Woodside Montessori Academy Photo - Sensorial Montessori materials allow children opportunities for developing the senses, concentration, executive function skills and problem solving.

Best Norfolk County Private Preschools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 88 private preschools serving 12,666 students in Norfolk County, MA.
The top-ranked private preschools in Norfolk County, MA include Dexter Southfield School, Clark School Boston, and St. Mary Of The Assumption School.
The average tuition cost is $23,689, which is higher than the Massachusetts private preschool average tuition cost of $16,839.
31% of private preschools in Norfolk County, MA are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).

Top-Ranked Norfolk County Private Preschools (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. 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
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
Torah Academy
(Jewish)
11 Williston Rd
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 731-3196
Gr: PK-8 | 255 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition listed
Woodside Montessori Academy
Woodside Montessori Academy Photo - Sensorial Montessori materials allow children opportunities for developing the senses, concentration, executive function skills and problem solving.
Montessori School
(2)
350 Village St
Millis, MA 02054
(508) 376-5320
Gr: PK-8 | 98 students Avg. class size: 20 students Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Abbott School
Daycare / Preschool
126 Gould Street
Needham Heights, MA 02494
(781) 444-6541
Gr: PK-K | 37 students
Adams Montessori School
Adams Montessori School Photo
Montessori School
310 Adams St
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 773-8200
Gr: PK-6 | 123 students Avg. class size: 24 students Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Braintree Kindercare
Braintree Kindercare Photo - Braintree KinderCare
Daycare / Preschool
467 Granite St
Braintree, MA 02184
(781) 356-6731
Gr: NS-PK | 70 students Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate listed
Braintree KinderCare
Braintree KinderCare Photo - Braintree KinderCare
Daycare / Preschool
467 Granite St.
Braintree, MA 02184
(781) 356-6731
Gr: NS-PK Tuition listed
Bright Horizons Childrens Center
Daycare / Preschool
2100 Crown Colony Drive
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 472-9933
Gr: PK-K | 42 students
Bright Horizons Family Solutio
Daycare / Preschool
2 Constition Blvd
Franklin, MA 02038
(508) 541-8061
Gr: K | 11 students
The Campbell School
Daycare / Preschool
180 Blue Hill Ave
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-4222
Gr: PK-K | 72 students
Campus Kinder Haus
Daycare / Preschool (Church of the Nazarene)
162 Old Colony Ave
Quincy, MA 02170
(617) 328-5530
Gr: PK-K | 234 students
Canton KinderCare
Canton KinderCare Photo - Lobby
Daycare / Preschool
440 Turnpike St.
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 828-8822
Gr: NS-PK | 22 students
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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
90 Schools

Student Body:

# Students
12,666 Students
77,725 Students
% Average Students of Color
35%
33%

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers
1,374 Teachers
7,844 Teachers
Average Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
10:1
% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree
75%
63%
Average Class Size
15 students
15 students
Average Number of AP Courses
11 courses
13 courses
Average SAT score
1230
(Out of 1600)
1241

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost
$23,689
$16,839
Average Summer Program Cost
$550
$543
Average % on Financial Aid
29%
30%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$14,312
$8,083
Average Acceptance Rate
70%
81%
Average Endowment Size
$18.95 million
$28.43 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.65
0.65
# American Indian Students
25 Students
74 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
897 Students
3,260 Students
% Asian Students
8%
4%
# Hispanic Students
360 Students
4,167 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
6%
# Black Students
708 Students
4,987 Students
% Black Students
6%
7%
# White Students
5,069 Students
33,729 Students
% White Students
43%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
56 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
4,678 Students
28,854 Students
% of Others Students
40%
38%
All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars
8 extracurriculars
9 extracurriculars
Average Number of Sports
7 sports
6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private preschools in Norfolk County, MA?
The top-ranked private preschools in Norfolk County, MA include Dexter Southfield School, Clark School Boston, and St. Mary Of The Assumption School.
How many private preschools are located in Norfolk County?
88 private preschools are located in Norfolk County.
How much do private preschools cost in Norfolk County?
The average tuition cost is $23,689, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average tuition cost of $16,839.
How diverse are private preschools in Norfolk County?
Norfolk County private preschools are approximately 35% minority students, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average of 33%.
What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Norfolk County?
31% of private preschools in Norfolk County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).
Which private preschools in Norfolk County are often viewed compared to one another?

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