Top 5 Best New York Friends Private Elementary Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 7 friends private elementary schools serving 3,067 students in New York. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in New York.
The best top ranked friends private elementary schools in New York include Friends Academy, Friends Seminary and Mary McDowell Friends School.
The average acceptance rate is 90%, which is higher than the New York private elementary school average acceptance rate of 80%.

Top Ranked Friends Private Elementary Schools in New York (2024)

School
Location
Grades
Students
Friends Academy
Friends Academy Photo - The profound bond that our students and teachers form at Friends Academy is intentional and allows each student to receive highly personalized instruction. This ensures that their individual strengths are recognized and shared in the classroom, on the stage and on the field and in their life beyond.
(Friends)
(11)
270 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560
(516) 676-0393
Grades: NS-12
| 769 students
Westbury Friends School
Westbury Friends School Photo - Apples picked from our apple tree. Now on to making apple pie.
(Friends)
550 Post Ave
Westbury, NY 11590
(516) 333-3178
Grades: NS-3
| 50 students
Brooklyn Friends School
Brooklyn Friends School Photo
(Friends)
(1)
375 Pearl St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-1029
Grades: PK-12
| 856 students
Friends Seminary
(Friends)
222 E 16th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 979-5035
Grades: K-12
| 760 students
Mary McDowell Friends School
Special Education School (Friends)
(2)
20 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 625-3939
Grades: K-12
| 438 students
Oakwood Friends School
Oakwood Friends School Photo - Autumn colors on campus
(Friends)
22 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200
Grades: 5-12
| 190 students
Blossom Garden Friends School
Alternative School (Friends)
13961 Sisson Hwy
Collins, NY 14034
(716) 532-1004
Grades: 6-12
| 4 students

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