Upper West Side Private School Named Best In New York City

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A school on the Upper West Side was just named the best private school in New York City for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Trinity School is the best private institution in New York City, according to a list compiled by the school-ranking website Niche.

Trinity is located at 139 West 91st Street on the Upper West Side and routinely gets named to the top of best citywide and nationwide school rankings. It was also named the best private high school in New York City in last year's Niche rankings.

Here are the specified grades it received for different elements of the school:

• Overall: A+
• Academics: A+
• Teachers: A+
• Clubs & Activities: A+
• Diversity: A
• College Prep: A+
• Sports: B

The UWS school has 1,001 students in grade K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of six to one, according to Niche.

The city's elite private schools are known for promoting intense academic study among their students while offering many opportunities for achievement in sports and creative arts.

With that reputation comes a great cost. 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'd better be prepared.

Unsurprisingly, the best private school in the city costs a pretty penny to attend.

Niche says Trinity's tuition is $47,965 a year "for the highest grade offered." The Upper West Side high school does offer expansive financial aid, though. Its website says "many families receive partial aid" and that the process is need-based.

After graduation, 100 percent of students from the school go on to attend a four-year college.

The Trinity School was founded in 1709.

Here's a section of its mission statement, which you can read the complete version of on its website.

"The conversation between student and teacher is the heart of our school; all that we do must be born of and nourish that relationship. We are called to challenge the minds, fire the imaginations, and train the bodies of the young people who have been entrusted to us; to enlarge their spiritual lives; and to increase their capacity for mutual and self-respect."

The best private school rankings are "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.," according to Niche. Ranking factors include SAT/ACT scores, the quality of colleges that students consider, student-teacher ratio, private school ratings.

One other Upper West Side school made the top 10 list, Collegiate School at 301 Freedom Place, was ranked the sixth-best private school in New York City.

Here's the overall top 10 for the "2022 Best Private Schools in the New York City Area":

1. Trinity School
2. The Brearley School
3. Riverdale Country School
4. Horace Mann School
5. Regis High School
6. Collegiate School
7. Rye Country Day School
8. Dalton School
9. The Pingry School (NYC area but in New Jersey)
10. The Spence School