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The Dalton School
New York·New York County·Grades K-12·~1,330 students
Director-verified · NCES
Verified by directorSecularCo-ed
Tuition$65.8K/yr
TypeSecular
Students~1,330
NYC
Best Pre-K Schools in NYC for Language Immersion
Independent rankings of Pre-K schools in NYC with Language Immersion programs, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.
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- Private28
- A free public school run independently of the school district.
Religion
- Independent (non-religious)16A private school with no religious affiliation.
- Jewish5A private school rooted in the Jewish faith.
- Catholic4A private school run by the Catholic Church.
- Episcopal1
- Orthodox Christian1
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Affordability
- Under $20K list2
- Tuition-Free1
- Accepts Florida scholarships that help cover tuition.
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Looking for the best pre-k schools in NYC? We track 28 K-12 options that serve pre-k grades. Annual tuition ranges from $6.4K/yr to $65.8K/yr, with a median of $61.6K/yr across schools that publish a number. New York has the highest concentration with 23 schools, followed by Brooklyn (2).
Admissions processes vary by school. AdmitCompass surfaces the deadlines, test requirements, and tuition for each campus on its detail page, so families can build a balanced reach / target / safety list. 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: Learning Support, Gifted, IB (International Baccalaureate).
Showing 10 of 28 NYC schools
- 2Trinity School
New York·New York County·Grades K-12·~995 students
Director-verified
Verified by directorEpiscopalCo-edTuition$64.9K/yrTypeEpiscopalStudents~995 - 3The Spence School
New York·New York County·Grades K-12·~760 students
Director-verified · NCES
Verified by directorSecularTuition$64.6K/yrTypeSecularStudents~760 - 4SAR Academy
Bronx·Bronx County·Grades N-8·~970 students
JewishCo-edTuition$21.9K/yrTypeJewishStudents~970 - 5Kinneret Day School
Bronx·Bronx County·Grades PK-5·~150 students
JewishCo-edAffordableTuition$18.4K/yrTypeJewishStudents~150 - 6St. Kevin Catholic Academy
Flushing·Queens County·Grades PK-8·~373 students
CatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$6.4K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~373 - 7The Abraham Joshua Heschel School
New York·New York County·Grades N-12·~850 students
NCES
JewishCo-edTuition$54.9K/yrTypeJewishStudents~850 - 8International School of Brooklyn
Brooklyn·Kings County·Grades PK-8·~362 students
SecularCo-edTuition$47.6K/yrTypeSecularStudents~362 - 9Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (Yeshiva University High School for Boys)
New York·New York County·Grades 9-12
NCES
JewishTuition$21.5K/yrTypeJewishStudents— - 10Rodeph Sholom School
New York·New York County·Grades N-8·~640 students
NCES
JewishCo-edTuition$56.5K/yrTypeJewishStudents~640
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 NYC?
Across the 28 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $6.4K/yr to $65.8K/yr, with a median of $61.6K/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 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?
Kinneret Day School is the smallest with 150 students; The Dalton School is the largest at 1330. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
How many schools offer Language Immersion programs?
28 schools on this page have documented Language Immersion programs. Program depth varies — some schools embed it across the curriculum, others offer dedicated tracks or after-school options. Visit each school's profile for specifics.
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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