Private Schools in New Haven County, CT (51)

New Haven County private schools at a glance

There are 51 private schools in New Haven County. By affiliation: 12 Catholic, 6 other Christian, 26 nonsectarian, 7 of other faiths. 34 teach elementary grades and 28 teach high school; 4 are Montessori. 5 are all-girls and 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 14 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 20 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 84% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 86 students and 6.2 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).

Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Assumption School	Ansonia	PreK-8	163	14.2	Roman Catholic
Willow Tree Montessori	Bethany	PreK	10	5	Nonsectarian
East Shoreline Catholic Academy	Branford	PreK-8	173	10.5	Roman Catholic
The Cheshire Academy	Cheshire	9-12	341	6.3	Nonsectarian
Cedarhurst School	Hamden	7-12	54	5.7	Nonsectarian
Hamden Hall Country Day School	Hamden	PreK-12	621	9.6	Nonsectarian
Laurel Oaks Adventist School	Hamden	PreK-8	41	13.7	Seventh-Day Adventist
Sacred Heart Academy	Hamden	9-12	316	10.2	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. Rita School	Hamden	PreK-8	313	12.8	Roman Catholic
Grove School	Madison	8-12	96	3.8	Nonsectarian
The Country School	Madison	PreK-8	163	5	Nonsectarian
Meliora Academy	Meriden	PreK-12	50	12.5	Nonsectarian
Midstate Christian Academy	Meriden	PreK-12	195	9.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Westover School	Middlebury	9-12	142	5	Nonsectarian, all-girls
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall	Milford	9-12	238	9.2	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. Mary School	Milford	PreK-8	311	15.1	Roman Catholic
The Foundation School High School	Milford	10-12	26	6.5	Nonsectarian
Woodhouse Academy	Milford	7-12	28	2.9	Nonsectarian
Aspire Living & Learning Academy	Naugatuck	1-12	31	6.2	Nonsectarian
Bais Yaakov of Waterbury High School	Naugatuck	9-12	86	3.8	Jewish, all-girls
All Nations Christian Academy	New Haven	K-4	23	6.8	Other religious
All Saints Catholic Academy	New Haven	K-8	150	12.6	Roman Catholic
Atlas at Neighborhood Music School	New Haven	7-8	17	6.5	Nonsectarian
Calvin Hill Daycare Center & KLF Kindergarten	New Haven	PreK-K	14	3.7	Nonsectarian
Chapel Haven Schleifer Center	New Haven	12	5	not reported	Nonsectarian
Cold Spring School	New Haven	PreK-6	136	6.1	Nonsectarian
Leila Day Nurseries	New Haven	PreK-K	18	5.3	Nonsectarian
St. Martin de Porres Academy	New Haven	5-8	72	9.2	Roman Catholic
St. Thomas's Day School	New Haven	K-6	119	5.5	Episcopal
The Cheder New Haven	New Haven	K-8	60	4.3	Jewish
The Foote School	New Haven	K-9	426	4.2	Nonsectarian
Elizabeth Ives School for Special Children	North Haven	5-12	12	3	Nonsectarian
Bais Chana Academy High School for Girls	Orange	9-12	19	4.1	Jewish, all-girls
Milestones Behavioral Services	Orange	1-12	93	5.8	Nonsectarian
Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy	Orange	PreK-12	169	5.6	Jewish
The Foundation School Orange	Orange	3-12	26	13	Nonsectarian
Benhaven Academy	Wallingford	8-12	27	3	Nonsectarian
Benhaven School	Wallingford	K-12	40	5	Nonsectarian
Choate Rosemary Hall	Wallingford	9-12	842	7.3	Nonsectarian
Heritage Baptist Academy	Wallingford	PreK-12	64	10.7	Baptist
High Road School of Wallingford-HS	Wallingford	K-12	45	4.5	Nonsectarian
Alpha & Omega Christian Academy	Waterbury	K-10	20	4	Pentecostal
Catholic Academy of Waterbury	Waterbury	PreK-8	171	15.7	Roman Catholic
Children's Community School	Waterbury	PreK-8	129	9.1	Nonsectarian
City Mission Schools	Waterbury	PreK-7	12	2.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Holy Cross High School	Waterbury	9-12	495	12.7	Roman Catholic
Yeshiva K'tana of Waterbury	Waterbury	PreK-8	583	5.9	Jewish
Notre Dame High School	West Haven	9-12	471	11.9	Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. Lawrence School	West Haven	PreK-8	172	17.6	Roman Catholic
Children's House of Montessori	Woodbridge	PreK-K	5	not reported	Nonsectarian
Ezra Academy	Woodbridge	PreK-8	76	5.5	Jewish

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