Best Nassau County Private High Schools (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 36 private high schools serving 15,584 students in Nassau County, NY.
The average tuition cost is $21,557, which is lower than the New York private high school average tuition cost of $26,519.
68% of private high schools in Nassau County, NY are religiously affiliated (most commonly Jewish and Catholic).

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 36
  • # Students Served: 15,584
  • Average Tuition: $21,557
  • % Students on Financial Aid: 23%
  • Acceptance Rate: 73%
  • Average Class Size: 15 students
  • % Students of Color: 34%
  • View Nassau County, NY School Trends

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 36
  • # Students Served: 15,584
  • Average Tuition: $21,557
  • % Students on Financial Aid: 23%
  • Acceptance Rate: 73%
  • Average Class Size: 15 students
  • % Students of Color: 34%
  • View Nassau County, NY School Trends

Top Ranked Nassau County Private High Schools (2026-27)

Friends Academy Photo
Gr: NS-12 | 769 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 46
Friends
270 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560
(516) 676-0393
(11)
Vincent Smith School Photo
Gr: 1-12 | 54 students
Avg. class size: 6 students
Extracurriculars: 10
Special Education School
322 Port Washington Blvd
Port Washington, NY 11050
(516) 365-4900
(3)
The Waldorf School Of Garden City Photo
Gr: NS-12 | 300 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 13
Specialized Curriculum
225 Cambridge Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 742-3434
(9)
Fusion Academy Long Island Photo
Gr: 6-12 | 34 students
Avg. class size: 1 student
260 Crossways Park Drive, Suite A
Woodbury, NY 11797
(877) 673-8893
Trinity Lutheran School Photo
Gr: NS-9 | 210 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 9
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
40 W Nicholai St
Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 931-2211
(1)
Map of Chaminade High School
Gr: 9-12 | 1,700 students
All-boys (Catholic)
340 Jackson Ave
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 742-5555
(3)
Map of Crescent School
Gr: K-12 | 280 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Sports: 3
Islamic
130 Front St
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 292-1787
Map of Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School -boys
Gr: 9-12 | 374 students
All-boys (Jewish)
700 Ibsen St
Woodmere, NY 11598
(516) 295-7700
Grace Christian Academy Photo
Gr: K-12 | 164 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 12
Baptist
36 Smith Street
Merrick, NY 11566
(516) 379-2223
(27)
Map of Hebrew Academy Five Towns Rockaway High
Gr: 9-12 | 395 students
Jewish
635 Central Ave
Cedarhurst, NY 11516
(516) 569-3370
Map of Hebrew Academy Of Five Towns & Rockaway
Gr: PK-12 | 1,195 students
Jewish
389 Central Ave
Lawrence, NY 11559
(516) 220-6636
Map of Hebrew Academy Of Nassau County
Gr: NS-12 | 359 students
Jewish
240 Hempstead Avenue
West Hempstead, NY 11552
(516) 565-5640
Map of Hebrew Academy Of Nassau County (hanc)
Gr: 7-12 | 450 students
Jewish
609 Hempstead Ave
West Hempstead, NY 11552
(516) 565-5640
Map of Holy Trinity Diocesan High School
Gr: 9-12 | 677 students
Avg. class size: 30 students
Catholic
98 Cherry Ln
Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 433-2900
(2)
Map of Kellenberg Memorial High School
Gr: 6-12 | 2,512 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Catholic
1400 Glenn Curtiss Blvd
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 292-0200
(1)
Lawrence Woodmere Academy Photo
Gr: PK-12 | 166 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 8
336 Woodmere Blvd
Woodmere, NY 11598
(516) 394-1827
(6)
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School Photo
Gr: 6-12 | 471 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 32
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
131 Brookville Road
Glen Head, NY 11545
(516) 626-1736
(14)
Map of North Shore Hebrew Academy High School
Gr: 9-12 | 416 students
Jewish
400 N Service Rd
Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 487-2424
Portledge School Photo
Gr: NS-12 | 585 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 13
355 Duck Pond Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560
(516) 750-3202
(3)
Map of Sacred Heart Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 849 students
Sports: 13
All-girls (Catholic)
47 Cathedral Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 483-7383
(1)
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Nassau County Private High Schools (Closed)

Map of Ann Frank Montessori School
Gr: PK-K | 16 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Montessori School
430 Demott Ave
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 678-5955
Map of Children's World Montessori School
Gr: PK-1 | 14 students
Montessori School
178 S Ocean Ave
Freeport, NY 11520
(516) 442-5714
Map of Corpus Christi Elementary School
Gr: PK-8 | 263 students
Catholic
120 Searing Avenue
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 746-2966
Map of Hebrew Academy Of Long Beach
Gr: 1-8 | 760 students
Jewish
530 W Broadway
Long Beach, NY 11561
(516) 432-8285
Journey Prep School Photo
Gr: NS-12 | 82 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
50 Cherry Street
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 736-2146
(5)
Map of Little Red Train Private School
Gr: PK-K | 21 students
Daycare / Preschool
249 Jerusalem Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 483-8460
(1)
Map of Magen Israel-gan Israel Center Inc
Gr: K-3 | 24 students
Jewish
54 Steamboat Rd
Great Neck, NY 11024
(516) 482-2305
Map of The Maria Montessori School
Gr: PK-4 | 19 students
Montessori School
5 N Village Green
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 520-0301
Map of Midreshet Shalhevet - Shalhevet High School For Gi
Gr: 9-12 | 69 students
All-girls (Jewish)
1000 Rosedale Rd
Valley Stream, NY 11581
(516) 224-0240
Map of Montessori School Of Long Beach
Gr: PK-K | 27 students
Montessori School
111 Delaware Ave
Long Beach, NY 11561
(516) 897-3031
Map of Mosaic School
Gr: PK | 6 students
Special Education School
1309 Wantagh Ave
Wantagh, NY 11793
(516) 765-3696
Map of New Frontier Montessori School
Gr: PK-6 | 81 students
Montessori School
40 Washington St.
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 538-3351
Map of Our Lady Of Lourdes School
Gr: K-9 | 199 students
Catholic
379 Linden St
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
(516) 798-7926
Our Lady Of Mercy Academy Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 412 students
All-girls (Catholic)
815 Convent Rd
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 921-1047
Map of Sacred Heart School
Gr: PK-8 | 246 students
Catholic
730 Merrick Ave
Merrick, NY 11566
(516) 378-5797
Map of St. Bernard School
Gr: PK-8 | 237 students
Catholic
3100 Hempstead Tpk
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 731-4322
Map of St. Boniface Elementary School
Gr: PK-8 | 179 students
Catholic
621 Elmont Road
Elmont, NY 11003
(516) 354-6084
Map of St. Ignatius Loyola School
Gr: K-9 | 224 students
Catholic
30 E Cherry St
Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 931-0831
Map of St. Joachim
Gr: K-8 | 162 students
Catholic
620 Central Ave
Cedarhurst, NY 11516
(516) 569-2290
Map of St. Peter Of Alcantara School
Gr: PK-8 | 229 students
Catholic
1321 Port Washington Blvd
Port Washington, NY 11050
(516) 944-3772
Map of St. Thomas The Apostle School
Gr: PK-8 | 282 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Catholic
12 Westminster Rd
West Hempstead, NY 11552
(516) 481-9310
Schechter School Of Long Island Photo
Gr: K-5 | 150 students
Jewish
1 Barbara Lane
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 935-1441
(1)
Map of Transfiguration Parish Day School
Gr: PK-6 | 65 students
Episcopal
73 S Long Beach Avenue
Freeport, NY 11520
(516) 379-6226

Overview

Category
This State (NY)
US
# Schools
40 Schools
# Students
15,584 Students
230,840 Students
% Average Students of Color
34%
36%

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers
1,618 Teachers
24,736 Teachers
Average Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree
82%
76%
Average Class Size
15 students
15 students
Average Number of AP Courses
14 courses
12 courses
Average SAT score
1219
(Out of 1600)
1251
Average ACT score
27
(Out of 36)
28

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost
$21,557
$26,519
Average % on Financial Aid
23%
35%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$10,000
$14,670
Average Acceptance Rate
73%
77%
Average Endowment Size
$10 million
$28.49 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.48
0.49
# American Indian Students
29 Students
429 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
585 Students
11,895 Students
% Asian Students
4%
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,451 Students
15,693 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
7%
# Black Students
1,346 Students
16,803 Students
% Black Students
9%
7%
# White Students
10,392 Students
161,909 Students
% White Students
71%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
49 Students
275 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
# Others Students
777 Students
24,058 Students
% of Others Students
5%
11%
All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars
18 extracurriculars
18 extracurriculars
Average Number of Sports
10 sports
9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Nassau County, NY?
The top ranked private high schools in Nassau County, NY include Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School, Friends Academy, and Vincent Smith School.
How many private high schools are located in Nassau County?
36 private high schools are located in Nassau County.
How much do private high schools cost in Nassau County?
The average tuition cost is $21,557, which is lower than the New York private school average tuition cost of $26,519.
How diverse are private high schools in Nassau County?
Nassau County private high schools are approximately 34% minority students, which is lower than the New York private school average of 36%.
What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Nassau County?
68% of private high schools in Nassau County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Jewish and Catholic).
Which private high schools in Nassau County are often viewed compared to one another?

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