New York City's Best Private K-12 Schools: See 2019 Rankings

NEW YORK, NY — The new school year may have just started, but it's never too early to start looking forward to next year's application process — especially if you're looking at some of New York City's elite private schools.

The best private schools in the city often have applications (and tuition) that resemble most four-year universities, so if you're trying to get your kid into one you better be prepared. Luckily for New York's most ambitious parents, Niche.com has taken on the task of ranking the best private K-12 schools in the city.

Usual stalwarts such as the Trinity School (No. 1), the Bronx's Horace Mann (No. 3) and the Upper East Side's Dalton School (No. 4) dominate the rankings, but a few schools have leaped into the top 10 since last year's rankings were announced. All-girls school Brearley has jumped seven spots to No. 5 in the rankings and Brooklyn's Packer Collegiate Institute rose from No. 10 to No. 8.

The rankings are "based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents," according to Niche. Ranking factors include SAT/ACT scores, the quality of colleges that students consider, student-teacher ratio, private school ratings, and more. Niche both pulls data from entities such as the U.S. Department of Education, and colleges and universities and also relies on users to self-report information such as test scores.

(Still seeing red over your kid's school ranking? You can pick apart Niche's full methodology here.)

Below, we've separated out the Top 39 private K-12 schools in New York City from Niche's 2019 rankings. All are within the state's Top 150, and all earned a Niche grade of A- or higher. Some standout private schools such as Regis, Fieldston, Ramaz and the Loyola School were not included on the list because they are not K-12.

Check out the rankings below, and see the full list on Niche.com:

1. Trinity School, Manhattan
2. Collegiate School, Manhattan
3. Horace Mann School, The Bronx
4. Dalton School, Manhattan
5. Brearley School, Manhattan
6. Riverdale Country School, The Bronx
7. The Chapin School, Manhattan
8. Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn
9. Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn
10. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattan
11. The Spence School, Manhattan
12. Friends Seminary, Manhattan
13. United Nations International School, Manhattan
14. Marymount School of New York, Manhattan
15. St. Ann's School, Brooklyn
16. Columbia Grammar & Prepatory School, Manhattan
17. Berkeley Carrol School, Brooklyn
18. Nightingale-Bamford School, Manhattan
19. Lycée Français de New York, Manhattan
20. Avenues: The World School, Manhattan
21. The Browning School, Manhattan
22. Dwight School, Manhattan
23. Grace Church School, Manhattan
24. Trevor Day School, Manhattan
25. Heschel High School, Manhattan
26. The Calhoun School, Manhattan
27. The Hewitt School, Manhattan
28. Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn,
29. Birch Wathen Lenox School, Manhattan
30. Staten Island Academy, Staten Island
31. The Kew-Forest School, Queens
32. Leman Manhattan Preparatory School, Manhattan
33. Garden School, Queens
34. Razi School, Queens
35. Bay Ridge Prep, Brooklyn
36. Miraj Islamic School, Staten Island
37. Brooklyn Amity School, Brooklyn
38. International Christian School, Brooklyn
39. St. Demetrios School, Queens

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