Best Private Schools In NYC: See 2021 Rankings

NEW YORK, NY — School ranking site Niche.com released its updated list of the best private schools in New York State. Unsurprisingly, many New York City schools earned high marks on the list.

New York 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 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 better be prepared.

Niche's list of the best private schools for 2021 can help parents make smart decisions when deciding whether private school is best for their kids.

The 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.

Niche's full methodology is described here. Niche gives the most weight to SAT and ACT scores of students, the rank of colleges that students matriculate to and the percentage of students at each school who go on to four-year colleges.

Below, we've separated out the Top 10 private K-12 schools in New York City from Niche's 2021 rankings. All are within the state's Top 100, and all earned a Niche grade of A+.

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

1. Trinity School, Manhattan: State rank #1
2. Regis High School, Manhattan: State rank #2
3. Horace Mann School, The Bronx: State rank #3
4. Collegiate School, Manhattan: State rank #4
5. Brearley School, Manhattan: State rank #5
6. Dalton School, Manhattan: State rank #6
7. The Spence School, Manhattan: State rank #8
8. Riverdale Country School, The Bronx: State rank #9
9. The Chapin School, Manhattan: State rank #10
10. Avenues: The World School, Manhattan: State rank #11