
Best private K-12 schools in the New York City metro area
Best private K-12 schools in the New York City metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best private K-12 schools in the New York City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: top colleges score, college enrollment, culture & diversity grade, parent / student surveys, and student teacher ratio. You can read more about the methodology here.

#25. Pioneer Academy
- Location: Wayne, NJ
- Enrollment: 469 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#24. Dwight-Englewood School
- Location: Englewood, NJ
- Enrollment: 1,068 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#23. The Wardlaw + Hartridge School
- Location: Edison, NJ
- Enrollment: 471 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#22. The Browning School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 470 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#21. Kent Place School
- Location: Summit, NJ
- Enrollment: 649 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#20. Rutgers Preparatory School
- Location: Somerset, NJ
- Enrollment: 703 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#19. Marymount School of New York
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 780 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#18. Pierrepont School
- Location: Westport, CT
- Enrollment: 120 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#17. French-American School of New York
- Location: Mamaroneck, NY
- Enrollment: 705 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#16. Friends Academy
- Location: Locust Valley, NY
- Enrollment: 664 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#15. Collegiate School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 662 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#14. Lycée Français de New York
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 1,167 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#13. Convent of the Sacred Heart
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 730 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#12. BASIS Independent Brooklyn
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
- Enrollment: 676 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#11. Avenues The World School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 1,900 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#10. Ethical Culture Fieldston School
- Location: Bronx, NY
- Enrollment: 1,680 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#9. The Spence School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 804 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#8. The Dalton School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 1,331 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#7. Trinity School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 1,001 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#6. Horace Mann School
- Location: Bronx, NY
- Enrollment: 1,822 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#5. Rye Country Day School
- Location: Rye, NY
- Enrollment: 969 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#4. The Chapin School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 833 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#3. The Brearley School
- Location: New York, NY
- Enrollment: 786 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#2. The Pingry School
- Location: Basking Ridge, NJ
- Enrollment: 1,207 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#1. Riverdale Country School
- Location: Bronx, NY
- Enrollment: 1,309 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+