Listed below are towns with the lowest average private school acceptance rate (2025-26).
The most selective town for private school acceptance rate is Gainesville, FL with an average acceptance rate of 65%.
The least selective town for private school acceptance rate is Greenwich, CT with an average acceptance rate of 36%.
Acceptance Rate Range: 47%
94%
Avg. Acceptance Rate: 81%
Lowest Private School Acceptance Rate By Town (2025-26)
Town
Average Acceptance Rate
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
Most Selective Schools
(Acceptance Rate)
(Acceptance Rate)
Rank: #11.
65% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #2-42-4.
64% / 78% / 78%
- Paideia School (17%)
- St. Martin's Episcopal School (17%)
- The Children's School (24%)
- Atlanta Montessori International School - Druid Hills Campus (25%)
- The Galloway School (25%)
- Light Of The World Of Atlanta (25%)
- The Lovett School (25%)
- Ron Clark Academy (25%)
- The Westminster Schools (25%)
- Springmont School (30%)
Rank: #2-42-4.
64% / 62% / 73%
Rank: #2-42-4.
64% / 80% / 79%
Rank: #5-75-7.
63% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #5-75-7.
63% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #5-75-7.
63% / 85% / 88%
Rank: #8-98-9.
62% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #8-98-9.
62% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #1010.
61% / 80% / 79%
Rank: #11-1311-13.
58% / 78% / 81%
- San Francisco Friends School (15%)
- TCS (15%)
- Lycee Francais de San Francisco (20%)
- Chinese American International School (22%)
- The Hamlin School (22%)
- San Francisco University High School (23%)
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory (25%)
- San Francisco School (25%)
- Katherine Delmar Burke School (Burke's) (28%)
- Katherine Michiels School (30%)
Rank: #11-1311-13.
58% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #11-1311-13.
58% / 73% / 76%
Rank: #1414.
57% / 73% / 75%
Rank: #1515.
56% / 78% / 78%
Rank: #1616.
52% / 70% / 78%
Rank: #1717.
49% / 73% / 76%
Rank: #1818.
47% / 41% / 44%
- Maret School (15%)
- Sidwell Friends School (15%)
- Washington International School (15%)
- Holy Trinity School (16%)
- Georgetown Day School (24%)
- Capitol Hill Day School (25%)
- Dupont Park Adventist School (25%)
- Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital (25%)
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Academyool (25%)
- St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School (25%)
Rank: #1919.
43% / 62% / 73%
Frequently Asked Questions
What towns have the private schools with the highest acceptance rate?
The towns with the highest acceptance rate are Gainesville, FL (65% average acceptance rate), Atlanta, GA (64% average acceptance rate) and Boston, MA (64% average acceptance rate).
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