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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.
The Knox School

New York Private High Schools Offering the Most Extra-Curriculars

The average private high school in New York offers 18 extracurriculars (2025-26).
The private high school in New York offering the most extracurriculars is Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS), offering 104 extracurriculars.
Extra Offered Range: 28 104 Avg. Extra Offered: 47

New York Private High Schools Offering the Most Extra-Curriculars (2025-26)

School
# Extra-curriculars
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS)
Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS) Photo - The Ethical Culture Fieldston School offers a world-class progressive education in Pre-K12th Grade at two historic campuses in Manhattan and the Bronx. The core of our educational program is the study and practice of ethics, which prepares and compels us to take care of our world, ourselves, and each other.
(3)
Extra-curriculars: 104
Grades: PK-12
3901 Fieldston Road
Bronx, NY 10471
(718) 329-7300
Rank: #22.
Riverdale Country School
Riverdale Country School Photo - An essential part of the Riverdale Lower School curriculum is environmental education, which teaches students to be environmental stewards and learn how to protect our natural world.
Extra-curriculars: 102
Grades: PK-12
5250 Fieldston Road
Bronx, NY 10471
(718) 549-8810
Rank: #33.
Avenues The World School
Avenues The World School Photo - Avenues Early Learning Center Classroom
(4)
Extra-curriculars: 99
Grades: NS-12
259 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(646) 664-0800
Rank: #44.
St. Francis Prep
St. Francis Prep Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 79
Grades: 9-12
6100 Francis Lewis Blvd
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 423-8810
Rank: #55.
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School Photo
(3)
Extra-curriculars: 74
Grades: PK-12
5 W 93rd St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 749-6200
Rank: #66.
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)
Extra-curriculars: 72
Grades: PK-12
3 Cedar St
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 925-4513
Rank: #77.
Archbishop Stepinac High School
Archbishop Stepinac High School Photo - Your pathway to excellence!
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 67
Grades: 9-12
950 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 946-4800
Rank: #88.
Xavier High School
Xavier High School Photo - A preview of Xavier's personalized college counseling program.
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 66
Grades: 9-12
30 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 924-7900
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Cardinal Spellman High School
Cardinal Spellman High School Photo - Where boys and girls with dreams become men and women of vision.
(Catholic)
(2)
Extra-curriculars: 51
Grades: 9-12
1 Cardinal Spellman Place
Bronx, NY 10466
(718) 881-8000
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Trevor Day School
Trevor Day School Photo - From Grades 4-12, Trevor provides signature Common Spaces: a single open area in which teachers surround the perimeter. This is where students utilize their discretionary periods, collaborate with classmates, and meet with teachers and advisors outside of class. These spaces engender exceptionally close and kinetic student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and teacher-to-teacher relationships, and expose students to the dynamism of innovative thinking.
(3)
Extra-curriculars: 51
Grades: NS-12
312 East 95th Street
New York, NY 10128
(212) 426-3360
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Trinity-Pawling School
Trinity-Pawling School Photo - There are countless opportunities for students to develop leadership skills at Trinity-Pawling. Our community is intentionally designed to unleash the full potential of each student. Classes, clubs and activities, dorms, community service, and athletics are all venues for students to assume both official and unofficial positions of leadership, build their confidence, and become effective role models.
All-boys (Episcopal)
Extra-curriculars: 51
Grades: 7-12
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-4825
Rank: #1212.
The Mary Louis Academy
The Mary Louis Academy Photo - A smart choice for extraordinary girls.
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 48
Grades: 6-12
17621 Wexford Ter
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 297-2120
Rank: #1313.
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)
Extra-curriculars: 47
Grades: 9-12
441 E. Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 367-7500
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Friends Academy
Friends Academy Photo - Middle School Science
(Friends)
(11)
Extra-curriculars: 46
Grades: NS-12
270 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560
(516) 676-0393
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Xaverian High School
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 46
Grades: 6-12
7100 Shore Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 836-7100
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
The Masters School
The Masters School Photo - The Masters School, located on a sprawling, 96-acre campus near the Hudson river, was founded in 1877.
(2)
Extra-curriculars: 40
Grades: 5-12
49 Clinton Avenue
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 479-6400
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
All-boys (Catholic)
(2)
Extra-curriculars: 40
Grades: 9-12
845 Kenmore Ave
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-4024
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
Berkeley Carroll School
Berkeley Carroll School Photo - Berkeley Carroll is one of NYC's top independent schools.
(4)
Extra-curriculars: 35
Grades: PK-12
181 Lincoln Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 534-6060
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
EF Academy New York
EF Academy New York Photo - Our campus is located an hour outside of New York City in the peaceful suburban community of Thornwood, New York.
(9)
Extra-curriculars: 35
Grades: 9-12
582 Columbus Avenue
Thornwood, NY 10594
(914) 495-6028
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
Millbrook School
Extra-curriculars: 35
Grades: 9-12
131 Millbrook School Rd
Millbrook, NY 12545
(845) 677-8261
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
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)
Extra-curriculars: 34
Grades: 9-12
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Oakwood Friends School
Oakwood Friends School Photo - Autumn colors on campus
(Friends)
Extra-curriculars: 34
Grades: 6-12
22 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200
Rank: #2323.
Lycee Francais de New York
Lycee Francais de New York Photo
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 33
Grades: NS-12
505 East 75th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 369-1400
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School Photo
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(14)
Extra-curriculars: 32
Grades: 6-12
131 Brookville Road
Glen Head, NY 11545
(516) 626-1736
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Yeshiva University High School
All-boys (Jewish)
Extra-curriculars: 32
Grades: 9-12
2540 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10033
(917) 664-6650
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
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)
Extra-curriculars: 31
Grades: 6-12
541 Long Beach Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Loyola School
Loyola School Photo
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 31
Grades: 9-12
980 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10028
(212) 288-3522
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Dwight School
Dwight School Photo - Located steps away from Central Park on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Dwight has been igniting the spark of genius in every child since 1872.
Alternative School
Extra-curriculars: 30
Grades: PK-12
291 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212) 724-6360
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
The Harley School
The Harley School Photo - Class outside at The Harley School.
Extra-curriculars: 30
Grades: PK-12
1981 Clover Street
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 442-1770
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
St. Demetrios School
Extra-curriculars: 30
Grades: K-12
3003 30th Dr
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 728-1754
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
St. Edmund Preparatory High School
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 30
Grades: 9-12
2474 Ocean Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-6100
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
BASIS Independent Brooklyn
BASIS Independent Brooklyn Photo
Extra-curriculars: 28
Grades: PK-12
556 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(929) 626-5001
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Bay Ridge Preparatory School
Bay Ridge Preparatory School Photo - With a fresh approach to education, Bay Ridge Prep gives students an enriching experience that lasts a lifetime. Curiosity is stimulated, confidence is built, character is strengthened and socially-responsible citizens are graduated and prepared to be leaders of a global society.
(5)
Extra-curriculars: 28
Grades: K-12
8101 Ridge Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 833-9090
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Christian Central Academy
Christian Central Academy Photo - Front view of our main building, from Academy Street.
(Christian)
(8)
Extra-curriculars: 28
Grades: PK-12
39 Academy St
Buffalo, NY 14221
(716) 634-4821
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Holy Cross High School
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 28
Grades: 9-12
26-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 886-7250
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