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Suffolk County Private Schools (Closed)

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apprWest Sayville Christian School (Closed 2025)

(Christian)

37 Rollstone Avenue
West Sayville, NY 11796
(631) 589-2180

Gr: K-12 | 50 students Avg. class size: 8 students Acceptance rate listed

Bay Shore Christian School (Closed 2025)

(Christian)

211 Bay Shore Rd
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(631) 665-5241

Gr: PK-5 | 81 students Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate listed

Bishop Mcgann-mercy Diocesan High School (Closed 2015)

(Catholic)

1225 Ostrander Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901
(631) 727-5900

Gr: 7-12 | 467 students

Chatterbox Day School (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool

52 Hawthorne Ave
East Islip, NY 11730
(631) 581-4756

Gr: PK-1 | 61 students

The Hewlett School (Closed 2006)

74 Suffolk Lane
East Islip, NY 11730
(631) 581-1035

Gr: PK-12 | 63 students

Holy Family Regional School (Closed 2022)

(Catholic)

2 Indian Head Rd
Commack, NY 11725
(631) 543-0202

Gr: PK-8 | 223 students

The Jewish Academy of Suffolk County (Closed 2018)

(Jewish)

74 Hauppauge Rd
Commack, NY 11725
(631) 368-2600

Gr: K-8 | 70 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Lake Grove School (Closed 2020)

Special Education School

Moriches Road
Lake Grove, NY 11755
(516) 585-8776

Gr: 8-12 | 60 students

Maimonides Day School (Closed 2015)

(Jewish)

821 Hawkins Ave
Lake Grove, NY 11755
(631) 585-0521

Gr: PK-8 | 26 students

New Discovery Early Childhood Center (Closed 2016)

Daycare / Preschool

180 Lawrence Rd
Kings Park, NY 11754
(631) 544-0830

Gr: K | 127 students

Our Lady Of Perpetual Help School (Closed 2020)

(Catholic)

240 S Wellwood Ave
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(631) 226-0208

Gr: PK-8 | 263 students

Prince Of Peace Regional School (Closed 2010)

(Catholic)

200 W Main St
Sayville, NY 11782
(631) 589-3426

Gr: PK-8 | 187 students

Rainbow Chimes, Inc. (Closed 2008)

Daycare / Preschool

320 Broadway-greenlawn Rd.
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 427-6300

Gr: PK-K | 64 students

St. Peters By The Sea Episcopal Day School (Closed 2010)

(Episcopal)

500 W Montauk Hwy
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(631) 666-0908

Gr: PK-8 | 220 students

Trinity Regional School (Closed 2004)

Daycare / Preschool (Catholic)

1450 New York Ave
Huntington Station, NY 11745
(631) 549-7450

Gr: PK-K | 96 students

Overview

This County (Suffolk County)

This State (NY)

# Schools

55 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Suffolk County Total Schools
2025	55
2024	56
2023	56
2022	55
2021	61
2020	67
2019	63
2018	67
2017	66
2016	68
2015	67

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Student Body:

# Students

9,382 Students

347,008 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	177	273	199
2024	176	261	192
2023	178	258	193
2022	200	270	205
2021	199	267	201
2020	195	265	188
2019	206	273	193
2018	204	270	190
2017	223	262	199
2016	223	261	196
2015	221	252	183

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% Average Students of Color

37%

39%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	37%	39%	33%
2024	36%	38%	32%
2023	39%	39%	32%
2022	34%	39%	32%
2021	34%	40%	31%
2020	34%	39%	31%
2019	30%	38%	31%
2018	29%	38%	30%
2017	25%	39%	31%
2016	25%	39%	31%
2015	26%	39%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,043 Teachers

34,754 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	9:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	10:1	11:1
2023	10:1	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	10:1	11:1
2021	10:1	11:1	11:1
2020	10:1	11:1	11:1
2019	11:1	11:1	11:1
2018	11:1	11:1	11:1
2017	12:1	11:1	11:1
2016	12:1	11:1	12:1
2015	13:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

88%

76%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	88%	76%	54%
2024	88%	76%	54%
2023	87%	75%	53%
2022	85%	76%	53%
2021	85%	75%	53%
2020	85%	74%	53%
2019	82%	73%	52%
2018	83%	73%	52%
2017	85%	73%	51%
2016	83%	73%	51%
2015	80%	72%	50%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	14	15	16
2024	14	15	15
2023	14	15	15
2022	14	15	15
2021	14	15	15
2020	14	15	15
2019	15	15	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	15	15	15
2015	14	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

13 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	13	11	12
2024	12	9	11
2023	12	9	10
2022	11	9	10
2021	10	9	10
2020	9	9	10
2019	10	9	10
2018	10	8	10
2017	9	9	10
2016	8	8	9
2015	8	8	9

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Average SAT score

1264

(Out of 1600)

1271

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	1,264	1,268	1,236
2024	1,264	1,263	1,233
2023	1,233	1,258	1,231
2022	1,236	1,262	1,232
2021	1,236	1,261	1,232
2020	1,287	1,254	1,229
2019	1,189	1,248	1,230
2018	1,187	1,231	1,227
2017	1,345	1,249	1,232
2016	1,552	1,343	1,292
2015	1,528	1,297	1,244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	29	29	26
2024	29	28	26
2023	29	28	26
2022	27	28	26
2021	27	28	26
2020	24	27	26
2019	25	27	26
2018	24	26	25
2017	25	26	25
2016	23	25	25
2015	24	25	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$20,101

$22,368

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	$20,101	$22,253	$14,043
2024	$16,658	$21,760	$12,357
2023	$20,791	$21,345	$11,693
2022	$16,475	$19,836	$11,199
2021	$14,971	$19,317	$10,824
2020	$14,949	$18,996	$10,496
2019	$13,880	$18,218	$10,300
2018	$15,830	$18,214	$10,056
2017	$15,227	$16,955	$9,712
2016	$14,033	$14,824	$9,307
2015	$14,385	$14,219	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,707

$2,525

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	$1,707	$2,428	$1,115
2024	$1,111	$2,525	$1,094
2023	$1,111	$2,589	$1,136
2022	$1,750	$2,139	$1,075
2021	$1,750	$2,241	$1,028
2020	$2,000	$2,356	$1,130
2019	$2,000	$1,834	$1,199

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Average % on Financial Aid

22%

32%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	22%	32%	34%
2024	21%	32%	33%
2023	21%	32%	33%
2022	22%	33%	32%
2021	23%	32%	32%
2020	22%	32%	31%
2019	21%	31%	30%
2018	22%	31%	29%
2017	22%	30%	29%
2016	23%	29%	28%
2015	26%	28%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,533

$9,436

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	$4,533	$9,366	$6,227
2024	$4,551	$9,638	$6,113
2023	$4,829	$10,123	$5,785
2022	$4,557	$8,871	$5,514
2021	$1,801	$8,571	$5,269
2020	$4,216	$8,497	$5,141
2019	$5,006	$8,311	$5,007
2018	$5,838	$7,273	$4,752
2017	$5,433	$6,448	$4,582
2016	$5,433	$6,593	$4,396
2015	$6,806	$6,338	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

76%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	76%	75%	81%
2024	83%	80%	85%
2023	82%	80%	85%
2022	81%	79%	85%
2021	82%	79%	86%
2020	80%	79%	86%
2019	81%	78%	85%
2018	79%	77%	85%
2017	81%	80%	86%
2016	86%	81%	85%
2015	88%	82%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$20.42 million

$48.86 million

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Endowment Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	$20 M	$48 M	$53 M
2024	$10 M	$21 M	$51 M
2023	$20 M	$26 M	$68 M
2022	$19 M	$20 M	$73 M
2021	$16 M	$21 M	$65 M
2020	$16 M	$20 M	$69 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.69

0.58

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	0.69	0.58	0.64
2024	0.69	0.58	0.64
2023	0.70	0.61	0.63
2022	0.68	0.61	0.62
2021	0.68	0.61	0.62
2020	0.67	0.60	0.62
2019	0.65	0.59	0.61
2018	0.65	0.59	0.60
2017	0.62	0.60	0.59
2016	0.61	0.60	0.59
2015	0.62	0.60	0.58

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# American Indian Students

11 Students

810 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

423 Students

14,476 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	5%	4%	5%
2024	5%	4%	5%
2023	4%	4%	5%
2022	7%	4%	5%
2021	6%	4%	5%
2020	6%	4%	5%
2019	4%	5%	4%
2018	4%	5%	4%
2017	4%	4%	4%
2016	4%	4%	4%
2015	3%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

1,268 Students

23,963 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	13%	7%	9%
2024	13%	7%	9%
2023	14%	8%	9%
2022	11%	8%	8%
2021	11%	8%	9%
2020	11%	8%	9%
2019	9%	8%	8%
2018	9%	8%	8%
2017	7%	8%	8%
2016	7%	8%	8%
2015	7%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

921 Students

26,102 Students

% Black Students

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	10%	8%	8%
2024	10%	7%	8%
2023	11%	8%	8%
2022	10%	9%	7%
2021	10%	9%	8%
2020	10%	9%	8%
2019	9%	9%	8%
2018	9%	9%	8%
2017	8%	11%	7%
2016	8%	11%	8%
2015	9%	11%	8%

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# White Students

4,609 Students

214,256 Students

% White Students

49%

62%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	49%	62%	55%
2024	47%	62%	55%
2023	46%	59%	55%
2022	51%	59%	57%
2021	51%	59%	57%
2020	51%	60%	58%
2019	53%	60%	59%
2018	52%	60%	59%
2017	56%	60%	61%
2016	57%	60%	61%
2015	57%	60%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

20 Students

2,576 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,187 Students

65,232 Students

% of Others Students

23%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Suffolk County Average	New York (NY) Average	National Average
2025	23%	18%	22%
2024	25%	19%	22%
2023	25%	20%	22%
2022	21%	18%	22%
2021	22%	19%	20%
2020	22%	18%	19%
2019	25%	18%	20%
2018	26%	18%	20%
2017	25%	17%	19%
2016	24%	17%	18%
2015	24%	17%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Suffolk County, NY?

The private elementary schools in Suffolk County, NY include Trinity Regional School-east Northport Campus, The Stony Brook School, and Ross School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Suffolk County?

55 private elementary schools are located in Suffolk County.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Suffolk County?

The average tuition cost is $20,101, which is lower than the New York private school average tuition cost of $22,368.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Suffolk County?

Suffolk County private elementary schools are approximately 37% minority students, which is lower than the New York private school average of 39%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Suffolk County?

53% of private elementary schools in Suffolk County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Suffolk County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Suffolk County include: Gersh Academy vs. Ascent School For Individuals With Autism, Ascent School For Individuals With Autism vs. Gersh Academy, Ss Philip & James School vs. St. Patrick Elementary School

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