Listed below are towns with the lowest average private school acceptance rate (2026).
The most selective town for private school acceptance rate is Arcadia, CA with an average acceptance rate of 66%.
The least selective town for private school acceptance rate is Greenwich, CT with an average acceptance rate of 36%.
Acceptance Rate Range: 50%
95%
Avg. Acceptance Rate: 82%
Lowest 草榴社区 School Acceptance Rate By Town (2026)
Town
Average Acceptance Rate
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
Most Selective Schools
(Acceptance Rate)
(Acceptance Rate)
Rank: #19-2019-20.
66% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #19-2019-20.
66% / 77% / 80%
Rank: #17-1817-18.
65% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #17-1817-18.
65% / 82% / 81%
Rank: #14-1614-16.
63% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #14-1614-16.
63% / 85% / 88%
Rank: #14-1614-16.
63% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #1313.
61% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #1212.
60% / 73% / 76%
Rank: #10-1110-11.
59% / 78% / 81%
- San Francisco Friends School (15%)
- TCS (15%)
- Lycee Francais de San Francisco (20%)
- Chinese American International School (22%)
- The Hamlin School (22%)
- San Francisco University High School (23%)
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory (25%)
- The San Francisco School (25%)
- Katherine Delmar Burke School (Burke's) (28%)
- Katherine Michiels School (30%)
Rank: #10-1110-11.
59% / 81% / 80%
Rank: #8-98-9.
58% / 78% / 81%
Rank: #8-98-9.
58% / 75% / 76%
Rank: #77.
57% / 78% / 81%
- Silicon Valley International School (13%)
- Bowman School (20%)
- Torah Academy (25%)
- Imagination Lab School (35%)
- Emerson Montessori School - Palo Alto (50%)
- Esther B Clark School-childrens Health Council (75%)
- Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School (95%)
- Eastside College Preparatory School (99%)
- The Kehillah School (100%)
Rank: #66.
56% / 80% / 79%
Rank: #55.
52% / 72% / 81%
Rank: #44.
50% / 44% / 48%
- Sidwell Friends School (15%)
- Washington International School (15%)
- Holy Trinity School (16%)
- Georgetown Day School (24%)
- Capitol Hill Day School (25%)
- Dupont Park Adventist School (25%)
- Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital (25%)
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Academyool (25%)
- St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School (25%)
- Ujamaa School (25%)
Rank: #33.
49% / 73% / 76%
Rank: #22.
43% / 62% / 73%
Frequently Asked Questions
What towns have the private schools with the highest acceptance rate?
The towns with the highest acceptance rate are Arcadia, CA (66% average acceptance rate), Bethesda, MD (66% average acceptance rate) and Gainesville, FL (65% average acceptance rate).
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