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  • For the 2019-20 school year, there are 73 top private schools in New Jersey belonging to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), serving 22,588 students.
  • The National Association of Independent Schools, governed by a board of trustees and staffed by approximately 40 individuals, is a membership organization and the national voice of independent education. NAIS represents approximately 1,400 independent schools and associations in the United States, and affiliates with independent schools abroad as well. We offer a broad variety of services and products. The NAIS Principles of Good Practice for member schools define high standards and ethical behavior in key areas of independent school operations.You can also find more schools membership associations in New Jersey.

Top National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Private Schools (2019-20)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Chapin School
    Chapin School Photo - Chapin School Princeton focuses on Collaborative Learning through STEAM, Arts, Music, and Athletics.
    (1)
     4101 Princeton Pike
    Princeton, NJ 08540
    (609)986-1705
    Grades: PK-8 | 231 students
  • Delbarton School
    Delbarton School Photo - Old Main, a mansion built in 1880 as the summer residence of the Kountze family, is the centerpiece of Delbarton's 200 acre campus.
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     230 Mendham Road
    Morristown, NJ 07960
    (973)538-3231
    Grades: 7-12 | 609 students
  • Far Brook School
    Far Brook School Photo - Far Brook's inviting, semi-wooded nine acre campus includes playing fields, playgrounds, and a Schoolyard wetlands habitat.
    52 Great Hills Road
    Short Hills, NJ 07078
    (973)379-3442
    Grades: NS-8 | 223 students
  • Friends School Mullica Hill
    Friends School Mullica Hill Photo - At Friends School Mullica Hill we value hands-on learning. We have two science labs; here are two students disecting a flower in one of our labs.
    (Friends)
    (4)
     15 High Street
    Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
    (856)478-2908
    Grades: PK-8 | n/a students
  • Laurel School Of Princeton, The
    Laurel School Of Princeton, The Photo
    Special Education School
     75 Mapleton Rd
    Princeton, NJ 08540
    (609)566-6000
    Grades: 1-10 | 45 students
  • Oak Knoll School Of The Holy Child (All Girls 7-12)
    Oak Knoll School Of The Holy Child (All Girls 7-12) Photo
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
    (3)
     44 Blackburn Road
    Summit, NJ 07901
    (908)522-8109
    Grades: 7-12 | 308 students
  • Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child (Lower School)
    Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child (Lower School) Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     44 Blackburn Road
    Summit, NJ 07901
    (908)522-8109
    Grades: PK-6 | 234 students
  • The Peck School
    The Peck School Photo - A firm handshake, good eye contact, and consideration of others - these are just a few of The Peck School values that contribute to creating one of the most nurturing and inspirational K-8 learning environments in the country.
    (9)
     247 South Street
    Morristown, NJ 07960
    (973)539-8660
    Grades: K-8 | 344 students
  • Pioneer Academy
    Pioneer Academy Photo - School Building
    (2)
     164 Totowa Road
    Wayne, NJ 07470
    (973)405-5169
    Grades: PK-12 | 323 students
  • Ranney School
    Ranney School Photo - Ranney School, NJ, established 1960
    235 Hope Road
    Eatontown, NJ 07724
    (732)542-4777
    Grades: NS-12 | 705 students
  • Rutgers Preparatory School
    Rutgers Preparatory School Photo - Whether on Campus or visiting Grounds for Sculpture, Rutgers Prep's location in Somerset, NJ means that nature, the Arts, multi-cultural events, and historic treasures impact student instruction every day.
    (2)
     1345 Easton Ave
    Somerset, NJ 08873
    (732)545-5600
    Grades: PK-12 | 691 students
  • Voyagers' Community School
    Voyagers' Community School Photo - Our new location, once the Fred Steelman School, in Eatontown, NJ, was built in 1908 and renovated to suit our needs in 2015. Fashioned like a NYC loft, the rooms are spaceous with natural light flooding in, exposed brick and rafters and original wood floors. A warm and welcoming aesthetic is essential to learning. We have just the place.
    (2)
     215 Broad Street
    Eatontown, NJ 07724
    (732)842-1660
    Grades: NS-12 | 80 students
  • The Wardlaw+Hartridge School
    The Wardlaw+Hartridge School Photo - Excellence in academics!
    (10)
     1295 Inman Ave
    Edison, NJ 08820
    (908)754-1882
    Grades: PK-12 | 458 students
  • Academy Of Saint Elizabeth
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
    (3)
     2 Convent Rd
    Convent Station, NJ 07961
    (973)290-5200
    Grades: 9-12 | 124 students
  • All Saints Episcopal Day School
    All Saints Episcopal Day School Photo - 707 Washington Street Campus
    (Episcopal)
    (6)
     707 Washington St
    Hoboken, NJ 07030
    (201)792-0736
    Grades: NS-8 | 226 students
  • The American Boychoir School
    The American Boychoir School Photo - American Boychoir is the nation's most widely touring and frequently performing choral ensemble.
    All-boys | Special Program Emphasis
    (2)
     75 Mapleton Road
    Princeton, NJ 08540
    (609)924-5858
    Grades: 4-8 | 49 students
  • Blair Academy
    Blair Academy Photo
    2 Park St
    Blairstown, NJ 07825
    (908)362-6121
    Grades: 9-12 | 460 students
  • Calvary Academy
    (Assembly of God)
    (3)
     1133 E County Line Rd
    Lakewood, NJ 08701
    (732)363-3633
    Grades: PK-12 | 251 students
  • The Cambridge School
    The Cambridge School Photo
    Special Education School
     100 Straube Center Blvd
    Pennington, NJ 08534
    (609)730-9553
    Grades: K-12 | 125 students
  • Champion Baptist Academy
    (Baptist)
     512 S Pitney Rd
    Absecon, NJ 08205
    (609)652-7507
    Grades: PK-7 | 31 students
  • Chatham Day School
    Chatham Day School Photo
    (5)
     700 Shunpike Road
    Chatham, NJ 07928
    (973)410-0400
    Grades: NS-8 | 158 students
  • Collegiate School
     22 Kent Ct
    Passaic, NJ 07055
    (973)777-1714
    Grades: PK-12 | 86 students
  • Community High School
    Community High School Photo - Community High School
    Special Education School
     1135 Teaneck Rd
    Teaneck, NJ 07666
    (201)862-1796
    Grades: 9-12 | 183 students
  • Craig High School
    Special Education School
     310 Lathrop Avenue
    Boonton, NJ 07005
    (973)334-1234
    Grades: 9-12 | 52 students
  • The Craig School
    The Craig School Photo - The Orton-Gillingham Approach is an instructional approach intended primarily for use with individuals who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing of the sort associated with dyslexia. It is most properly understood and practiced as an approach, not a method, program, system or technique.
    Special Education School
     10 Tower Hill Rd
    Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
    (973)334-1295
    Grades: 2-12 | n/a students
  • Doane Academy
    Doane Academy Photo - AN EDUCATION FOR LIFE-Our beautiful, historic campus rests on the banks of the Delaware River and offers students a unique environment for rigorous academics, extra-curricular opportunities, and student life enriched by traditions that have developed over more than 179 years. Our classrooms are exciting learning environments, where students from age 3 to Grade 12 are challenged, and encouraged.
    (Episcopal)
    (8)
     350 Riverbank
    Burlington, NJ 08016
    (609)386-3500
    Grades: NS-12 | 245 students
  • The Durand School
    Special Education School
     230 N Evergreen Ave Ste 1
    Woodbury, NJ 08096
    (856)845-0666
    Grades: K-12 | 34 students
  • Dwight-englewood School
    Dwight-englewood School Photo - Dwight-Englewood gives students an opportunity to explore their surroundings. Learning takes place everywhere and students at Dwight-Englewood take what they learn inside of the classroom and incorporate it in their everyday lives.
    315 E Palisade Avenue
    Englewood, NJ 07631
    (201)569-9500
    Grades: PK-12 | 966 students
  • The Elisabeth Morrow School
    The Elisabeth Morrow School Photo - Providing children with a foundation for successful, life-long learning is a hallmark of The Elisabeth Morrow School. Our graduates are ready to succeed within a 21st Century curriculum and beyond.
    435 Lydecker Street
    Englewood, NJ 07631
    (201)568-5566
    Grades: PK-8 | 436 students
  • The Ellison School
    (5)
     1017 S Spring Road
    Vineland, NJ 08361
    (856)691-1734
    Grades: NS-8 | 116 students
  • Far Hills Country Day School
    Far Hills Country Day School Photo - Far Hills celebrates 90 years of exceptional education in our community this year.
    (2)
     697 US-202
    Far Hills, NJ 07931
    (908)766-0622
    Grades: PK-8 | 268 students
  • French American School of Princeton
    French American School of Princeton Photo
    Special Program Emphasis
     75 Mapleton Rd
    Princeton, NJ 08540
    (609)430-3001
    Grades: NS-8 | 195 students
  • Gill St Bernard's School
    Gill St Bernard's School Photo - "The World is Our Classroom"
    PO Box 604 / St. Bernard's Road
    Gladstone, NJ 07934
    (908)243-1611
    Grades: NS-12 | 638 students
  • Gottesman Rtw Academy
    Gottesman Rtw Academy Photo
    (Jewish)
    (10)
     146 Dover Chester Road
    Randolph, NJ 07869
    (973)584-5530
    Grades: PK-9 | 154 students
  • Haddonfield Friends School
    (Friends)
     47 N Haddon Avenue
    Haddonfield, NJ 08033
    (856)429-6786
    Grades: NS-8 | 171 students
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