Saint David's School
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Overview
Educational philosophy
Traditional / AcademicPrograms offered
Pre-K · K+
Annual tuition
$45K – $67K / yr
School continues
Through Grade 8
Student-teacher ratio
9:1
Total students
~420
Financial aid
Aid: $Sibling & legacy
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Saint David's School is an independent, lay-run Catholic-tradition day school for boys on the Upper East Side (Carnegie Hill), founded in 1951 and serving roughly 416 students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. Built on the classical ideal of 'balance in all things,' it develops boys across four pillars - academics, athletics, arts, and spirituality - with a 9:1 student-teacher ratio. Main entry points are Pre-K and Kindergarten (with occasional openings at higher grades), and admission runs on the ISAAGNY calendar with a December 1 application deadline. Because the school ends at Grade 8, graduates move on to leading NYC-area independent day schools (Regis, Collegiate, Trinity, Horace Mann) and to New England boarding schools (Deerfield, Exeter, Andover, Groton).
Programs & Schedule
Schedule
Monday – Friday
Extended hours
Yes
Tuition
$44,600 / yr
Schedule
Monday – Friday
Extended hours
Yes
Tuition
$67,000 / yr
This school continues through Grade 8. Enrolled students progress without reapplying.
Admissions
Leadership
David O'Halloran
Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Learning (Fordham University); M.S.Ed. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (Bank Street College of Education); Diploma of Teaching (Brisbane College of Advanced Education). Headmaster since 2004
Ex-missions
Children continue at Saint David's School through Grade 8; here “ex-missions” refers to placing graduates into their next schools (for example, high school). The school guides families through school visits, testing, and applications.
Where graduates go
Independent high schools
16 schoolsBoarding high schools
20 schoolsSee the full list of schools graduates go on to — with counts and sources.
Culture & Community
Independent Catholic-tradition boys' school (founded 1951) built on the classical Greek ideal of 'balance in all things,' developing boys across four pillars: academics (primary), athletics, arts, and spirituality. Rigorous, research-informed teaching of boys, with curriculum-driven partnerships with institutions such as the Met, aiming to shape boys into 'good men' who are curious and kind, grounded and generous.
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