Families always ask me which are the top private schools in NYC. How do I rank them?
From time to time you will see magazine studies that purport to accurately rank Manhattan, Brooklyn, Riverdale and Westchester private schools by their students’ Ivy League matriculation statistics. Typically, Trinity is #1 and Horace Mann is #2.
Certainly many families do rank NYC private schools by this metric. However, there is much more to the story. Remember, private schools don’t participate in and publish yearly testing results. So there is no apples-to apples NYC private school student performance ranking publicly available.
I do rank each New York private school by how difficult it is to get into, and I share this confidential information with my New York clients. I also tell people which elite schools I think are most likely to admit their children based upon my more than twenty years of experience working with all kinds of students and families, and give advice to improve students’ odds.
Your starting point is below: A comprehensive list of the best private schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Riverdale. For help getting into your choice schools, call 212-712-2228 or email best NYC private schools consultant
Manhattan
Downtown
Academy of St. Joseph / 111 Washington Place, New York, NY 10014 / 212-243-5420 / N-1 /www.academyofsaintjoseph.org
Avenues The World School / 259 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10001 / 212-935-5000 / N-9 (opens Sept. 2012, 10th -12th grades planned for following years / www.avenues.org
Blue School/ 241 Water Street, New York, NY 10038 / 212-228-6341 / N-5 / www.theblueschool.org
The City & Country School / 146 West 13 Street, New York, NY 10011/ 212-242-7802 / N-8 /www.cityandcountry.org
Ecole Internationale de New York / 111 East 22 Street, New York, NY 10010 / 646-410-2238 / N-5/www.einy.org
Friends Seminary / 222 East 16 Street, New York, NY 10003 / 212-979-5030 / K-12 /www.friendsseminary.org
Grace Church School / 86 Fourth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 / 212-475-5609 / N-8 /www.gcschool.org
Leman Manhattan Preparatory School / 41 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 / 212-232-0266 / N-12 /www.lemanmanhattan.org
Little Red Schoolhouse and Elisabeth Irwin High School / 40 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014 / 212-477-5316 / N-12 / www.lrei.org
Pine Street School / 25 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005 / 212-235-2235 / N-8 / www.pinestreetschool.com
St. Luke’s School / 487 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 / 212-924-5960 / N-8 /www.stlukeschool.org
Village Community School / 272 West 10 Street, New York, NY 10014 / 212-691-5146 / K-8 /www.vcsnyc.org
World Class Learning Academy / 44 East 2 Street, New York, New York 10003 / 212-600-2010 / N-5 /http://wclacademy.org
East Side
The Allen-Stevenson School / 132 East 78 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-288-6710 / K-9 /www.allen-stevenson.org
The Beekman School and Tutoring Center / 220 East 50 Street, New York, NY 10022 / 212-755-6666 / 9-12 / www.beekmanschool.org
The Birch-Wathen Lenox School / 210 East 77 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-861-0404 / K-12 /www.bwl.org
The Brearley School / 610 East 83 Street, New York, NY 10028 / 212-744-8582 / K-12 /www.brearley.org
The British International School of New York / 20 Waterside Plaza, New York, NY 10028 / 212-481-2700 / N-8 / www.bis-ny.org
The Browning School / 52 East 62 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-838-6280 / N-12 /www.browning.edu
The Buckley School / 113 East 73 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-535-8787 / K-9 /www.buckleyschoolnyc.org
The Caedmon School / 416 East 80 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-879-2296 / N-5 /www.caedmonschool.org
The Cathedral School / 319 East 74 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-249-2840 / N-8 /www.cathedralschoolnyc.org
The Chapin School / 100 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028 / 212-744-2335 / K-12 /www.chapin.edu
Convent of the Sacred Heart / 1 East 91 Street, New York, NY 10128 / 212-722-4745 / N-12 /www.cshnyc.org
The Dalton School / 108 East 89 Street, New York, NY 10128 / 212-423-5200 / K-12 / www.dalton.org
The Family School / 323 East 47 Street, New York, NY 10017 / 212-688-5950 / N-6 / www.amshq.org
The Geneva School of Manhattan / 583 Park Avenue / New York, NY 10021 / 212-754-9988 / N-8 /www.genevaschool.net
The Hewitt School / 45 East 75 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-288-1919 / K-12 /www.hewittschool.org
La Scuola D’Italia Guglielmo Marconi / 12 East 96 Street, New York, NY 10128 / 212-369-3290 / N-12 / www.lascuoladitalia.org
Loyola School / 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028 / 212-288-3522 / 9-12 / www.loyola-nyc.org
Lycee Francais de New York / 505 East 75Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-369-1400 / N-12 /www.lfny.org
Lyceum Kennedy / 225 East 43 Street, New York, NY 10017/ 212-681-1877 / N-11 /www.lyceumkennedy.org
Manhattan Country School / 7 East 96 Street, New York, NY 10128 / 212-348-0952 / N-8 /www.manhattancountryschool.org
Marymount School of New York / 1026-1028 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 / 212-744-4486 / N-12 / www.marymount.k12.ny.us
The Nightingale-Bamford School / 20 East 92 Street, New York, NY 10128 / 212-289-5020 / K-12 /www.nightingale.org
Philosophy Day School / 12 East 79 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-744-7300 / N-4 /www.philosophyday.org
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School / 164 East 68 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-737-6900 / N-8 / www.geocities.com/Broadway/8524/
Ramaz School / 60 East 78 Street, New York, NY 10021 / 212-774-8000 / N-12 / www.ramaz.org
Regis High School / 55 East 84 Street, New York, NY 10028 / 212-288-1100 / 9-12 / www.regis-nyc.org
The Rudolf Steiner School / 15 East 78 Street / New York, NY 10021 / 212-879-1101 / N-12 /www.steiner.edu
Saint David’s School / 12 East 89 Street / New York, NY 10128 / 212-369-0058 / N-8 /www.saintdavids.org
The Spence School / 22 East 91 Street / New York, NY 10128 / 212-289-5940 / K-12 /www.spenceschool.org
St. Bernard’s School / 4 East 98 Street / New York, NY 10029 / 212-289-2878 / K-9 /www.stbernards.org
The Town School / 540 East 76 Street / New York, NY 10021 / 212-288-4383/ N-8 /www.thetownschool.org
The Trevor Day School / 11 East 89th Street New York, NY 10128 / 212-426-3300 / N-5 (6-12 is on West Side) / www.trevor.org
United Nations International School / 24-50 FDR Drive, New York, NY 10010 / 212-684-7400 / K-12 /www.unis.org
West Side
Abraham Joshua Heschel School / 270 West 89 Street, New York, NY 10024 / 212-595-7087 / N-12 /www.heschel.org
The Alexander Robertson School / 3 West 95 Street, New York, NY 10025 / 212-663-6441 / K-6 /www.alexanderrobertson.org
Bank Street School for Children / 610 West 112 Street, New York, NY 10025 / 212-875-4433 / 3’s – 13’s / www.bankstreet.edu
BASIS Independent Manhattan / N–5: 795 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10025 / 6–12: 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011 / 347-305-4960 / manhattan.basisindependent.com
The Calhoun School / 433 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024 / 212-877-1700 / N-12 /www.calhoun.org
The Cathedral School / 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025 / 212-316-7500 / K-8 / www.cathedralnyc.org
Collegiate School / 260 West 78 Street, New York, NY 10024 / 212-812-8500 / K-12 /www.collegiateschool.org
Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School / 5 West 93 Street, New York, NY 10025/ 212-749-6200/ N-12 / www.cgps.org
Corlears School / 324 West 15 Street, New York, NY 10011 / 212-741-2800 / N-4 /www.corlearsschool.org
De La Salle Academy / 202 West 97 Street, New York, NY 10025 / 212-316-5840 / 6-8 /www.delasalleacademy.com
The Dwight School / 291 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024 / 212-724-2146 / K-12 /www.dwight.edu
Ethical Culture / 33 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023 / 212-712-6223 / N-6 / www.ecfs.org
The Mandell School / 103 West 96th Street, New York, NY 10025 / 212-222-2925 / N-6, expanding each year / www.mandellschool.org
Metropolitan Montessori School / 325 West 85 Street, New York, NY 10024 / 212-579-5525 / N-6 /www.mmsny.org
Professional Children’s School / 132 West 60 Street, New York, NY 10023 / 212-582-3116 / 4-12 /www.pcs-nyc.org
The Rodeph Sholom School / 168 West 79 Street, New York, NY 10024 / 212-362-0037 / N-8 /www.rodephsholomschool.org
The Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan / 805 Columbus Avenue New York, NY 10025 / 212-427-9500 / K-8 / www.sssm.org
The Speyer Legacy School / 15 West 86 Street, New York, NY 10023 / 212-581-4000 / K- 8, with openings for 2013 in K, 4th, 5th and 6th grades/ www.speyerlegacyschool.org
St. Hilda & St. Hugh’s School / 619 West 114 Street, New York, NY 10025 / 212-932-1980 / N-8/www.sthildas.org
The Studio School / 117 West 95 Street, New York, NY 10025 / 212-678-2416 / N-8 /www.studioschoolnyc.org
The Trevor Day School / 1 West 88 Street, New York, NY 10029 / 212-426-3360 / 6-12 (N-5 is on East Side) / www.trevor.org
Trinity School / 139 West 91 Street, New York, NY 10024 / 212-873-1650 / K-12 /www.trinityschoolnyc.org
York Prep / 40 West 68 Street, New York, NY 10023 / 212-362-0400 / 6-12 /www.yorkprep.org
Bronx
Riverdale
The Fieldston School / Fieldston Road and Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY 10471 / 718-329-7300/ N-12 / www.ecfs.org
The Horace Mann School / N: 55 East 90 Street, New York, NY 10128 / K – 5th grade: 4440 Tibbett Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10471 / 6th grade – 12th grade: 231 West 246 Street, Riverdale, NY 10471 / 718-432-4000 / N-12 / www.horacemann.org
The Riverdale Country School / 5250 Fieldston Road, Riverdale, NY 10471 / 718-549-8810 / N-12 /www.riverdale.edu
Country Club
Villa Maria Academy / 3335 Country Club Road, Bronx, New York 10465 / 718-824-3260 , 718-792-1751 / Pre-K-8 / www.vma-ny.org
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights
Packer Collegiate Institute / 170 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 / 718-875-6644 / N-12 /www.packer.edu/
Saint Ann’s School / 129 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 / 718-522-1660 / N-12 /www.saintanns.k12.ny.us
Carroll Gardens
International School of Brooklyn / 237 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 / N-4 / www.isbrooklyn.org
Cobble Hill
Brooklyn Heights Montessori / 185 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 / 718-858-5100 / N-8 /www.bhmsny.org
Downtown
BASIS Independent Brooklyn / N–2: 405 Gold Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 / 3–12: 556 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 / 917-473-1615 / brooklyn.basisindependent.com
Brooklyn Friends School / 375 Pearl Street , Brooklyn, NY 11201 / 718-852-1029 / N-12 /www.brooklynfriends.org
Park Slope
The Berkeley Carroll School / N – K: 712 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 / 1st grade – 4th grade: 701 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 / 5th grade – 12th grade:181 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217 / 718-789-6060 / N-12 / www.berkeleycarroll.org
Park Slope and Dyker Heights
Poly Prep Country Day School / N – 4: 50 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215 / 5th grade – 12th grade 9216 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228 / 718-836-9800 / N-12 / www.polyprep.org
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