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  • For the 2020 school year, there are 59 top private schools in Buffalo, New York, serving 14,827 students.
  • The average private school tuition is $6,040 for elementary schools and $9,290 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
  • The average acceptance rate is 89% (view national acceptance rates).
  • Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 10:1.
  • 81% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Christian).

Top Buffalo, NY Private Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Buffalo Seminary
    Buffalo Seminary Photo - Founded in 1851, and in this building since 1909, Buffalo Seminary is on the National Register of Historic Places. Our campus includes 5 faculty and student residences in adjacent restored historic homes, and Larkin Field, a 5-minute walk away on a leafy parkway.
    All-girls
    (4)
     205 Bidwell Parkway
    Buffalo, NY 14222
    (716)885-6780
    Grades: 9-12 | 182 students
  • Amherst Christian Academy
    Montessori School (Christian)
    (1)
     2625 Tonawanda Creek Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14228
    (716)689-9944
    Grades: PK-12 | 74 students
  • Aspire Of Wny/ctr For Learning
    Special Education School
     4635 Union Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14225
    (716)505-5700
    Grades: PK | 137 students
  • Baker Academy
    Special Education School (Roman Catholic)
     120 Alexander Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14211
    (716)828-7956
    Grades: 1-9 | 66 students
  • Baker Hall School
    Special Education School
     777 Ridge Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14218
    (716)828-7835
    Grades: 6-12 | 110 students
  • Baker Victory Services
    Special Education School (Roman Catholic)
     780 Ridge Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14218
    (716)828-9633
    Grades: PK-12 | 355 students
  • Bishop Timon-st Jude High School
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     601 Mckinley Pkwy
    Buffalo, NY 14220
    (716)826-3610
    Grades: 9-12 | 245 students
  • Blessed Sacrament Elementary School
    (Roman Catholic)
     263 Claremont Avenue
    Buffalo, NY 14223
    (716)836-6360
    Grades: PK-8 | 168 students
  • Buffalo Academy Of The Sacred Heart
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     3860 Main Street
    Buffalo, NY 14226
    (716)834-2101
    Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
  • Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
    Special Education School
     50 E North St
    Buffalo, NY 14203
    (716)885-8871
    Grades: PK-K | 263 students
  • Canisius High School
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     1180 Delaware Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14209
    (716)882-0466
    Grades: 9-12 | 878 students
  • Catholic Academy West Buffalo
    (Roman Catholic)
     1069 Delaware Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14209
    (716)885-6111
    Grades: PK-8 | 219 students
  • Catholic Central School
    (Roman Catholic)
     201 Winston Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14216
    (716)864-7325
    Grades: 6-9 | 94 students
  • Center Road Christian Academy
    (Baptist)
     412 Center Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14224
    (716)675-6545
    Grades: 2-12 | 24 students
  • Christ The King Elementary School
    Christ The King Elementary School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    (5)
     2 Lamarck Dr
    Buffalo, NY 14226
    (716)839-0473
    Grades: PK-8 | 194 students
  • Christian Central Academy
    Christian Central Academy Photo - Built in 2004, our Emmanuel Athletic Facility includes a Wellness Center, Kurt A. De Witt Memorial Playground, tennis court and soccer field.
    (Christian)
    (8)
     39 Academy St
    Buffalo, NY 14221
    (716)634-4821
    Grades: NS-12 | 257 students
  • Darul Uloom Al Madania
    (Islamic)
    (6)
     182 Sobieski St
    Buffalo, NY 14212
    (716)892-2606
    Grades: PK-11 | 297 students
  • Elmwood-franklin School
     104 New Amsterdam Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14216
    (716)877-5035
    Grades: PK-8 | 302 students
  • Fourteen Holy Helpers School
    (Roman Catholic)
     1339 Indian Church Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14224
    (716)674-1670
    Grades: NS-8 | 215 students
  • Gateway Longview Lynde School
    Gateway Longview Lynde School Photo
    Special Education School
    (3)
     6350 Main St
    Buffalo, NY 14221
    (716)783-3100
    Grades: PK-12 | 177 students
  • Greater Refuge Temple Christian Academy
    (Christian)
     943 Jefferson Avenue
    Buffalo, NY 14204
    (716)886-2199
    Grades: PK-5 | 32 students
  • The Hegitage Eduacation Program
    Special Education School
     1 Delaware Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14217
    (716)876-3901
    Grades: Inquire with school | 145 students
  • Holy Angels Academy
    Holy Angels Academy Photo - Donations by the seniors
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     24 Shoshone St
    Buffalo, NY 14214
    (716)834-7120
    Grades: 9-12 | 208 students
  • Jewish Heritage Day School
    (Jewish)
     411 J J Audubon Pkwy
    Buffalo, NY 14228
    (716)568-0226
    Grades: PK-8 | 118 students
  • Kadimah School Of Buffalo
    Kadimah School Of Buffalo Photo - Through collaborative efforts between the fifth grade science class and the kindergarten class, students created kaleidoscopes to learn about reflective light.
    (Jewish)
    (1)
     1085 Eggert Road
    Buffalo, NY 14226
    (716)836-6903
    Grades: PK-8 | 86 students
  • Mount Mercy Academy
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     88 Red Jacket Pkwy
    Buffalo, NY 14220
    (716)825-8796
    Grades: 9-12 | 228 students
  • Mount St. Mary Academy
    Mount St. Mary Academy Photo - Mount St. Mary Academy, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1927, is an all-girls Catholic college-preparatory high school located at 3756 Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. Mount St. Mary’s is consistently ranked among the top ten Western New York public and private high schools.
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     3756 Delaware Avenue
    Buffalo, NY 14217
    (716)877-1358
    Grades: 9-12 | 284 students
  • Nardin Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
     135 Cleveland Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14222
    (716)881-6262
    Grades: PK-12 | 919 students
  • Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary School
    (Roman Catholic)
     8550 Main St
    Buffalo, NY 14221
    (716)633-7441
    Grades: NS-8 | 242 students
  • NativityMiguel Middle School - Buffalo
    (Roman Catholic)
     21 Davidson Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14215
    (716)836-5188
    Grades: 5-8 | n/a students
  • Nazareth Lutheran School
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
     265 Skillen St
    Buffalo, NY 14207
    (716)876-7709
    Grades: K-9 | 26 students
  • New Creation Fellowship Academy
    (Christian)
     3325 Genesee St
    Buffalo, NY 14225
    (716)632-6084
    Grades: NS-12 | 37 students
  • Nichols School
     1250 Amherst St
    Buffalo, NY 14216
    (716)332-6325
    Grades: 5-12 | 595 students
  • Notre Dame Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
     1125 Abbott Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14220
    (716)824-0726
    Grades: PK-8 | 494 students
  • Our Lady Help Of Christians School
    (Roman Catholic)
     4115 Union Road
    Buffalo, NY 14225
    (716)632-4199
    Grades: PK-8 | 194 students
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