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Bay Ridge Preparatory School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-12·~550 students
Co-ed
Tuition$38.5K/yr
TypePrivate
Students~550
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Best Independent (non-religious) Private Pre-K Schools in Brooklyn
Independent rankings of Independent (non-religious) Private Pre-K schools in Brooklyn, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.
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AdmitCompass tracks 13 private pre-k-level schools in Brooklyn. Annual tuition ranges from $22.5K/yr to $62.7K/yr, with a median of $47.6K/yr across schools that publish a number. Brooklyn has the highest concentration with 13 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.
Showing 10 of 13 Brooklyn schools
- 2Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-12·~200 students
Co-edTuition$27.2K/yrTypePrivateStudents~200 - 3Brooklyn Waldorf School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades N-8·~230 students
Co-edTuition$36.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~230 - 4Brooklyn Free School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades K-12·~70 students
Co-edTuition$22.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~70 - 5Poly Prep Country Day School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades N-12·~1,010 students
Co-edTuition$60.1K/yrTypePrivateStudents~1,010 - 6Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-12·~1,010 students
Co-edTuition$60.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~1,010 - 7Berkeley Carroll School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-12·~900 students
Co-edTuition$59.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~900 - 8Saint Ann's School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-12·~1,100 students
Co-edTuition$62.7K/yrTypePrivateStudents~1,100 - 9Brooklyn Heights Montessori School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-8·~280 students
Co-edTuition$54.8K/yrTypePrivateStudents~280 - 10BASIS Independent Brooklyn
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-12
Co-edTuition$39.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents—
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 pre-k schools in Brooklyn?
Across the 13 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $22.5K/yr to $62.7K/yr, with a median of $47.6K/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 Brooklyn?
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?
Brooklyn Free School is the smallest with 70 students; Saint Ann's School is the largest at 1100. 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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