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St. Francis Preparatory School
Fresh Meadows·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~2,500 students
CatholicCo-edAffordable
Tuition$12.1K/yr
TypeCatholic
Students~2,500
NYC
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AdmitCompass tracks 68 catholic elementary-level schools in NYC. Annual tuition ranges from $6.2K/yr to $63.5K/yr, with a median of $11.5K/yr across schools that publish a number. Bronx has the highest concentration with 15 schools, followed by New York (13).
Catholic schools accept students of all faiths but typically prioritize parish families. Tuition is well below independent-school rates, and most participate in Florida Step Up scholarships. 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: Jewish, Independent (non-religious), Lutheran.
Showing 10 of 68 NYC schools
- 2Archbishop Molloy High School
Briarwood·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~1,560 students
CatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$12.6K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~1,560 - 3Xaverian High School
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades 9-12·~1,100 students
CatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$14.3K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~1,100 - 4Xavier High School
New York·New York County·Grades 9-12·~1,100 students
CatholicTuition$26.5K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~1,100 - 5St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School
Staten Island·Richmond County·Grades 9-12·~1,100 students
CatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$11.5K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~1,100 - 6Monsignor Farrell High School
Staten Island·Richmond County·Grades 9-12·~900 students
CatholicAffordableTuition$12.5K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~900 - 7Holy Cross High School
Flushing·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~750 students
CatholicAffordableTuition$12.5K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~750 - 8Christ the King Regional High School
Middle Village·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~750 students
CatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$11.5K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~750 - 9St. John's Preparatory School
Astoria·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~684 students
CatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$10.7K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~684 - 10St. Joseph Hill Academy
Staten Island·Richmond County·Grades PK-12·~650 students
CatholicAffordableTuition$12K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~650
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 NYC?
Across the 68 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $6.2K/yr to $63.5K/yr, with a median of $11.5K/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 in NYC?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary is the smallest with 120 students; St. Francis Preparatory School is the largest at 2500. 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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