Oldest Private Schools in New York
- The average private school in New York was founded around 1959 (2018-19).
- The oldest private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
- The oldest private school in New York is Alexander Robertson School, founded in 1789.
Oldest Private Schools in New York (2018-19)
- School Founding Date Grades Location
- Rank: #11. Founding Date: 1789
Grades: PK-53 West 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212)663-2844 - Rank: #22.Oakwood Friends School(Friends)Founding Date: 1796
Grades: 6-1222 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845)462-4200 - Rank: #33. Founding Date: 1813
Grades: PK-12135-140 Academy Road
Albany, NY 12208
(518)429-2300 -
- Rank: #44. Founding Date: 1814
Grades: 9-12285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518)833-1302 - Rank: #55.New York Institute For Special EducationSpecial Education SchoolFounding Date: 1831
Grades: PK-12999 Pelham Pkwy N
Bronx, NY 10469
(718)519-7000 - Rank: #66. Founding Date: 1832
Grades: NS-829 Mott Street
New York, NY 10013
(212)431-8769 - Rank: #77. Founding Date: 1841
Grades: 9-12441 E. Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718)367-7500 - Rank: #88. Founding Date: 1845
Grades: PK-12170 Joralemon St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718)250-0221 - Rank: #99. Founding Date: 1846
Grades: PK-86950 Ward Road
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
(716)693-9677 - Rank: #1010. Founding Date: 1847
Grades: 9-1230 W 16th St
New York, NY 10011
(212)924-7900 - Rank: #1111.La Salle AcademyAll-boys (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1848
Grades: 9-12215 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212)475-8940 - Rank: #12-1312.-13. Founding Date: 1851
Grades: 9-12205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716)885-6780 - Rank: #12-1312.-13.Trinity Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1851
Grades: NS-8146 Reserve Rd
Buffalo, NY 14224
(716)674-5353 - Rank: #1414. Founding Date: 1852
Grades: NS-12199 Washington Avenue
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518)465-5222 - Rank: #1515. Founding Date: 1854
Grades: PK-129216 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718)836-9800 - Rank: #16-1716.-17.Academy Of Mt St UrsulaAll-girls (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1855
Grades: 9-12330 Bedford Park Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458
(718)364-5353 - Rank: #16-1716.-17.Visitation AcademyAll-girls (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1855
Grades: NS-88902 Ridge Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718)680-9452 - Rank: #1818. Founding Date: 1856
Grades: NS-8185 E 7th Street
New York, NY 10009
(212)677-5210 - Rank: #1919. Founding Date: 1858
Grades: 9-126100 Francis Lewis Blvd
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718)423-8810 - Rank: #2020.St Margaret School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1860
Grades: PK-86610 80th Street
Middle Village, NY 11379
(718)326-0922 - Rank: #2121. Founding Date: 1861
Grades: 9-1224 Shoshone St
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716)834-7120 - Rank: #2222. Founding Date: 1862
Grades: 6-12247 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518)587-7070 - Rank: #2323. Founding Date: 1863
Grades: NS-128515 Ridge Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718)238-3308 - Rank: #24-2524.-25.Brooklyn Friends School(Friends)Founding Date: 1867
Grades: PK-12375 Pearl St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718)852-1029 - Rank: #24-2524.-25. Founding Date: 1867
Grades: 8-12314 Mountain Road
Cornwall On Hudson, NY 12520
(845)534-9860 - Rank: #26-2726.-27. Founding Date: 1869
Grades: PK-125300 Jamesville Rd
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315)446-2452 - Rank: #26-2726.-27. Founding Date: 1869
Grades: PK-12Cedar St
Rye, NY 10580
(914)925-4513 - Rank: #2828. Founding Date: 1871
Grades: PK-6311 Flower City Park
Rochester, NY 14615
(585)458-3786 - Rank: #2929. Founding Date: 1872
Grades: PK-12291 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212)724-6360 - Rank: #3030. Founding Date: 1876
Grades: NS-12270 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560
(516)676-0393 - Rank: #31-3331.-33.Buffalo Academy Of The Sacred HeartAll-girls (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1877
Grades: 9-123860 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14226
(716)834-2101 - Rank: #31-3331.-33. Founding Date: 1877
Grades: 5-1249 Clinton Avenue
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914)479-6420 - Rank: #31-3331.-33. Founding Date: 1877
Grades: PK-81946 Bathgate Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718)583-9432 - Rank: #3434. Founding Date: 1881
Grades: PK-121316 Ives Street
Watertown, NY 13601
(315)221-3785 - Rank: #35-3735.-37. Founding Date: 1883
Grades: K-9132 E 78th St
New York, NY 10075
(212)288-6710
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