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1 / 23#23. Ora Academy
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 8 (1:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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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2 / 23#22. Heritage Baptist Christian School
- Location: Palmyra, NY
- Enrollment: 11 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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3 / 23#21. Talmudical Institute
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 31 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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4 / 23#20. Southeast Christian Academy
- Location: Penfield, NY
- Enrollment: 60 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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5 / 23#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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6 / 23#18. Archangel School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 71 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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7 / 23#17. The Norman Howard School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 95 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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8 / 23#16. Hope Hall School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 135 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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9 / 23#15. Rochester School for the Deaf
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 136 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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10 / 23#14. Mary Cariola Children's Center
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 402 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: unavailable
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11 / 23#13. Cornerstone Christian Academy
- Location: Brockport, NY
- Enrollment: 97 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: C
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12 / 23#12. Villa of Hope School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 80 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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13 / 23#11. Lima Christian School
- Location: Lima, NY
- Enrollment: 163 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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14 / 23#10. The Charles Finney School
- Location: Penfield, NY
- Enrollment: 521 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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15 / 23#9. Northstar Christian Academy
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 383 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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16 / 23#8. East Palmyra Christian School
- Location: Palmyra, NY
- Enrollment: 155 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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17 / 23#7. Lake Ontario Baptist Academy
- Location: Hilton, NY
- Enrollment: 53 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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18 / 23#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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19 / 23#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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20 / 23#4. Bishop Kearney High School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 391 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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21 / 23#3. McQuaid Jesuit Preparatory School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 761 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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22 / 23#2. Allendale Columbia School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 355 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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23 / 23#1. The Harley School
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Enrollment: 471 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
