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THE BRONX

Best Private Elementary Schools in The Bronx

Independent rankings of Private Elementary schools in The Bronx, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.

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Religion
  • Catholic5
  • Jewish2
  • Independent (non-religious)2
Specialty
  • Language Immersion2
Affordability
  • Under $20K list5
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AdmitCompass tracks 9 private elementary-level schools in The Bronx. Annual tuition ranges from $6.2K/yr to $64.6K/yr, with a median of $13.2K/yr across schools that publish a number. Bronx has the highest concentration with 9 schools.

Private schools on this page set their own admissions criteria. Most ask for a school visit, prior records, and a family interview; competitive K and 6th-grade entry points often fill 6-9 months before the start of school. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.

See also: Charter.

Showing 9 of 9 The Bronx schools
How we rank

We rank by how well each school fits your family — academics, cost, distance, and values. Never by size, popularity, or payment (schools can’t pay for rank). The coarse admission-likelihood band is always free.

  1. 1
    SAR Academy

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades N-8·~970 students

    JewishCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$21.9K/yr
    TypeJewish
    Students~970
  2. 2
    Kinneret Day School

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-5·~150 students

    JewishCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$18.4K/yr
    TypeJewish
    Students~150
  3. 3
    St. Frances de Chantal Catholic Academy

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-8·~361 students

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$7.3K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~361
  4. 4
    St. Benedict School

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-8·~300 students

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$7.3K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~300
  5. 5
    St. Margaret of Cortona Catholic Academy

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-8·~299 students

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$8K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~299
  6. 6
    Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-8·~262 students

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$6.2K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~262
  7. 7
    St. Theresa Catholic Academy

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-8·~360 students

    CatholicCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    TuitionFree
    TypeCatholic
    Students~360
  8. 8
    Horace Mann School

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades N-12·~1,800 students

    State-licensed

    Co-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$64.6K/yr
    TypePrivate
    Students~1,800
  9. 9
    Riverdale Country School

    Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-12·~1,230 students

    NCES

    Co-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$63.5K/yr
    TypePrivate
    Students~1,230
How we rank these schools

Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.

Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.

We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the average tuition for elementary schools in The Bronx?
Across the 9 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $6.2K/yr to $64.6K/yr, with a median of $13.2K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission to private schools in The Bronx?
Selective private schools review transcripts, teacher recommendations, an admissions test (ISEE or SSAT for grades 5-12), and an in-person visit. Acceptance rates vary widely — some schools accept nearly every qualified applicant, while top-tier programs admit fewer than 25%. Apply 9-12 months ahead of the start date.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Kinneret Day School is the smallest with 150 students; Horace Mann School is the largest at 1800. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.

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Data last updated June 6, 2026. Rankings reflect director interviews and public DOE/NCES data. How we verify and rank.