Trevor Day School (Top Ranked Private School for 2025)

5.00 (3 reviews)

312 East 95th Street
New York, NY 10128

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Tel: (212) 426-3360

www.trevor.org

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Trevor Day School Photo #1 - From Grades 4-12, Trevor provides signature Common Spaces: a single open area in which teachers surround the perimeter. This is where students utilize their discretionary periods, collaborate with classmates, and meet with teachers and advisors outside of class. These spaces engender exceptionally close and kinetic student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and teacher-to-teacher relationships, and expose students to the dynamism of innovative thinking.

Trevor Day School Photo #2 - The Trevor signature family-teacher conference breaks the mold of the parent-teacher conference: it involves the student, empowering him/her to recognize growth, solve problems, and take part in developing an effective educational plan. All participants feel great investment in goals that are developed out of consensus and that they have played an active role in creating.

Trevor Day School Photo #3 - The caliber of teachers is another signature of Trevor. Experts in their field and driven to impart knowledge, teachers masterfully encourage inquiry and allow for an intellectual freedom that makes classes more interesting and learning more personal. A high engagement level builds confidence in students, leading them to interact comfortably with adults, ask hard questions, acquire knowledge, and extrapolate meaning.

Trevor Day School Photo #4 - Choreolab is a coeducational, extracurricular signature dance program for students in Grades 7-12. Its magical power lies in the fact that Choreolab is entirely student-driven and student-executed. Students devote hundreds of hours to create, collaborate, choreograph, direct, and perform for the entire Trevor community. Choreolab is facilitated by expert faculty and serves as a model within an inquiry-based learning environment.

Trevor Day School Photo #5 - In every grade, service plays a key part of Trevor curriculum. The aim is to help students develop a sense of responsibility for their community and become empowered citizens who critically engage with the world. We do so by integrating knowledge and understanding with compassion and social responsibility, while we strive to promote empathy through diversity of ideas and experiences.

Trevor Day School Photo #6 - Trevor keeps students active and engaged with their environment, helping them recognize the wealth of information and resources that abound in NYC. Students participate in age-appropriate outdoor experiences, both day and overnight, which help them learn more about themselves, their peers, and the natural world. Outdoor education experiences emphasize the development of independence, self-confidence, problem solving, and community building.

Trevor Day School Photo #7 - Inquiry-based learning engages students in activities and investigation, which drives true understanding. Instead of reciting facts, teachers guide and mentor students to discover and reflect, via well-crafted problems. Here, Advanced Biology senior students participate in a groundbreaking study in conjunction with NYU's social neuroscience lab, whose research team is documenting brain activity when students engage in different styles of learning.

Trevor Day School Photo #8 - The Trevor athletics program emphasizes sportsmanship, teamwork, and individual growth. A large percentage of students participate in our interscholastic athletic program. Passionate coaches, many of whom also teach in the classroom, help impart lessons central to athletic participation: self-confidence, cooperation, the power of hard work and commitment, and the value of winning with grace and losing with dignity.

Trevor Day School Photo #9 - Trevor teachers know every child both as an academic student, but also as a social being. Lower School programs empower students to find their voices, pursue emerging interests, and direct their learning. Students develop skills, knowledge, and strategies for learning and questioning; simultaneously, they construct a sense of themselves as students, acquiring the identities they will have as lifelong learners.

Trevor Day School Photo #10 - The Trevor arts program includes visual arts, dance, music, and theater arts, all of which are offered in the Lower and Upper Schools. Taught by working artists, its sweeping curriculum gives students the tools to create their own unique personal voice. In our experiential environment, students can inhabit the creative process while exploring new and alternative avenues of expression.

An independent, Nursery through Grade 12 coeducational day school, Trevor Day School educates college-bound students to achieve academic and personal excellence in an inquiry-driven, idea-rich community. Trevor celebrates diversity of thought, experiences, and culture; promotes compassion, collaboration, courage, and creativity; and develops in children a recognition of their own unique potential as lifelong learners and leaders who act as responsible global citizens.

Trevor enrolls more than 700 students in a coeducational setting on two campuses on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Trevor`s rigorous college preparatory curriculum is designed to confer academic mastery while students develop the self-confidence, original perspective, courage, and perseverance to thrive in any idea-rich arena.

Perceptive, quick-thinking, devoted teachers, highly collaborative team-building spaces, an inviting, inclusive, and grounded family culture, and daily opportunities for interpersonal and intellectual interaction transform Trevor students into proactive agents of their own learning.

Quick Stats (2025)

Top Ranked NY School
Grades: Nursery/Preschool-12
Yearly Tuition: $60,200
Acceptance rate: 21%
Average class size: 12 students
Application Deadline: Dec. 1
Source: Verified school update

Top Rankings

Trevor Day School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:

School Overview

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool-12

Year Founded

1930

School Calendar

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First Day of School

Thu. Aug 21, 2025

School Mascot

Dragon

Student Body

Total Students

n/a

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

State avg.: 40%

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

128 teachers

Average Class Size

12 students

List of Courses Offered

Link to List of Courses

Matriculation DataMatric. Data

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Classroom Dress Code

Casual

School Colors

White, Red

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

Dec. 1

Yearly Tuition Cost

$60,200

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Tuition Notes

Nursery (Full Day) - $ 36,100 Pre-Kindergarten - $ 36,100 Kindergarten - $ 60,200 Grades 1 through 4 - $ 61,400 Grades 5 through 12 -$ 62,500

Acceptance Rate

21%

National avg.: 81%

Admissions Director

Alexandra Whelehan

Admissions Associate

Carrie Solomon

Application URL

Online Application

Sports

Total Sports Offered

11 sports

Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Winter Track

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.

51 extracurriculars

ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.

Club or Organization:
Arts & Crafts, Boys Dance, Business Club, Ceramics Club, Chess Club, Disney Club, EDM Club, Fashion/Business Club, Film Forum, Food Blog, French Tutoring Club, Fuzzy Greens Club, Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), Global Concerns Committee, Harry Potter Club, HELO Haiti Club, Improv Club, Independent Films Club (IFC), Lit Mag, Microfinance Club, MIOW/Diversity Club, Model Congress, Model United Nations, Monopoly Club, Neuroscience Club, Newspaper, PC Gaming Club, Red Cross Club, Science Olympiad, Service Learning Committee, Spanish Tutoring Club, Student Council, Tae Kwon Do Club, Teen Cancer America, Treats for Troops, Trevogue, Trevor Political Union, Video Crew, Yearbook

Arts and Music Programs:
Band, Choreolab, High School Musical, Jazz Band, Middle School Musical, Mini-Term Musical, Musical Chorus (All Grades), Trevor A Cappella, Trevor Cleffs, Troubadettes, Troubadours, Troubadudes

School Notes

https://vimeo.com/trevorvideos/videos

Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
- Daniel Feigin - Head of School, Class of 1984 -

Source: Verified school update

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Trevor Day School cost?

Trevor Day School's tuition is approximately $60,200 for private students.

What is the acceptance rate of Trevor Day School?

The acceptance rate of Trevor Day School is 21%, which is lower than the national average of 74%. Trevor Day School's acceptance rate is ranked among the top private schools in New York with low acceptance rates.

Who are famous alumni from Trevor Day School?

Trevor Day School famous alumni include: Daniel Feigin - Head of School, Class of 1984.

What sports does Trevor Day School offer?

Trevor Day School offers 11 interscholastic sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball and Winter Track.

What is Trevor Day School's ranking?

Trevor Day School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for: Lowest average acceptance rates and Most extracurriculars offered.

When is the application deadline for Trevor Day School?

The application deadline for Trevor Day School is Dec. 1.

School Reviews

5.00 out of 5 (3 reviews)

5 11/17/2021

I had three children at Trevor Day for many years. Trevor Day is a nice school with a nice community. It's not rigorous, creative, or engaging for students but it's fine for the average child. When we started at Trevor, it was more competitive with other private schools. The school has changed considerably over the years and now does not offer admissions to "accelerated students." Most of the time, my children complain about being bored. The materials they bring home are from standard publishers. The administration regularly told us that the school is small and that there is not enough support for staff to create a more engaging curriculum. Most of the good staff leave after a couple of years. The leadership at the elementary school is great, but the middle school leadership is wholly lacking vision and communication skills. For years, I recommended Trevor to friends, but I just can't anymore. The school community has become more of a country club focused on creating average students.

- Posted by Parent - Doug

5 9/11/2019

My son went to Trevor from kindergarten until he graduated in 2019. Trevor gave him opportunities to grow academically, accommodating and helping him develop his individual needs and constantly allowing him to grow as he needed. The teachers supported his curiosity and inquisitive, creative nature and he was inspired by their care and support. The school`s environment also nurtured his sense of community and the world at large. He was accepted in one of the best colleges in the world and just started, but he always speaks fondly of his years in Trevor and will continue the many wonderful friendships that he developed there as will continue his interest and involvement with this wonderful school. I can only highly recommend this school due to their academics as well as a kind, nurturing and supportive environment.

- Posted by Parent - Iva

5 11/16/2015

This is an academically demanding school that develops self-confidence and a love of learning in each student. There is full support for academic, cultural, and emotional development.

- Posted by Parent - Mrusk

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