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Looking for an excellent private school in Philadelphia? Let us help. We’ve curated a list of the top schools in the Philly area for you to review including Montessori schools, preschools and private schools serving all ages of children. Use this list to discover and select the best pre-school, middle school or high school in Philadelphia for your family.
At Agnes Irwin, we know girls. Founded in 1869 by Miss Agnes Irwin, the first Dean of Radcliffe College and great-great granddaughter of Benjamin...
At Shipley, rigorous academics are just the start. In a world of uncertainties, we prepare your child to conquer them all. We nurture student...
Germantown Academy, the oldest, continuously-run nonsectarian day school in the nation, sits on 126 acres in Fort Washington, PA. GA fosters a genuine love...
Since 1875, Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, PA has been empowering its students to risk becoming their best. Perkiomen’s college prep curriculum, which includes 25+...
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, founded in 1861, empowers young women to embrace innovation, cultural competency, and positive change.Signature concentrations in Innovation and Invention...
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) is the largest independent school in Philadelphia with a 160+ year history of academic excellence in preparing young men...
Friends Select School is an all-gendered, college preparatory, Quaker day school serving 661 students in grades pre-K through 12. Friends Select believes that education...
Rooted in a neighborhood that represents Philadelphia’s history and its hope for tomorrow, guided by rich, freshly relevant Quaker values, Germantown Friends School offers...
Empowering Young Women Since 1932Villa Joseph Marie High School – Bucks County’s only all-girls, Catholic college-prep high school – offers a vibrant, close-knit community...
At George School, we’re brighter together.Our academic experience is a collective effort to cultivate each student’s highest ambitions. The George School Academic Program empowers...