French American Academy of Jersey City Photo

Best Hudson County Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 52 private schools serving 10,312 students in Hudson County, NJ (there are 129 public schools, serving 85,473 public students). 11% of all K-12 students in Hudson County, NJ are educated in private schools (compared to the NJ state average of 14%).
The top ranked private schools in Hudson County, NJ include Saint Peter's Prep, Hamilton Park Montessori School, and Our Lady Of Czestochowa.
The average tuition cost is $19,095, which is higher than the New Jersey private school average tuition cost of $18,786.
60% of private schools in Hudson County, NJ are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Islamic).

Top Ranked Hudson County Private Schools (2025)

School
Location
Quick Facts
ALBRICH Academy
ALBRICH Academy Photo
Daycare / Preschool
159 2nd Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(646) 662-3378
Gr: NS-1 | 152 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Hamilton Park Montessori School
Hamilton Park Montessori School Photo - Maria Montessori was globally acknowledged for her advocacy toward peace and social justice; as such, it is integral to HPMS values to search for common ground, and to work with dedication toward compassionate understanding.
Montessori School
(7)
1 McWilliams Place
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 533-1910
Gr: PK-8 | 394 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 1 Tuition listed
Rising Star Academy
Rising Star Academy Photo - Early Childhood Education
(Islamic)
(1)
4613 Cottage Place
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 758-5590
Gr: PK-12 | 333 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
All Saints Catholic Academy
(Catholic)
19 W 13th St
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 443-8384
Gr: PK-8 | 420 students
All Saints Episcopal Day School
All Saints Episcopal Day School Photo - All Saints Early Childhood Center at 527 Clinton Street (near 6th Street) serves our Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten grades. It is also the site of our Admissions Office, Imagination Stations and Art Studio.
(Episcopal)
(9)
707 Washington St
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 792-0736
Gr: NS-8 | 204 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Cresthill Academy
Cresthill Academy Photo - Contact us today to learn more about our 6 locations in NJ. Offering premier and high-quality education from infant programs to Kindergarten! hello@cresthillacademy.com
Daycare / Preschool
(1)
4 14th Street #181
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(551) 212-3640
Gr: NS-K | 492 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Franklin School
Franklin School Photo
(1)
80 Town Square Place
Jersey City, NJ 07310
(201) 234-4781
Gr: 9-12 Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Hoboken Catholic Academy
(Catholic)
(1)
555 7th St
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 963-9535
Gr: PK-8 | 323 students Avg. class size: 21 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Hudson Catholic Regional High School
(Catholic)
790 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 332-5970
Gr: 9-12 | 512 students Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Hudson Montessori
Montessori School
10 Regent St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 516-0700
Gr: PK-8 | 270 students Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition listed
Kenmare High School
All-girls | Alternative School
89 York St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 451-1177
Gr: 9-12 | 121 students Avg. class size: 12 students
Our Lady Of Czestochowa
(Catholic)
248 Marin Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 434-2405
Gr: PK-8 | 448 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
41 Tuers Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 333-8844
Gr: PK-7 | 322 students
Sacred Heart School
(Catholic)
183 Bayview Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 332-7111
Gr: PK-8 | 224 students Tuition listed
St. Aloysius Elementary Academy
(Catholic)
721 W Side Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 433-4270
Gr: PK-8 | 236 students Tuition listed
St. Aloysius High School
(Catholic)
721 West Side Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 435-9240
Gr: 9-12 | 310 students Tuition listed
St. Dominic Academy
All-girls | Vocational/Technical School (Catholic)
2572 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 434-5938
Gr: 7-12 | 219 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 10 Tuition listed
St. Elizabeth School & Child Care Center
Daycare / Preschool (Catholic)
129 Garrison Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 795-1443
Gr: PK-K | 183 students
St. Francis Academy
(Catholic)
1601 Central Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 863-4112
Gr: PK-8 | 272 students Sports: 6
6408 Palisade Avenue
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 861-3227
Gr: PK-8 | 201 students Avg. class size: 20 students
St. Josephs School For The Blind
Special Education School
761 Summit Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 876-5432
Gr: PK-1 | 73 students Tuition listed
St. Nicholas School
St. Nicholas School Photo - St. Nicholas School - The premier destination for academic excellence in The Heights of Jersey City.
(Catholic)
118 Ferry St
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 659-5948
Gr: PK-8 | 179 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition listed
Saint Peter's Prep
Saint Peter's Prep Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
144 Grand Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 547-6400
Gr: 9-12 | 889 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Stevens Cooperative School
Stevens Cooperative School Photo
(1)
301 Garden St
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 792-3688
Gr: PK-8 | 443 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Tessa International School
Tessa International School Photo
(13)
720 Monroe Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 755-5585
Gr: NS-5 | 239 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Union City Daycare Program, Inc.
Daycare / Preschool
219 47th Street
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-2754
Gr: NS-K | 327 students
Waterfront Montessori
Waterfront Montessori Photo - Starting in the Toddler years, students develop independence, care for themselves, and an "I can do it!" attitude that helps them become self-starters and lifelong learners.
Montessori School
(13)
150 Warren Street, Suites 108 & 200
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 333-5600
Gr: NS-8 | 127 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 23 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
A Step Ahead Preschool
Daycare / Preschool (Catholic)
610 76th St
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 869-5335
Gr: PK-K | 35 students
Al Ghazaly School
(Islamic)
(1)
17 Park St
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 433-5002
Gr: PK-7 | 148 students
Apple Montessori Of Hoboken
Apple Montessori Of Hoboken Photo - At our core, we are devoted to nurturing the whole child intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically and ethically all in a caring, safe, and fun environment.
Montessori School
1055 Maxwell Lane
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 963-4949
Gr: K | 49 students Avg. class size: 21 students Extracurrculars: 5
Badr School
(Islamic)
539 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 435-1075
Gr: PK-8 | 106 students
Beacon Christian Academy
Beacon Christian Academy Photo - Reading in the Butterfly Garden Library section for young children.
(Assembly of God)
(12)
30 Prospect Avenue - 2nd floor
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 437-5056
Gr: NS-12 | 168 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Beregen-lafayette Montessori School
Montessori School
324 Communipaw Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 706-3403
Gr: PK-3 | 42 students
First Christian Pentecostal Academy
(Pentecostal)
(2)
441 Jersey Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 413-1136
Gr: PK-8 | 89 students
209 Third Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 338-8320
Gr: PK-9 Tuition listed
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Hudson County Private Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
713 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 659-7139
Gr: 9-12 | 114 students
301 Whiton Street
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 433-6089
Gr: K-8 | 210 students
2495 Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 433-8877
Gr: 9-12 | 150 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
255 Brunswick ST
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 898-5437
Gr: K-4 | 25 students
18 Davis Ave
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 991-3377
Gr: PK-K | 23 students
Holy Cross (Closed 2014)
Alternative School (Catholic)
15 Frank E Rodgers Blvd South
Harrison, NJ 07029
(973) 481-0340
Gr: PK-8 | 165 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
239 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 339-7341
Gr: 9-12 | 173 students
1510 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 332-0970
Gr: PK-7 | 40 students
The Lutheran Parochial School (Closed 2004)
(Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))
15 Clendenny St
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 333-5269
Gr: PK-8 | 91 students
131 Midland Ave
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 991-3271
Gr: PK-8 | 214 students
1501 New York Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 863-8433
Gr: K-8 | 244 students Tuition listed
422 Willow Ave
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 653-5548
Gr: PK-8 | 130 students Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition listed
5800 Kennedy Blvd
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 864-5557
Gr: K-9 | 192 students
254 Bartholdi Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 434-4091
Gr: PK-8 | 259 students
23 E 22nd Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 339-1839
Gr: PK-8 | 192 students
153 York Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 434-1280
Gr: 4-6 | 141 students
22 Wilson Avenue
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 991-0628
Gr: PK-8 | 189 students
124 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 437-0139
Gr: K-8 | 197 students
255 Congress St
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 659-0450
Gr: PK-8 | 185 students
175 8th St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 533-1910
Gr: 1-8 | 111 students
7111 Polk Street
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 869-5404
Gr: PK-8 | 175 students
5400 Broadway
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 864-9700
Gr: 9-12 | 256 students Avg. class size: 11 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
509 Bramhall Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 451-2765
Gr: PK-8 | 358 students Tuition listed
211 Sherman Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 659-6919
Gr: PK-8 | 159 students
837 Jersey Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07310
(201) 222-0033
Gr: PK-K | 5 students
3044 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 653-4416
Gr: PK-8 | 177 students
Ycs May Academy (Closed 2016)
Special Education School
36 Emory St
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 209-9070
Gr: 3-8 | 35 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Hudson County, NJ?
The top ranked private schools in Hudson County, NJ include Saint Peter's Prep, Hamilton Park Montessori School, and Our Lady Of Czestochowa.
How many private schools are located in Hudson County?
52 private schools are located in Hudson County.
How much do private schools cost in Hudson County?
The average tuition cost is $19,095, which is higher than the New Jersey private school average tuition cost of $18,786.
How diverse are private schools in Hudson County?
Hudson County private schools are approximately 63% minority students, which is higher than the New Jersey private school average of 40%.
What percentage of students in Hudson County go to private school?
11% of all K-12 students in Hudson County are educated in private schools (compared to the NJ state average of 14%).
What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Hudson County?
60% of private schools in Hudson County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Islamic).
Which private schools in Hudson County are often viewed compared to one another?

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