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Best Schools in Manhattan for Language Immersion

Independent rankings of schools in Manhattan with Language Immersion programs, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.

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Manhattan has 23 K-12 schools we currently track — a mix of 23 private and 0 charter campuses across multiple neighborhoods. Annual tuition ranges from $21.5K/yr to $65.8K/yr, with a median of $62.1K/yr across schools that publish a number. New York has the highest concentration with 23 schools.

Admissions processes vary by school. AdmitCompass surfaces the deadlines, test requirements, and tuition for each campus on its detail page, so families can build a balanced reach / target / safety list. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.

See also: Learning Support, Gifted, IB (International Baccalaureate).

Showing 10 of 23 Manhattan schools
How we rank

We rank by how well each school fits your family — academics, cost, distance, and values. Never by size, popularity, or payment (schools can’t pay for rank). The coarse admission-likelihood band is always free.

  1. 1
    The Dalton School

    New York·New York County·Grades K-12·~1,330 students

    Director-verified · NCES

    Verified by directorSecularCo-ed
    Reach · admission likelihood · free

    A stretch — we’ll show you how to make the application stronger.

    Tuition$65.8K/yr
    TypeSecular
    Students~1,330
  2. 2
    Trinity School

    New York·New York County·Grades K-12·~995 students

    Director-verified · NCES

    Verified by directorEpiscopalCo-ed
    Reach · admission likelihood · free

    A stretch — we’ll show you how to make the application stronger.

    Tuition$64.9K/yr
    TypeEpiscopal
    Students~995
  3. 3
    The Spence School

    New York·New York County·Grades K-12·~760 students

    Director-verified · NCES

    Verified by directorSecular
    Reach · admission likelihood · free

    A stretch — we’ll show you how to make the application stronger.

    Tuition$64.6K/yr
    TypeSecular
    Students~760
  4. 4
    The Abraham Joshua Heschel School

    New York·New York County·Grades N-12·~850 students

    NCES

    JewishCo-ed
    Reach · admission likelihood · free

    A stretch — we’ll show you how to make the application stronger.

    Tuition$54.9K/yr
    TypeJewish
    Students~850
  5. 6
    Rodeph Sholom School

    New York·New York County·Grades N-8·~640 students

    NCES

    JewishCo-ed
    Reach · admission likelihood · free

    A stretch — we’ll show you how to make the application stronger.

    Tuition$56.5K/yr
    TypeJewish
    Students~640
  6. 7
    Regis High School

    New York·New York County·Grades 9-12·~535 students

    NCES

    Catholic
    Reach · admission likelihood · free

    A stretch — we’ll show you how to make the application stronger.

    TuitionFree
    TypeCatholic
    Students~535
  7. 8
    Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School

    New York·New York County·Grades N-12·~700 students

    NCES

    SecularCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$59.5K/yr
    TypeSecular
    Students~700
  8. 9
    Harlem Academy

    New York·New York County·Grades K-8·~171 students

    NCES

    SecularCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    TuitionFree
    TypeSecular
    Students~171
  9. 10
    The Calhoun School

    New York·New York County·Grades PK-12·~720 students

    NCES

    SecularCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$60.5K/yr
    TypeSecular
    Students~720
How we rank these schools

Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.

Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.

We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the average tuition for schools in Manhattan?
Across the 23 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $21.5K/yr to $65.8K/yr, with a median of $62.1K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Manhattan?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Harlem Academy is the smallest with 171 students; The Dalton School is the largest at 1330. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
How many schools offer Language Immersion programs?
23 schools on this page have documented Language Immersion programs. Program depth varies — some schools embed it across the curriculum, others offer dedicated tracks or after-school options. Visit each school's profile for specifics.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.

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Data last updated June 6, 2026. Rankings reflect director interviews and public DOE/NCES data. How we verify and rank.