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Looking for an excellent private school in Philadelphia? Let us help. We’ve curated a list of the top schools in the Philly area for you to review including Montessori schools, preschools and private schools serving all ages of children. Use this list to discover and select the best pre-school, middle school or high school in Philadelphia for your family.
The Abington Friends School (AFS) program is deeply relationship-centered. We make it a priority to authentically get to know each student. As a result,...
Holy Ghost Prep, founded by the Spiritans, is a private Catholic school dedicated to the education of college-bound young men. At Holy Ghost Prep,...
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) is the largest independent school in Philadelphia with a 160+ year history of academic excellence in preparing young men...
Nazareth Academy High School was founded in 1928 and is the only private, Catholic high school for young women in Philadelphia. Located on the...
AIM Academy, the Philadelphia area's largest school for students with language-based learning differences, is celebrating 20 years of empowering lives through literacy. AIM's experienced...
At Agnes Irwin, we know girls. Founded in 1869 by Miss Agnes Irwin, the first Dean of Radcliffe College and great-great granddaughter of Benjamin...
Founded in 1918 by an Episcopal priest, Church Farm School in Exton offers young men in grades 9-12 an exceptional opportunity to participate in...
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, founded in 1861, empowers young women to embrace innovation, cultural competency, and positive change.Signature concentrations in Innovation and Invention...
Since 1875, Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, PA has been empowering its students to risk becoming their best. Perkiomen’s college prep curriculum, which includes 25+...
Friends Select School is an all-gendered, college preparatory, Quaker day school serving 661 students in grades pre-K through 12. Friends Select believes that education...