2026 National Rankings

America's top-ranked private high schools this year.

These are the schools consistently topping national rankings — and the kind of schools Stagers Education students are built to compete for. Rankings below are sourced from Niche.com's 2026 Best Private High Schools in America list.

1

The Hotchkiss School

Lakeville, Connecticut
2

Phillips Exeter Academy

Exeter, New Hampshire
3

Choate Rosemary Hall

Wallingford, Connecticut
4

The Brearley School

New York, New York
5

The Lawrenceville School

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
6

Groton School

Groton, Massachusetts
7

Phillips Academy Andover

Andover, Massachusetts
8

Riverdale Country School

Bronx, New York
9

Commonwealth School

Boston, Massachusetts
10

St. Paul's School

Concord, New Hampshire

Source: Niche.com, 2026 Best Private High Schools in America. Rankings are compiled independently by Niche and updated annually — Stagers Education is not affiliated with Niche.

Many of these are feeder schools for the Ivy League.

Schools like these — and others ranked highly nationally — are exactly the kind of competitive, elite programs Stagers Education helps students prepare for and get into.

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