Delphi Academy of Boston Photo - Small class sizes, big thinkers & challenging environment. Caring faculty provide personal, one-on-one attention for every child. Over 40 years of educational experience and success.

Best Norfolk County Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 118 private schools serving 19,948 students in Norfolk County, MA (there are 188 public schools, serving 98,336 public students). 17% of all K-12 students in Norfolk County, MA are educated in private schools (compared to the MA state average of 12%).
The top-ranked private schools in Norfolk County, MA include St. Mary Of The Assumption School, Dana Hall School, and Noble And Greenough School.
The average tuition cost is $28,586, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average tuition cost of $26,482.
34% of private schools in Norfolk County, MA are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).

Top-Ranked Norfolk County Private Schools (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Dedham Country Day School
Dedham Country Day School Photo - Welcome to Dedham Country Day!
(1)
90 Sandy Valley Road
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 329-0850
Gr: NS-8 | 309 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Delphi Academy of Boston
Delphi Academy of Boston Photo - Small class sizes, big thinkers & challenging environment. Caring faculty provide personal, one-on-one attention for every child. Over 40 years of educational experience and success.
(8)
564 Blue Hill Avenue
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 333-9610
Gr: PK-8 | 140 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Sage School
The Sage School Photo - Upper School Students explore collaboration and communication on our Morahan Low Elements Course.
Special Program Emphasis
(12)
171 Mechanic St
Foxboro, MA 02035
(508) 543-9619
Gr: NS-8 | 135 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Woodward School
The Woodward School Photo - At Woodward, our vibrant community fosters deep connections, empowering young women to truly flourish. Here, students build "forever friends" and embark on a journey of self-discovery, finding their voice and purpose within a supportive, inclusive environment. It's a place where every girl belongs and thrives.
All-girls
(6)
1102 Hancock St
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 773-5610
Gr: 6-12 | 75 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Apple Orchard School
Apple Orchard School Photo - Based on Allandale Farm, Apple Orchard students spend much of their time outside: running in fields, feeding the chickens, caring for our barn animals, walking our goats, climbing pudding stone, building tree forts, sledding, stomping in puddles and playing in the mud.
Daycare / Preschool
(1)
282 D Newton St
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 731-6463
Gr: PK-K | 93 students Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate listed
Archbishop Williams High School
Archbishop Williams High School Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
40 Independence Ave
Braintree, MA 02184
(781) 535-6051
Gr: 7-12 | 648 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Blessed Sacrament School
Blessed Sacrament School Photo - All middle school students participate in a 1:1 iPad program, which gives each student their own iPad to use in class and at home to enhance the learning process.
(Catholic)
(4)
808 East Street
Walpole, MA 02081
(508) 668-2336
Gr: NS-8 | 319 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition listed
Blue Cross Blue Shield Ma Center For Children
Daycare / Preschool
1 Enterprise Dr
Quincy, MA 02171
(617) 246-8002
Gr: K | 27 students Tuition listed
The Blue Hill Montessori School
Montessori School
163 Turnpike Street
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 828-5230
Gr: PK-K | 57 students Avg. class size: 20 students Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Cats Academy
Cats Academy Photo
Special Program Emphasis
2001 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184
(857) 400-9700
Gr: 8-12 | 327 students Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed
Charles River School
Charles River School Photo - PreK through 8th grade students are provided with a myriad of hands-on activities that have real world applications.
(10)
6 Old Meadow Road
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-8213
Gr: PK-8 | 190 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
Clark School Boston
Special Education School
1 Whitman Road, Canton
Canton, MA 02021
(281) 821-3499
Gr: NS-2 | 24 students Avg. class size: 8 students
Dana Hall School
Dana Hall School Photo
All-girls
(1)
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Gr: 5-12 | 456 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 36 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Dexter Southfield School
Dexter Southfield School Photo
(1)
20 Newton St
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 522-5544
Gr: NS-12 | 1,027 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 37 Tuition listed
Fontbonne
Fontbonne Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
930 Brook Road
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 615-3014
Gr: 7-12 | 325 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 31 Tuition listed
League School for Autism
League School for Autism Photo
Special Education School
300 Boston Providence Turnpike
Walpole, MA 02032
(508) 850-3900
Gr: PK-12 | 110 students Avg. class size: 7 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Maimonides School Elementary Section
Maimonides School Elementary Section Photo - Our Middle School students visited the lab at Biogen Idec in Cambridge.
Special Program Emphasis (Jewish)
34 Philbrick Rd
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 232-4452
Gr: PK-12 | 363 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Milton Academy
Milton Academy Photo - Milton Academy is only eight miles from Boston's museums, schools and attractions, but it has the benefits of a 130-acre New England campus-with green quads and lots of fall foliage.
170 Centre Street
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 898-1798
Gr: K-12 | 1,020 student Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 56 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
10 Campus Drive
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 320-7271
Gr: 7-12 | 620 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Norwood Montessori School
Norwood Montessori School Photo - Outside Art Time!
Montessori School
462 Walpole St
Norwood, MA 02062
(781) 762-3700
Gr: PK-12 | 100 students Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
The Park School
The Park School Photo - Located on 34 acres near Jamaica Pond, Park feels like a neighborhood school but reflects the diversity of metropolitan Boston.
(1)
171 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 277-2456
Gr: PK-8 | 555 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
Quincy Catholic Academy
(Catholic)
(2)
370 Hancock St
Quincy, MA 02171
(617) 328-3830
Gr: PK-8 | 378 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 1 Tuition listed
Riverside School
Special Education School
255 Highland Ave
Needham Heights, MA 02494
(508) 422-9250
Gr: 9-12 | 4 students Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Sacred Heart Continuation School
Sacred Heart Continuation School Photo - Annual middle school dance to kick-off the school year.
(Catholic)
(2)
75 Commercial St
Weymouth, MA 02188
(781) 335-6010
Gr: PK-8 | 229 students Extracurrculars: 3
St. Agatha School
St. Agatha School Photo - Charity work done by SAS Students.
(Catholic)
440 Adams Street
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-3548
Gr: PK-8 | 417 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 15
St. Ann School
(Catholic)
1 Saint Anns Rd
Quincy, MA 02170
(617) 471-9071
Gr: K-9 | 299 students
St. Catherine Of Siena School
St. Catherine Of Siena School Photo
(Catholic)
(2)
249 Nahatan St
Norwood, MA 02062
(781) 769-5354
Gr: PK-8 | 411 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
St. John The Evangelist School
(Catholic)
(1)
696 Washington St
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 828-2130
Gr: NS-8 | 256 students Avg. class size: 24 students Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
Saint Joseph School
(Catholic)
(1)
90 Pickering Street
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 444-4459
Gr: NS-8 | 417 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
St. Mary Of The Assumption School
St. Mary Of The Assumption School Photo - Safely enjoying a Halloween Parade!
(Catholic)
(4)
67 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 566-7184
Gr: PK-8 | 265 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed
St. Mary Of The Hills School
(Catholic)
250 Brook Rd
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 698-2464
Gr: PK-8 | 326 students
St. Sebastians School
St. Sebastians School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
(12)
1191 Greendale Avenue
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 449-5200
Gr: 7-12 | 380 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 30 Tuition listed
SouthfieldSchool
All-girls
(1)
10 Newton St
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 522-6980
Gr: NS-12 | 371 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
Tenacre Country Day School
Tenacre Country Day School Photo - Tenacre fifth and sixth graders play interscholastic sports every season. Centennial Field is used for soccer, field hockey and flag football in the fall and baseball and softball in the spring. The Dareshori Gymnasium is used for boys' and girls' basketball in the winter.
(4)
78 Benvenue Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 235-2282
Gr: PK-6 | 204 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Thayer Academy
745 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184
(781) 664-2201
Gr: 5-12 | 686 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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Norfolk County Private Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
5 Brookline Place
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 730-4311
Gr: NS-PK
468 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02171
(617) 328-6329
Gr: PK-K | 65 students
30 Seton Way
Randolph, MA 02368
(781) 963-5110
Gr: K-7 | 30 students
210 Pleasant St
Millis, MA 02054
(508) 376-8425
Gr: K | 21 students
22 Pray Street
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 773-8080
Gr: PK-8 | 170 students
121 Crescent St
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 773-5237
Gr: K-9 | 127 students
10 Atwood St
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 235-1510
Gr: NS-8 | 193 students Avg. class size: 19 students Tuition listed

Overview

This County (Norfolk County)
This State (MA)
# Schools
124 Schools

Student Body:

# Students
19,948 Students
127,030 Students
% Average Students of Color
32%
31%

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers
2,512 Teachers
15,736 Teachers
Average Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree
72%
67%
Average Class Size
14 students
14 students
Average Number of AP Courses
14 courses
16 courses
Average SAT score
1286
(Out of 1600)
1289
Average ACT score
29
(Out of 36)
29

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost
$28,586
$26,482
Average Summer Program Cost
$513
$2,893
Average % on Financial Aid
37%
36%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$26,104
$17,158
Average Acceptance Rate
66%
71%
Average Endowment Size
$58.2 million
$85.4 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.63
0.63
# American Indian Students
51 Students
187 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1,522 Students
6,792 Students
% Asian Students
8%
5%
# Hispanic Students
727 Students
7,583 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
6%
# Black Students
1,272 Students
8,704 Students
% Black Students
7%
7%
# White Students
10,455 Students
67,962 Students
% White Students
54%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
83 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
# Others Students
5,166 Students
33,424 Students
% of Others Students
27%
27%
All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars
11 extracurriculars
13 extracurriculars
Average Number of Sports
8 sports
9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private schools in Norfolk County, MA?
The top-ranked private schools in Norfolk County, MA include St. Mary Of The Assumption School, Dana Hall School, and Noble And Greenough School.
How many private schools are located in Norfolk County?
118 private schools are located in Norfolk County.
How much do private schools cost in Norfolk County?
The average tuition cost is $28,586, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average tuition cost of $26,482.
How diverse are private schools in Norfolk County?
Norfolk County private schools are approximately 32% minority students, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average of 31%.
What percentage of students in Norfolk County go to private school?
17% of all K-12 students in Norfolk County are educated in private schools (compared to the MA state average of 12%).
What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Norfolk County?
34% of private schools in Norfolk County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).
Which private schools in Norfolk County are often viewed compared to one another?

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