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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 Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1450 (25-75: 1390–1510)
- 📝 ACT avg 33.0 (25-75: 31–34)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, 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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The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
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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% |