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Best private high schools in the New York City metro area
By LightField Studios // ShutterstockMay 22 2025, Published 2:00 p.m. ET
Best private high schools in the New York City metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in the New York City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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#25. Kent Place School
- Location: Summit, NJ- Enrollment: 649 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#24. Rutgers Preparatory School
- Location: Somerset, NJ- Enrollment: 709 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#23. Marymount School of New York
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 771 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#22. Pierrepont School
- Location: Westport, CT- Enrollment: 120 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#21. French-American School of New York
- Location: Mamaroneck, NY- Enrollment: 744 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
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#20. Friends Academy
- Location: Locust Valley, NY- Enrollment: 664 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#19. Delbarton School
- Location: Morristown, NJ- Enrollment: 644 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#18. Collegiate School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 662 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#17. Lycée Français de New York
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 1,185 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#16. Convent of the Sacred Heart
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 730 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
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#15. Newark Academy
- Location: Livingston, NJ- Enrollment: 673 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#14. BASIS Independent Brooklyn
- Location: Brooklyn, NY- Enrollment: 721 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#13. Avenues The World School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 1,976 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#12. Ethical Culture Fieldston School
- Location: Bronx, NY- Enrollment: 1,662 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#11. The Spence School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 790 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
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#10. The Dalton School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 1,331 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#9. Trinity School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 1,001 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#8. Horace Mann School
- Location: Bronx, NY- Enrollment: 1,805 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#7. Rye Country Day School
- Location: Rye, NY- Enrollment: 966 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#6. Elite Preparatory Academy
- Location: Hopatcong, NJ- Enrollment: 206 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
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#5. The Chapin School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 830 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#4. Regis High School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 536 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#3. The Brearley School
- Location: New York, NY- Enrollment: 774 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#2. The Pingry School
- Location: Basking Ridge, NJ- Enrollment: 1,201 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+
#1. Riverdale Country School
- Location: Bronx, NY- Enrollment: 1,311 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)- Niche grade: A+