Best private high schools in the Rochester metro area

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May 22, 2025
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Best private high schools in the Rochester metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in the Rochester 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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#23. Ora Academy

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 8 (1:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#22. Heritage Baptist Christian School

- Location: Palmyra, NY
- Enrollment: 11 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#21. Talmudical Institute

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 31 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#20. Southeast Christian Academy

- Location: Penfield, NY
- Enrollment: 60 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#19. Hillside Children's Center - Halpern Education Center

- Location: Webster, NY
- Enrollment: 60 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#18. Archangel School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 71 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#17. The Norman Howard School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 95 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#16. Hope Hall School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 135 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#15. Rochester School for the Deaf

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 136 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#14. Mary Cariola Children's Center

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 402 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable

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#13. Cornerstone Christian Academy

- Location: Brockport, NY
- Enrollment: 97 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: C

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#12. Villa of Hope School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 80 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

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#11. Lima Christian School

- Location: Lima, NY
- Enrollment: 163 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

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#10. The Charles Finney School

- Location: Penfield, NY
- Enrollment: 521 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

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#9. Northstar Christian Academy

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 383 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

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#8. East Palmyra Christian School

- Location: Palmyra, NY
- Enrollment: 155 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

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#7. Lake Ontario Baptist Academy

- Location: Hilton, NY
- Enrollment: 53 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#6. The Aquinas Institute of Rochester

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 773 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#5. Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 721 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#4. Bishop Kearney High School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 391 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#3. McQuaid Jesuit Preparatory School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 761 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#2. Allendale Columbia School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 355 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#1. The Harley School

- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 471 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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