The Birch Wathen Lenox School
New York · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined
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The Hewitt School → Rudolf Steiner School → Lycee Francais De New York → The Brearley School → The Brearley School → The Child School - Legacy High School → The Browning School → Spence School →📋 At a glance
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How The Birch Wathen Lenox School compares for families
What families should know about The Birch Wathen Lenox School.
- ▸ 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: The Hewitt School, Rudolf Steiner School, Lycee Francais De New York and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -8.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 404 students:
≈ 138 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 138 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $2,208,000/year in tuition at risk.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hewitt School New York |
Private | 0.3 | 464 | -11.6% |
| Rudolf Steiner School New York |
Private | 0.4 | 244 | -12.2% |
| Lycee Francais De New York New York |
Private | 0.4 | 1,091 | -15.4% |
| The Brearley School New York |
Private | 0.6 | 768 | +6.8% |
| The Brearley School New York |
Private | 0.6 | 768 | +6.8% |
| The Child School - Legacy High School Roosevelt Island |
Private | 0.8 | 289 | — |
| The Browning School New York |
Private | 0.8 | 460 | +10.0% |
| Spence School New York |
Private | 0.8 | 769 | — |