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List of the oldest private schools in the United States

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The following are the oldest private schools in the United States that are still in operation. The list does not include schools that have closed or consolidated with another school to form a new institution. The list is ordered by date of creation, and currently includes schools founded before 1800.

Current School Name Founding Year City/Location State Student Body Grades Served Residential Type Religious Affiliation Notes References
Collegiate School 1628 New York City New York Boys Only K-12 Day Non-Sectarian Chartered in 1638 [1]
Roxbury Latin School 1645 West Roxbury Massachusetts Boys Only 7-12 Day Non-Sectarian [2]
Hopkins School 1660 New Haven Connecticut Coeducational 7-12 Day Non-Sectarian [3]
Friends Select School 1689 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Day Quaker [4]
William Penn Charter School 1689 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Day Quaker [5]
Abington Friends School 1697 Jenkintown Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Day Quaker [6]
Trinity School 1709 New York City New York Coeducational K-12 Day Non-Sectarian [7]
Ursuline Academy 1727 New Orleans Louisiana Girls Only PK-12 Day Catholic [8]
Norfolk Academy 1728 Norfolk Virginia Coeducational 1-12 Day Non-Sectarian [9]
Moravian Academy 1742 Bethlehem Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Day Moravian Church [10]
St. Francis Academy 1743 Bally Pennsylvania Coeducational K-8 Day Catholic [11]
West Nottingham Academy 1744 Colora Maryland Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [12]
Linden Hall 1746 Lititz Pennsylvania Girls Only 6-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [13]
Wilmington Friends School 1748 Wilmington Delaware Coeducational PK-12 Day Quaker [14]
Germantown Academy 1759 Fort Washington Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Day Non-Sectarian [15]
The Governor's Academy 1763 Byfield Massachusetts Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [16]
Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School 1764 New York City New York Coeducational PK-12 Day Non-Sectarian [17]
Rutgers Preparatory School 1766 Somerset New Jersey Coeducational PK-12 Day Non-Sectarian [18]
Salem Academy 1772 Winston-Salem North Carolina Girls Only 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [19]
Newark Academy 1774 Livingston New Jersey Coeducational 6-12 Day Non-Sectarian [20]
Phillips Academy Andover 1778 Andover Massachusetts Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [21]
Plymouth Meeting Friends School 1780 Plymouth Meeting Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-6 Day Quaker [22]
Phillips Exeter Academy 1781 Exeter New Hampshire Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [23]
Derby Academy 1784 Hingham Massachusetts Coeducational PK-8 Day Non-Sectarian [24]
Friends School of Baltimore 1784 Baltimore Maryland Coeducational PK-12 Day Quaker [25]
Harrisburg Academy 1784 Wormleysburg Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Day Non-Sectarian [26]
Moses Brown School 1784 Providence Rhode Island Coeducational PK-12 Day Quaker [27]
Moorestown Friends School 1785 Moorestown New Jersey Coeducational PK-12 Day Quaker [28]
Episcopal Academy 1785 Newtown Square Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Day Episcopal Church [29]
Haddonfield Friends School 1786 Haddonfield New Jersey Coeducational PK-8 Day Quaker [30]
Friends Seminary 1786 New York City New York Coeducational K-12 Day Quaker [31]
Westfield Friends School 1788 Cinnaminson New Jersey Coeducational PK-8 Day Quaker [32]
Georgetown Preparatory School 1789 North Bethesda Maryland Boys Only 9-12 Boarding/Day Catholic [33]
Alexander Robertson School 1789 New York City New York Coeducational PK-5 Day Non-Sectarian [34]
Berwick Academy 1791 South Berwick Maine Coeducational PK-12 Day Non-Sectarian [35]
Fryeburg Academy 1792 Fryeburg Maine Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [36]
Washington Academy 1792 East Machias Maine Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [37]
Lawrence Academy 1793 Groton Massachusetts Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [38]
Cheshire Academy 1794 Cheshire Connecticut Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [39]
Buckingham Friends School 1794 Lahaska Pennsylvania Coeducational K-8 Day Quaker [40]
Oakwood Friends School 1796 Poughkeepsie New York Coeducational 6-12 Day Quaker [41]
Deerfield Academy 1797 Deerfield Massachusetts Coeducational 9-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [42]
Milton Academy 1798 Milton Massachusetts Coeducational K-12 Boarding/Day Non-Sectarian [43]
Westtown School 1799 West Chester Pennsylvania Coeducational PK-12 Boarding/Day Quaker [44]
Georgetown Visitation 1799 Washington District of Columbia Girls Only 9-12 Day Catholic [45]

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References

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  2. ^ "RL Fact Sheet". Roxburylatin.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Mission & History - Hopkins School". Hopkins.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Mission and History - Friends Select School". Friends-select.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ^ "History - Penn Charter". Penncharter.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ "History - Abington Friends School". Abingtonfriends.net. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ "All About Trinity/History". Trinityschoolnyc.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Mission & Values - Ursuline Academy". Uanola.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  9. ^ "The History of Norfolk Academy". Norfolkacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Moravian Academy - Our History". Moravianacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  11. ^ "History - St. Francis Academy". Sfabally.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  12. ^ "West Nottingham Academy - Then and Now". Wna.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  13. ^ "History of Linden Hall - Linden Hall School For Girls". Lindenhall.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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  18. ^ "RPS History - Rutgers Prep School". Rutgersprep.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  19. ^ "History - Salem Academy and College". Salemacademyandcollege.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Newark Academy - Quick Facts". Newarka.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  21. ^ "History - Phillips Academy". Phillips Academy. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Our History - Plymouth Meeting Friends School". Pmfs1780.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  23. ^ "About Us". Phillips Exeter Academy. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  24. ^ "History - Derby Academy". Derbyacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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  26. ^ "Then and Now - Harrisburg Academy". Harrisburgacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  27. ^ "About MB - Moses Brown School". Mosesbrown.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  28. ^ "History - Moorestown Friends School". Mfriends.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  29. ^ "Our History - Episcopal Academy, The". Episcopalacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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  34. ^ "ABOUT - Alexander Robertson School". Alexanderrobertson.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  35. ^ "The History of Berwick Academy - Oldest Private School In Maine". Berwickacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  36. ^ "Mission & History - Fryeburg Academy". Fryeburgacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  37. ^ "About - Washington Academy". Washingtonacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  38. ^ "Boarding School in Groton, Mass. - Boston Area Day School". Lawrence Academy. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  39. ^ "AT A GLANCE - Cheshire Academy". Cheshireacademy.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  40. ^ "About Buckingham Friends School - Private School - Buckingham Friends School". Bfs.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  41. ^ "History". Oakwoodfriends.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  42. ^ "Fast Facts". Oakwoodfriends.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  43. ^ "History - Milton Academy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  44. ^ "Westtown School: Fast Facts". Westtown.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  45. ^ "Georgetown Visitation: History". visi.org. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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