The front of Trinity on the Upper West Side. Google Maps.

By Gus Saltonstall

A total of four Upper West Side private high schools made a recent ranking of the 100 best in New York City.

On Monday, Niche released its annual rankings of the best schools in the United States, where it analyzed 93,000 public schools and 30,000 private schools across the country.

Four Upper West Side schools landed spots in Niche’s ranking of New York City’s 100 best private schools for 2027.

The top-ranked New York City private high school in the neighborhood? The Collegiate School.

#14: The Collegiate School at 301 Freedom Place South (between West 61st and 62nd streets)
#20: Trinity School at 139 West 91st Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus)
#31: Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School at 5 West 93rd Street (between Columbus and Central Park West)
#72: The Calhoun School at 433 West End Avenue (between West 80th and 81st streets)

Niche’s rankings combine federal and state data, school statistics, and over 3 million reviews from students, parents, and teachers, to evaluate schools. You can read more about Niche’s methodology in the seven-step breakdown of its process — HERE.

It is the first time since at least 2018 that no Upper West Side private school earned a spot in Niche’s top 10 for New York City.

West Side Rag did note some discrepancies in Niche’s filtering system, as schools outside of the five boroughs were grouped into New York City.

Niche’s list of best private high schools in New York City.

For example, Rye Country Day School in Rye, New York, continued to appear as the fifth-best private high school in New York City. The Rag changed the rankings accordingly to not include schools outside of the city.

Most eye-catching is Trinity’s ranking as the 20th best private high school in New York City.

Niche named Trinity as the best private school in New York City for three years in a row from 2019 to 2022, and among the 25 best in the United States from 2019 through 2023.

Here are the grades Niche gave Trinity for the 2027 school year:

Academics: A+
Teachers: A
Clubs & Activities: B
Diversity: A
College Prep: A+
Sports: C+

Here are the yearly tuition costs at the four top Upper West Side private high schools when paid at full price, according to their websites. All four of the schools provide financial aid at various levels for students.

Collegiate School: $72,070
Trinity School: $71,500
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School: $69,560
The Calhoun School: $69,500

Here are the top 10 private high schools in New York City for 2027, according to Niche.

The Chapin School
Horace Mann School
BASIS Independent Manhattan
Riverdale Country School
BASIS Independent Brooklyn
The Spence School
Regis High School
Avenue The World School
Nightingdale-Bamford School
Dalton

You can check out the full rankings from Niche — HERE.

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