Best Private Schools in New York City
18 of the most sought-after private schools in New York City, with the admission test each uses and where to start preparing. Most use the ISEE or SSAT; kindergarten and lower-school entry often uses an early-childhood cognitive screening.
Brunswick School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Greenwich, CT · Day · Grades PreK–12
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
Convent of the Sacred Heart
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Bronx, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
Greenwich Academy
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Greenwich, CT · Day · Grades PreK–12
Hackley School
ISEE / SSAT Tarrytown, NY · Day · Grades K–12
Marymount School of New York
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
Nightingale-Bamford School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades K–12
Packer Collegiate Institute
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Brooklyn, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
Poly Prep Country Day School
ISEE Brooklyn, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
Regis High School
HSPT New York, NY · Day · Grades 9–12
Rye Country Day School
ISEE Rye, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
Saint Ann's School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Brooklyn, NY · Day · Grades PreK–12
The Allen-Stevenson School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades K–9
The Browning School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades K–12
The Chapin School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades K–12
The Hewitt School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades K–12
The Spence School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) New York, NY · Day · Grades K–12
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