Dalton School
New York · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Nightingale-Bamford School → Spence School → La Scuola D'Italia → Lascuola Ditalia → Rudolf Steiner School → Dwight School → Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School → The Birch Wathen Lenox School →📋 At a glance
- 🏆 12 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1450 (25-75: 1390–1510)
- 📝 ACT avg 33 (25-75: 31–34)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Dalton School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1450 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.0 (≈ top 2%) · 12 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Nightingale-Bamford School, Spence School, La Scuola D'Italia and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightingale-Bamford School New York |
Private | 0.1 | 674 | +6.3% |
| Spence School New York |
Private | 0.1 | 769 | — |
| La Scuola D'Italia New York |
Private | 0.2 | 110 | -34.5% |
| Lascuola Ditalia New York |
Private | 0.2 | 111 | -33.9% |
| Rudolf Steiner School New York |
Private | 0.6 | 244 | -12.2% |
| Dwight School New York |
Private | 0.7 | 742 | +18.5% |
| Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School New York |
Private | 0.7 | 1,138 | -8.1% |
| The Birch Wathen Lenox School New York |
Private | 0.8 | 404 | -28.5% |