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Private day schools are popular options for families seeking a high-quality education. Students receive a world-class education while maintaining their residence with their families. A great private day school—that is, a private high school without boarding facilities—will challenge students to achieve not only academic success, but personal success as well. (Compare our articles The 50 Best Public High Schools in the U.S. and The 50 Best Colleges in the U.S. )
The rankings below have been compiled on the basis of a number of factors. In terms of academic excellence, the schools on the following list maintain a superior level of instruction, quality relationships with top-tier colleges, and additional academic awards and honors. The majority of students who attend these day schools attend Ivy League universities or the colleges just underneath the Ivies in college ranking materials.
Because diversity of the student body is integral to preparing students for living and working in a connected, global society, we factor this into our criteria for the rankings. The diversity of a student population, as well as opportunities to connect to the world, are telling factors of a school's commitment to preparing its students for the world outside of the school environment.
The third aspect assessed for this listing consists of intangible factors, such as innovative degree programs in the arts, current student satisfaction with their high school, quality and experience of the faculty, or modern lab or athletic facilities. Also, we have striven for as much geographical diversity as is consistent with our other criteria.
Note about boarding schools : Schools that receive day students along with boarding students will be included in a follow-up article on boarding schools. This article focuses on private high schools that do not provide boarding facilities.
Note about tuition : The tuition price comes from the most current figure posted on the school's websites. Most of the numbers listed are exclusive of textbooks, lunches, and other fees.
Note about alumni/alumnae : In some cases, notable persons who attended a school, but did not graduate, are also listed.
Trinity School, founded in 1709, is an independent, co-ed school located on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Trinity consistently ranks as the foremost private day school in the country, and for good reasons: over 80% of its faculty holds an advanced degree and the school funnels out students to the best colleges in the nation.
In addition to housing a full Classics department, Trinity also offers a huge array of special programs to ensure that students develop their interests outside the classroom.
Located in southwest Boston, the all-men Roxbury Latin School is known for turning out National Merit Scholars, as well as Ivy-bound students.
Founded in 1645, Roxbury Latin is one the oldest, operating private schools in the country. Its rankings speak to its rigorous academic preparation and excellent faculty.
For a small school, the musical groups on campus are impressive: a glee club, an a capella group, a junior chorus, a jazz band, and various chamber ensembles are available for student participation.
The Brearley School, an all-women's, non-denominational school located on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is a champion of diversity. Forty-four percent of the student body is comprised of students of color.
Brearley's emphasis on academics is witnessed by its high Ivy League/MIT/Stanford placement rate of 37%.
The school encourages its students to take advantage of its many study abroad and exchange programs, which include countries like India, China, and Vietnam, as well as the more traditional European study abroad destinations.
The school also has a thriving arts program.
In the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one will discover the 18-acre campus of the Horace Mann School, which is recognized as one of the top feeder schools to the Ivies.
Horace Mann seeks to educate the whole person inside and outside of the classroom: In addition to offering an assortment of co-curricular activities, students are required to pass a swim test, learn CPR, and complete community service hours as part of their graduation requirements.
The Winsor School, founded in 1886, is one of the top all-women's prep schools in the country. Its academic excellence is evidenced by its high average combined SAT score of 2100 and its Ivy League/MIT/Stanford matriculation rate of 35%.
Winsor enrolls approximately 430 students from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. For further enrichment, the school offers off-campus programs, exchanges to China and France, and semesters at the Mountain School in Vermont.

College Prep of Oakland, a co-educational, private school, is one of the most selective private day schools in the country, with a population of only 320 students.
The highly-selective admissions process guarantees a high-caliber student upon entrance, which typically results in these students' becoming freshmen at the nation's top colleges---22 students from College Prep have become Stanford students upon graduation during the last five years alone.
Students participate in Intraterm each year, a specialized program for enrichment the week before spring break.

Collegiate School, an all-men's private school located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, traces back its history to 1628, making it one of the oldest schools in the U.S.
In addition to boasting a stellar average combined SAT score (2195) and Ivy League/MIT/Stanford acceptance rate (41%), Collegiate is distinguished by having the best soccer team in the state among private schools.
Students are also encouraged to take advantage of the school's prime New York City location by enrolling in CITYterm, which uses the Manhattan cityscape as its classroom.
An all-women's school on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the Spence School offers a global learning community within its campus.
Over 33% of the student body consists of students of color, and the curriculum at Spence is designed so that a student can identify herself and sees her culture and heritage reflected in her studies. The English Department hosts an array of classes focusing on literature from specific regions around the world.
Upper School students can choose from among 40 clubs and activities.
Harvard-Westlake (H-W) is a private, co-ed school that spans two campuses on the west side of Los Angeles, between Bel Air and Beverly Hills.
A distinguishing feature of the school is its focus on character education and ethical leadership, which is built into the curriculum.
H-W allows for directed study and independent study. Travel is encouraged, both abroad or domestically (at the Mountain School or the High Mountain Institute).
The Dalton school, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is the home of the Dalton Plan, an educational model adopted by schools globally. The plan comprises three parts (Home, Assignment, and Lab), as well as programs designed to meet a student's individual needs.
Seniors stay busy at Dalton: On top of the senior initiative and project, the school mandates an internship program in the senior year to give students hands-on experience for post-grad life.
The Chapin School is an all-women's school on Manhattan's Upper East Side. All students attend school under one roof to maintain a sense of continuity and community.
Chapin has an extensive network of partnerships for students to complete summer internships, including a partnership with the Foreign Policy Association.
Students may also enroll in an elective service-learning course that is designed to incorporate meaningful community service into teaching and learning about civic responsibility and social issues.

Princeton Day School (PDS) is a private, co-educational day school.
PDS is naturally a feeder school for nearby Princeton University; however, many graduates go on to attend other top-ranked colleges such as NYU, Cornell, Tufts, and Georgetown.
Not only does PDS more than adequately prepare students for the best colleges in the country, it incorporates a number of special programs to nurture the student as a complete individual. There is a two-day celebration of creativity featuring guest artists and a five-week seminar for seniors, “A Life That Works,” which gathers seniors to investigate spiritual and practical dimensions of life relevant to shaping their futures.
Saint Ann's School is a non-sectarian, co-educational, private day school located in the Brooklyn Heights section of New York City.
There are a couple of keys that separate Saint Ann's school from the other schools on this list.
First, the school doesn't have a grading system and prefers to have its teachers prepare full-page reports on each student to give what they deem a more accurate reflection of the learning that took place.
A spotlight on the arts is another feature unique to Saint Ann's, in that the school considers the arts to be central elements to a student's education.
Juniors and seniors help design their own curriculum.

Germantown Friends School is a co-educational, private day school located in Philly's historic Germantown neighborhood. The school maintains its roots in, and maintains strong connections with, the Society of Friends.
Germantown Friends is known for its strong academic preparation: 10--20% of graduates enroll at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania.
The school keeps it values close in mind both inside and outside of the classroom, making for a rich education in the development of the individual students.
In keeping with its spiritual values, Germantown Friends does not calculate GPA for class rank and does not have a Valedictorian or Salutatorian. Instead, graduating classes elect a faculty member and a classmate to deliver ceremonial speeches.

The National Cathedral School (NCS) is a private, all-women's Episcopal day school in the McLean Gardens neighborhood of our nation's capital.
NCS was built before the National Cathedral itself, and maintains its heritage through weekly chapel services by school division and ecumenical, thematic Friday services.
Thirty-five percent of the student body is made up of students of color.
Athletic participation, which includes dance and yoga classes as well as outdoor recreation, is mandatory for all students.
The Lab School (as it is universally known), which is located on the campus of the University of Chicago in the Hyde Park neighborhood of the city, is a private, co-educational day school that takes pride in its diverse campus culture.
The school was founded in 1896 by Professor John Dewey, one of the foremost philosophers, educators, and public intellectuals in America's history.
Students learn about cultural, communicative ethics, and civility education, and participate in an outstanding World Languages program.
Students at the Lab School are known for their excellence in scholastic journalism, as well.
Collegiate School, which is located in Virginia's state capital (and should not be confused with the New York City school of the same name), is a private, co-educational day school committed to academic and personal excellence.
All students participate in community service projects; seniors complete short internships prior to graduation as a graduation requirement. To prepare students for the world beyond academia, Collegiate weaves both economics education and global education into its entire curriculum.
Recently, Collegiate initiated a Global Education Mission, creating partnerships with schools in China, India, Mexico, and Spain, and expanded its oral proficiency requirements for foreign language study. It is also home to the International Emerging Leaders Conference.
St. Andrew's Episcopal School, which is located just north of Jackson, Mississippi (and should not be confused with several other schools of the same name in other states), is an independent, co-ed, college prep school for students in grades pre-K through 12.
St. Andrew's consistently leads the state in the percentage of National Merit Semi-finalists. In addition to a fine academic tradition, St. Andrew's students grow as individuals in a variety of ways, one of which is that they complete an astounding 100 hours of community service projects before graduation. The school has established a focus on global studies through the St. Andrew's International Society, the Global Speakers program, and by providing exchange programs with schools in Japan, China, Mexico, Ghana, Scotland, Spain, France, and India.
Delbarton is a Catholic, all-men's school located just west of Newark, New Jersey.
In addition to its commitment to academic excellence, Delbarton promotes the values of cooperative living in a global society.
Through its study abroad programs, notable international guest speakers, and an award-winning Model U.N., students gain significant insight into the outside world.

Located in Boston's Back Bay East neighborhood, Commonwealth is a private, co-ed day school with a prestigious academic standing. Historically, two-thirds of each graduating class is recognized by the National Merit Scholar program.
The school views community service as an integral part of developing the whole person; therefore, students are required to complete 70 hours of service by the beginning of their junior years.
Additionally, the school mandates that students participate in the on-campus Jobs Program, in which students sign up to complete a variety of practical, common tasks on a regular basis.
A private school in the north part of Seattle, the Lakeside School presents an intense academic program that exceeds the rigor of AP classes; thus, AP classes are not offered.
Lakeside has one of the most diverse student populations, with over half of the student body comprised of students of color.
The history of engaging students in global affairs dates back to the famous 1984 chess match against Moscow School students. Today, the school's Global Service Learning Program “aims at helping students gain a broader view of the world while helping the underprivileged around the world.”
Students also have numerous opportunities for study abroad, both domestically and internationally.
An all-men's, Catholic day school on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Regis High School has a rigorous set of criteria for acceptance, and is widely regarded as a feeder school to the Ivies and other top U.S. colleges and universities.
Run by the Jesuit order, Regis combines a commitment to academic excellence with a focus on religiously guided values.
Annual class enrollment is limited to approximately 135 male students from the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area. All students receive a tuition-free education.

Rye Country Day School, which was founded in 1869, is a co-ed day school in a town on Long Island Sound, north of New Rochelle on Connecticut border.
While Rye Country Day has a consistent rate of students who matriculate into top-tier schools, it also maintains a deep commitment to community service.
Diversity also plays a prominent role on campus: Out of the many co-curricular clubs and activities Rye offers, nine are student clubs that promote diversity on the campus.
The school requires a Senior Term mandatory graduation project. .

Crystal Springs Uplands School, is an independent, co-ed private school located south of San Francisco, near San Mateo.
The school was among the first private schools to wave goodbye to the College Board's AP courses. This was done so that teachers could design even more challenging coursework and students could initiate projects, internships, investigative research, and global experiences. However, students may elect to take the AP exams.
In terms of diversity, over 50% of the student population are students of color.
The Buckingham School (1889) and Browne & Nichols School (1883) merged in 1974, creating a dynamic co-educational institution (BB&N). The three separate campuses are located within a few miles of each other in the western part of Cambridge, between the Charles River and historic Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
BB&N's excellent academics prepares students for acceptance and success at the nation's top colleges. Participation in sports is mandatory for all students.
BB&N students produce several publications, which have received national recognition.
St. Mark's School of Texas is a nonsectarian, all-men's day school located in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of north Dallas. The school's academic performance record shines in the light of its many graduates who attend the nation's best colleges.
St. Mark's makes concerted efforts towards environmental sustainability, for which the school has received accolades.
Outdoor education is an integral part of the St. Mark's experience and is required of all students.
San Francisco University High School (popularly known as "University") opened in 1975 as a co-ed private school in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of the city.
Independent learning and self-directed projects are a valuable and unique asset to the excellent curriculum the school offers.
At University, community service learning requirements are mandatory. Over 40% of the student body is composed of students of color.
Founded in 1889, Marlborough School is a private, all-women's day school located in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Central L.A. It is the oldest school for women in Southern California.
Marlborough hosts a premiere Visiting Scholars program. While Marlborough does not require community service from its students, it is a valued, encouraged, and integral part of daily student life.
Home to the largest campus in the New York City area, Riverdale Country School is a co-ed, private school located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
The school has decided to forgo AP course offerings so that more challenging and innovative classes would be available to students.
Additionally, all students are required to have three arts credits towards graduation---a nod to the emphasis on a strong and thriving arts program.
Latin School of Chicago (known locally as "Latin"), founded in 1888, is a priv
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