, New York has 8.5 students per teacher and 138 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.