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For the 2021 school year, there are 24 top blue ribbon private schools in New York, serving 8,290 students.
These schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence.
Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.

Top New York Blue Ribbon Private Schools (2021)

  • School Location Students Year
  • Big Apple Academy
    Big Apple Academy Photo
    (2)
     2937 86th Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11223
    (718) 333-0300
    1,115 students
    Year: 2016
  • Iona Preparatory School
    Iona Preparatory School Photo
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     255 Wilmot Road
    New Rochelle, NY 10804
    (914) 632-0714
    901 students
    Year: 2001, 2002
  • Transfiguration School
    Transfiguration School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     29 Mott Street
    New York, NY 10013
    (212) 962-5265
    n/a students
    Year: 2011
  • Academy of the Holy Names
    Academy of the Holy Names Photo - Academy of the Holy Names, Albany NY - Transforming young women from intuitive learners to innovative thinkers, empowering generations of courageous, faith-filled women to be skillful builders of a better world.
    (Roman Catholic)
    (4)
     1075 New Scotland Rd
    Albany, NY 12208
    (518) 438-7895
    245 students
    Year: n/a
  • Christian Brothers Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
     6245 Randall Rd
    Syracuse, NY 13214
    (315) 446-5960
    732 students
    Year: 2019
  • Dominican Academy
    Dominican Academy Photo - Congratulations, Class of 2016! The 58 graduates include 6 National Merit Scholars and 1 National Merit Finalist! Colleges of attendance include: Cornell, Princeton, the College of William and Mary, Fordham, Villanova, and Trinity College Dublin
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     44 East 68th Street
    New York, NY 10065
    (212) 744-0195
    250 students
    Year: 1996
  • Flatbush Sda School
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
     5810 Snyder Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11203
    (718) 922-6390
    86 students
    Year: n/a
  • Immaculate Heart Of Mary School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (3)
     201 Boulevard
    Scarsdale, NY 10583
    (914) 723-5608
    227 students
    Year: 2004
  • Mi Nuevo Mundo Children Education Center
    Mi Nuevo Mundo Children Education Center Photo - Juntos crecemos!-2019
    Daycare / Preschool
     31-05 51st Street -
    Woodside, NY 11377
    (718) 626-7394
    161 students
    Year: n/a
  • Midwood Montessori of Midwood
    Montessori School
     2825 Bedford Ave
    Brooklyn, NY 11210
    (718) 253-3242
    75 students
    Year: n/a
  • Once Upon A Time / Theatre Street School
     8761 111th St
    Richmond Hill, NY 11418
    (718) 846-9182
    9 students
    Year: n/a
  • Our Lady Of The Assumption School
    (Roman Catholic)
     1617 Parkview Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10461
    (718) 829-1706
    253 students
    Year: 2010
  • Our Lady Of The Hamptons Regional Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
     160 N Main Street
    Southampton, NY 11968
    (631) 283-9140
    283 students
    Year: 1994, 1996
  • Rambam Mesivta
    All-boys (Jewish)
     15 Frost Ln
    Lawrence, NY 11559
    (516) 371-5824
    168 students
    Year: 2015
  • Robert C Parker School
    Robert C Parker School Photo - Exploration on 77 acres campus with forest, woods, pond, and streams.
    Alternative School
    (8)
     4254 Ny Highway 43
    Wynantskill, NY 12198
    (518) 286-3449
    118 students
    Year: n/a
  • Sacred Heart Academy
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     47 Cathedral Ave
    Hempstead, NY 11550
    (516) 483-7383
    857 students
    Year: 1996
  • St. Ann School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (4)
     3511 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467
    (718) 655-3449
    253 students
    Year: n/a
  • St. Bernadette School
    (Roman Catholic)
     1313 83rd St
    Brooklyn, NY 11228
    (718) 236-1560
    373 students
    Year: 2008
  • St. Ignatius Loyola School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     48 East 84th Street
    New York, NY 10028
    (212) 861-3820
    536 students
    Year: 2018
  • St. Joan Of Arc Elementary School
    St. Joan Of Arc Elementary School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     3527 82nd Street
    Jackson Heights, NY 11372
    (718) 639-9020
    519 students
    Year: 1999
  • St. Joseph School
    (Roman Catholic)
     30 Meadow Avenue
    Bronxville, NY 10708
    (914) 337-0261
    223 students
    Year: 2010
  • St. Martin De Porres School
    (Roman Catholic)
     122 Cedar Valley Rd
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
    (845) 452-4428
    395 students
    Year: 2012
  • School of the Holy Child
    School of the Holy Child Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    (10)
     2225 Westchester Avenue
    Rye, NY 10580
    (914) 967-5622
    358 students
    Year: n/a
  • Thornton-donovan School
    Alternative School
     100 Overlook Cir
    New Rochelle, NY 10804
    (914) 632-8836
    153 students
    Year: n/a
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