Best Private Schools in Miami – 2025

College Admissions Highlights:  Graduates from the last four years have matriculated to these top institutions: Baylor, BC, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Embry-Riddle, Georgetown, GaTech, Harvard, Indiana Bloomington, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Northwestern, Penn State, Princeton, rice, Stanford, Tufts, US Military Acad, UCLA, UChicago, Michigan, Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, WashingtonU, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  This is an all-girls school.  1:7 average teacher to student ratio.  35 countries are represented in our student body.  53% of faculty & administration hold advanced degrees. 16 Varsity sports teams with 64% participation.  30 performing and visual arts courses. About 17 Advanced Topic, 21 AP, and 22 IB courses are offered. 78% received a 3 or higher on AP exams.

College Admissions Highlights:  Over the last five years, students from Ransom Everglades went on to matriculate into Amherst, Barnard, BU, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, FSU, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Princeton, Purdue, Rice, SMU, Stanford, UT Austin, Tufts, UCLA, UChicago, UF, U Miami, U Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Penn, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Washington U, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  63% of the student come from multicultural backgrounds. Approximately 45% of students speak languages other than English at home. 73% of the 135 teaching faculty possess advanced degrees. 13+ Advanced or AP level courses. 86% scored a 3 or higher on AP exams. 25 varsity sports which 81% of the class of 2024 participate. Some Signature Programs at Ransom include Bridge Building competitions, Business Plan challenge, Marine Science, and Bowden Fellowships.

College Admissions Highlights:  Graduates over a recent 2 year period were accepted at these distinguished institutions: Amherst, BU, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Ga Tech, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, UChicago, UMich, UNC Chapel Hill, USC, Vasser, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, and Yale.

Academic Highlights: 101 members of the Class of 2025 are recognized National Merit scholars.  93% pass rate on all AP Exams. They offer 31 AP and 145 Honors courses.  5:1 student-to-teacher ratio. 6 pre-professional programs are offered to students. #1 HS in Florida at state level science fair. #1 Mock Trail & Moot Court teams in the nation.

College Admissions Highlights:  Acceptances for a 2 year period from American Heritage – Palm Beach include: BC, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford, Tufts, UChicago, Notre Dame, Penn, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, WashU, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  28 AP and 122 Honors courses are offered.  Students have a 96% pass rate on AP exams. 5:1 student to faculty ratio. 6 pre-professional programs for students. #2 private school in US national math competition. Top 1% in the nation in Speech & Debate competition. State Championships in Girls Lacrosse, Girls Tennis & Boys Tennis.

College Admissions Highlights:  Over the last five years, students have gone on to enter some of the nation’s top colleges including: Babson, BC, Brown, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, George Washington, Georgetown, GaTech, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Northwestern, Ohio State, Princeton, Purdue, Rice, Stanford, Tufts, UC Berkeley, U Chicago, U Miami, U Michigan, Penn, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Washington U, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  35 AP courses are offered, 89% scored 3 or more on AP Exams.  17 Post-AP seminars are offered.  Special curricular features include a Science Research Program, a Social Entrepreneurship Program, and a Technology Students Association.  There are professionally trained Fine Arts faculty teaching Band, Chorus, Orchestra, Dance, Debate, Theater & Visual Arts. Pinecrest offers 17 sports and has opportunities in Digital and Print Media.

College Admissions Highlights:  Recent grads have matriculated into highly-selective colleges such as: American University, Embry-Riddle, FSU, Johns Hopkins, McGill University, NYU, University of Toronto, University of Tel Aviv, UF, University of London, USF, University of Madrid, and University of Miami.

Academic Highlights:  72% of teachers have more than 10 years of experience at Allison Academy. 36% of faculty have advance degrees.  Student-to-computer ratio is 1:1.  Extracurricular offerings include Robotics Club, Drama Club, Student Council, Basketball Club, and a rock/jazz band.  STEM program partners with Fairchild Challenge, students have the opportunity to work with NASA and Kennedy Space Center on botanical science.

College Admissions Highlights:  A recent sample of college acceptances include: BU, Brown, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, FSU, Georgetown, Ga Tech, Hofstra, Howard, Kenyon, Middlebury, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Pepperdine, Princeton, Stanford, Tufts, UC Berkeley, U Chicago, UF, U Mass, U Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Washington U, William & Mary, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  The student to teacher ratio is 8:1 with an average class size of 16.  50+ countries represented in student body. The school offers 25+ AP courses.  Gulliver’s IB diploma rate is 93% in the past decade. Offer more than 60 student led interest and affinity groups. 60% of students participate in 50+ sports teams.  Signature academic programs in Architecture, Biomedical Sciences, Digital Mass Media, Engineering, International Business & Entrepreneurship, & International Diplomacy & Law.

College Admissions Highlights:  A recent three year sample of graduates enrolled in prominent universities: American, Baylor, BC, Brown, Bucknell, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Cornell, Davidson, Duke, Emory, GaTech, Georgetown, Hofstra, Loyola, MIT, Middlebury, NYU, Northeastern, Oberlin, Penn State, Pepperdine, RPI, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UCLA, U Chicago, U Mass, U Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Tennessee, UVA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, Washington U, Wellesley, Willian & Mary, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  16:1 Average class size. 71% students with multicultural backgrounds with 70% bilingual. 24 AP classes.  The AP exam pass rate was 95%.  81% of the upper school faculty hold advanced degrees. 68 student clubs and honor societies. 20 performing arts classes. 47 athletic teams.

College Admissions Highlights:  Recent acceptances include Harvard, Yale, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, U Chicago, Cornell, NYU, U Michigan, Indiana U, Washington U, UF, FSU, UCF.

Academic Highlights:  Over 75% of the student body participates in organized sports.  Offers electives in Pre-Law, Pre-Med, and Pre-Engineering.  Ranked as the #1 Jewish day school in Florida.  15 AP courses are available. 10% of students were named through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Home to the first-ever Kosher Culinary Arts Institute and Dining Hall.

College Admissions Highlights:  In the last five years, Saint Andrew’s students enrolled at some of the top colleges in the country: American, BC, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, FSU, Georgetown, Hofstra, Indiana, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Northeastern, Penn State, Rice, Ohio State, Tufts, US Military Acad, UC Berkeley, UCLA, U Chicago, U Miami, U Michigan, UVA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, Washington U, Wesleyan, William & Mary, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  Boarding and Day school that offers an IB diploma.  The average class size is just 17 students.  8:1 student-to-teacher ratio.  Of 82 faculty members, 63 hold master’s and 14 possess doctoral degrees.  35+ AP and post AP courses available. 9 National merit scholars in the last five years.  34 sports offered over three seasons.

College Admissions Highlights:  Members the last two classes are attending colleges and universities across the country: Baylor, BU, Brown, CalTech, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Davidson, Duke, Emory, Fordham, George Washington, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Northeastern, Penn State, SMU, Tufts, UCLA, U Chicago, UF, U Miami, U Michigan, USC, UT Austin, Vanderbilt, VaTech, Wake Forest, Wellesley, and Williams.

Academic Highlights:  66% of teachers possess advanced degrees.  19 different languages spoken by students from 26 countries.  9:1 student-teacher ratio.  23 AP courses are offered; 91% score a 3 or better.  Students can earn diploma endorsements in Global Studies and/or Arts. All seniors develop, research and complete a Capstone project.  Over 32 K service hours for 484 students.