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New York Private High Schools Offering the Most AP Courses

The average private high school in New York offers 12 AP courses (2025-26).
The private high school in New York offering the most AP courses is Cascadilla School, offering 43 AP courses.
Ap Courses Range: 17 43 Avg. Ap Courses: 22

New York Private High Schools Offering the Most AP Courses (2025-26)

School
# AP Courses
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Cascadilla School
AP Courses: 43
Grades: 8-12
116 Summit Ave
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-3110
Rank: #22.
AP Courses: 38
Grades: PK-12
24-50 FDR Drive
New York, NY 10010
(212) 584-3033
Rank: #33.
The Knox School
The Knox School Photo - Founded in 1904, The Knox School is Long Island`s oldest established private school. Our inclusive environment serves grades 6-12 and Post-Graduate, providing students with a broad world perspective and a wide range of skills to prepare them for the next phase of their journeys.
(9)
AP Courses: 35
Grades: 6-12
541 Long Beach Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600
Rank: #44.
Archbishop Stepinac High School
Archbishop Stepinac High School Photo - Your pathway to excellence!
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
AP Courses: 30
Grades: 9-12
950 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 946-4800
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
AP Courses: 26
Grades: PK-12
556 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(929) 626-5001
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
AP Courses: 26
Grades: PK-12
795 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10025
(929) 930-4798
Rank: #77.
Rye Country Day School
Rye Country Day School Photo - Rye Country Day School was founded in 1869. The School is a coed, college preparatory school serving students in Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12.
(1)
AP Courses: 25
Grades: PK-12
3 Cedar St
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 925-4513
Rank: #88.
Friends Academy
Friends Academy Photo - Middle School Science
(Friends)
(11)
AP Courses: 24
Grades: NS-12
270 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560
(516) 676-0393
Rank: #99.
Fordham Preparatory School
Fordham Preparatory School Photo - Fordham Prep's mission is to form leaders in Faith, Scholarship, and Service through a college preparatory education in the Catholic Jesuit tradition.
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
AP Courses: 23
Grades: 9-12
441 E. Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 367-7500
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Aquinas Institute
(Catholic)
AP Courses: 22
Grades: 6-12
1127 Dewey Ave
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 254-2020
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Nichols School
AP Courses: 22
Grades: 5-12
1250 Amherst St
Buffalo, NY 14216
(716) 332-6300
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
All-boys (Catholic)
(2)
AP Courses: 22
Grades: 9-12
845 Kenmore Ave
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-4024
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
Albany Academies
AP Courses: 20
Grades: PK-12
135-140 Academy Road
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 429-2300
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
The Brearley School
All-girls
AP Courses: 20
Grades: K-12
610 East 83rd Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 570-8514
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
Kellenberg Memorial High School
(Catholic)
(1)
AP Courses: 20
Grades: 6-12
1400 Glenn Curtiss Blvd
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 292-0200
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School Photo
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(14)
AP Courses: 19
Grades: 6-12
131 Brookville Road
Glen Head, NY 11545
(516) 626-1736
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Our Lady Of Mercy School For Young Women
Our Lady Of Mercy School For Young Women Photo - Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women is the only college preparatory, faith-based private school, exclusively for young women in the Rochester region. We build life-changing competence, confidence, and compassion that prepares and inspires young women to achieve the highest level of success in college, in career, and in the community.
All-girls (Catholic)
AP Courses: 19
Grades: 6-12
1437 Blossom Road
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 288-7120
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
AP Courses: 19
Grades: PK-12
9216 Seventh Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(917) 693-5569
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
AP Courses: 19
Grades: 7-12
70 Seminary Ave
Binghamton, NY 13905
(607) 723-5307
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
The Stony Brook School
The Stony Brook School Photo - The Stony Brook School, founded in 1922, is an independent college preparatory school (grades 7-12) that exists to challenge young men and women to know Jesus Christ as Lord, to love others as themselves, and to grow in knowledge and skill, in order that they may serve the world through their character and leadership. "Character Before Career"
(Christian)
AP Courses: 19
Grades: 7-12
1 Chapman Parkway
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 751-1800
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
AP Courses: 18
Grades: PK-12
5 W 93rd St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 749-6200
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
The Harley School
The Harley School Photo - Class outside at The Harley School.
AP Courses: 18
Grades: PK-12
1981 Clover Street
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 442-1770
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Mcquaid Jesuit
All-boys (Catholic)
(4)
AP Courses: 18
Grades: 6-12
1800 Clinton Avenue S
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 256-6145
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
St. John The Baptist Diocesan High School
St. John The Baptist Diocesan High School Photo - SJB student produced Stained Glass in front lobby
(Catholic)
(3)
AP Courses: 18
Grades: 9-12
1170 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
(631) 587-8000
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
The Ursuline School
All-girls (Catholic)
AP Courses: 18
Grades: 6-12
1354 North Ave
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914) 500-6227
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Xavier High School
Xavier High School Photo - A preview of Xavier's personalized college counseling program.
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
AP Courses: 18
Grades: 9-12
30 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 924-7900
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Yeshiva University High School
All-boys (Jewish)
AP Courses: 18
Grades: 9-12
2540 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10033
(917) 664-6650
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
Buffalo Seminary
Buffalo Seminary Photo - Founded in 1851, and in this building since 1909, Buffalo Seminary is on the National Register of Historic Places. Our campus includes 5 faculty and student residences in adjacent restored historic homes, and Larkin Field, a 5-minute walk away on a leafy parkway.
All-girls
(12)
AP Courses: 17
Grades: 9-12
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
Dominican Academy
Dominican Academy Photo - Congratulations, Class of 2016! The 58 graduates include 6 National Merit Scholars and 1 National Merit Finalist! Colleges of attendance include: Cornell, Princeton, the College of William and Mary, Fordham, Villanova, and Trinity College Dublin
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
AP Courses: 17
Grades: 9-12
44 East 68th Street
New York, NY 10065
(212) 744-0195
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
Fontbonne Hall Academy
All-girls (Catholic)
AP Courses: 17
Grades: 9-12
9901 Shore Road
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 748-2244
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
Hoosac School
Hoosac School Photo
(Episcopal)
(1)
AP Courses: 17
Grades: 8-12
14 Pine Valley Rd
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
Iona Preparatory School
Iona Preparatory School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
AP Courses: 17
Grades: PK-12
255 Wilmot Road
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914) 632-0714
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
The Mary Louis Academy
The Mary Louis Academy Photo - A smart choice for extraordinary girls.
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
AP Courses: 17
Grades: 6-12
17621 Wexford Ter
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 297-2120
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
Millbrook School
AP Courses: 17
Grades: 9-12
131 Millbrook School Rd
Millbrook, NY 12545
(845) 677-8261
Rank: #28 - 3628. - 36.
Northern Academy
Northern Academy Photo - Our mission is to nurture students to become cultured individuals of exemplary moral character. To this end, we provide an education drawn from the classics and the arts, one steeped in divinely inspired traditional values of the East and West.
AP Courses: 17
Grades: 1-12
1 Ashley Avenue
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 288-0636
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the New York average number of AP courses offered by private high schools?
The New York average number of AP courses by private high schools is 12 for 2025-26.
What are the private high schools with most AP courses offered in New York?
The top ranked private high schools in New York include Cascadilla School, United Nations International School and The Knox School.

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