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  • For the 2020-21 school year, there are 61 top private schools in Buffalo, New York, serving 14,371 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 24% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 10:1.
  • 79% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Christian).

Top Buffalo, NY Private Schools (2020-21)

  • 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
    (6)
     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
  • The Arc Erie County New York
    Special Education School
     1 Delaware Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14217
    (716) 876-3901
    Grades: Inquire with school | 148 students
  • Aspire Of Wny/ctr For Learning
    Special Education School
     4635 Union Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14225
    (716) 633-4452
    Grades: PK | 173 students
  • Autism Services
    Special Education School
     40 Hazelwood
    Buffalo, NY 14228
    (716) 631-5777
    Grades: Inquire with school | 72 students
  • Baker Academy
    Special Education School (Roman Catholic)
     120 Alexander Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14211
    (716) 828-7955
    Grades: 1-9 | 66 students
  • Baker Hall School
    Special Education School
     777 Ridge Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14218
    (716) 828-9737
    Grades: 6-12 | 110 students
  • Baker Victory Services
    Special Education School (Roman Catholic)
     780 Ridge Rd
    Buffalo, NY 14218
    (716) 828-9636
    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 | 187 students
  • Blessed Sacrament Elementary School
    (Roman Catholic)
     263 Claremont Avenue
    Buffalo, NY 14223
    (716) 836-6360
    Grades: PK-8 | 168 students
  • Buffalo Academy Of Scholars
     434 Delaware Ave Ste 1
    Buffalo, NY 14202
    (716) 464-3244
    Grades: 9-12 | 10 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) 885-8318
    Grades: PK-K | 224 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 | 209 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: 3-12 | 18 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) 895-3318
    Grades: PK-11 | 295 students
  • Elmwood-franklin School
     104 New Amsterdam Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14216
    (716) 877-5035
    Grades: PK-8 | 298 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
  • 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-9 | 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: K-8 | 70 students
  • Mount Mercy Academy
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     88 Red Jacket Pkwy
    Buffalo, NY 14220
    (716) 825-8796
    Grades: 9-12 | 233 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 | 332 students
  • Nardin Academy
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     135 Cleveland Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14222
    (716) 881-6262
    Grades: 9-12 | 538 students
  • Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary School
    (Roman Catholic)
     8550 Main St
    Buffalo, NY 14221
    (716) 633-7441
    Grades: PK-8 | 256 students
  • Nativitymiguel Middle School - Buffalo
    (Roman Catholic)
     21 Davidson Ave
    Buffalo, NY 14215
    (716) 836-5188
    Grades: 5-8 | 42 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) 332-6300
    Grades: 5-12 | 575 students
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