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Preschool
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.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) is the largest independent school in Philadelphia with a 160+ year history of academic excellence in preparing young men...
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...
The Haverford School is a premier independent all-boys day school on Philadelphia's Main Line. Haverford offers a rigorous pre-k through grade 12 liberal arts...
Friends’ Central School is an all-gender college-preparatory Quaker school offering an outstanding independent school education to students in nursery through grade 12. Located on...
Greene Towne Montessori School educates children from 18 months to 3rd grade and offers Montessori & Me infant/toddler playgroups as well as summer camp...
At Holy Child School at Rosemont, children become kind, confident leaders in our joyful community. We provide students in preschool through Grade 8 with...
At MFS, we welcome families of all backgrounds and belief systems into a warm, embracing, and energized community, shaped by our founding Quaker principles....
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...
The Baldwin School offers transformative learning experiences tailored specifically for girls. As an educational leader and innovator, Baldwin focuses on understanding how girls learn...
Frankford Friends School is a co-educational Quaker institution in Philadelphia, serving students from preschool through eighth grade across two campuses. Guided by Quaker values...