Oldest Private Schools in New York
The average private school in New York was founded around 1959 (2021).
The oldest private school in New York is Alexander Robertson School, founded in 1789.
The oldest private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Oldest Private Schools in New York (2021)
- 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. Founding Date: 1796
Grades: 6-1222 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200 - Rank: #33. Founding Date: 1813
Grades: NS-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: PK-829 Mott Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 962-5265 - Rank: #77.St. Marys Elementary School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1836
Grades: PK-82 Saint Marys Hl
Lancaster, NY 14086
(716) 683-2112 - Rank: #88. Founding Date: 1841
Grades: 9-12441 E. Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 367-7500 - Rank: #99. Founding Date: 1845
Grades: PK-12170 Joralemon St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 250-0221 - Rank: #1010. Founding Date: 1846
Grades: PK-86950 Ward Road
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
(716) 693-9677 - Rank: #1111. Founding Date: 1847
Grades: 9-1230 W 16th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 924-7900 - Rank: #1212.La Salle AcademyAll-boys (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1848
Grades: 9-12215 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-8940 - Rank: #1313.St. Mary School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1849
Grades: PK-816 Gibson Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 394-4300 - Rank: #14-1514.- 15. Founding Date: 1851
Grades: 9-12205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780 - Rank: #14-1514.- 15.Trinity Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1851
Grades: NS-8146 Reserve Rd
Buffalo, NY 14224
(716) 674-5353 - Rank: #1616. Founding Date: 1852
Grades: NS-12199 Washington Avenue
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 465-5222 - Rank: #1717. Founding Date: 1854
Grades: NS-129216 Seventh Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 836-9800 - Rank: #18-1918.- 19.Academy Of Mount St UrsulaAll-girls (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1855
Grades: 9-12330 Bedford Park Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 364-5353 - Rank: #18-1918.- 19.Visitation AcademyAll-girls (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1855
Grades: PK-88902 Ridge Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 680-9452 - Rank: #2020. Founding Date: 1856
Grades: NS-8185 E 7th Street
New York, NY 10009
(212) 677-5210 - Rank: #2121. Founding Date: 1858
Grades: 9-126100 Francis Lewis Blvd
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 423-8810 - Rank: #2222.St. Margaret Catholic Academy(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1860
Grades: PK-86610 80th Street
Middle Village, NY 11379
(718) 326-0922 - Rank: #2323. Founding Date: 1861
Grades: 9-1224 Shoshone St
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 834-7120 - Rank: #2424. Founding Date: 1862
Grades: 6-12247 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 587-7070 - Rank: #2525. Founding Date: 1863
Grades: NS-128515 Ridge Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 238-3308 - Rank: #26-2726.- 27. Founding Date: 1867
Grades: PK-12375 Pearl St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-1029 - Rank: #26-2726.- 27. Founding Date: 1867
Grades: 8-12314 Mountain Road
Cornwall On Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 534-9860 - Rank: #28-3028.- 30. Founding Date: 1869
Grades: PK-125300 Jamesville Rd
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315) 446-2452 - Rank: #28-3028.- 30. Founding Date: 1869
Grades: PK-123 Cedar St
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 925-4513 - Rank: #28-3028.- 30.St. Joseph's School For The DeafSpecial Education SchoolFounding Date: 1869
Grades: NS-81000 Hutchinson River Parkway
Bronx, NY 10465
(718) 828-9000 - Rank: #3131. Founding Date: 1871
Grades: PK-6311 Flower City Park
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 458-3786 - Rank: #3232. Founding Date: 1872
Grades: PK-12291 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212) 724-6360 - Rank: #3333. Founding Date: 1876
Grades: NS-12270 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560
(516) 676-0393 - Rank: #34-3634.- 36.Buffalo Academy Of The Sacred HeartAll-girls (Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1877
Grades: 9-123860 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14226
(716) 834-2101 - Rank: #34-3634.- 36. Founding Date: 1877
Grades: 5-1249 Clinton Avenue
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
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