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Speyer School

PrivateUpper West Side
925 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
212.581.4000 ext. 11
www.speyerschool.org/

Overview

Educational philosophy

Traditional / Academic

Programs offered

K+

Annual tuition

$66K – $66K / yr

School continues

Through Grade 8

Student-teacher ratio

6:1

Total students

~320

Financial aid

Aid: $

Sibling & legacy

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Upcoming:No upcoming admissions dates — check back soon

Speyer School (formerly The Speyer Legacy School) is an independent K-8 school on the west side of Midtown Manhattan, founded in 2009 as NYC's only K-8 independent school dedicated to gifted learners. Its accelerated, inquiry-driven curriculum pairs academic rigor with project-based joy, adding signature courses like debate and chess. With about 318 students and a 6:1 student-teacher ratio, Speyer emphasizes character and socioeconomic diversity, distributing over $4 million in need-based aid annually. Graduates place into top NYC independent, specialized public, and boarding high schools.

Programs & Schedule

K & BeyondThrough Grade 8

Schedule

Monday – Friday

Extended hours

Yes

Tuition

$66,045 / yr

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This school continues through Grade 8. Enrolled students progress without reapplying.

Admissions

Applications open (early September).Sep 1
Early Decision (siblings/legacy/staff), noon.Nov 14
Financial aid (early-decision applicants).Nov 26
Application deadline; supplemental docs Jan 8.Dec 5
Notification (ISAAGNY).Feb 25
Reply (ISAAGNY).Mar 4

Leadership

Larry Donovan

Admissions contact

Imaani Orr, Director of Admissions

admissions@speyerschool.org

Ex-missions

Ex-missions support ✓

Children continue at Speyer 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

26 schools
Avenues: The World SchoolBerkeley CarrollBrearleyCalhounChapinCollegiateColumbia Grammar & Preparatory SchoolDaltonDavidson AcademyDwight-EnglewoodEthical Culture FieldstonFriends SeminaryGrace ChurchHackleyHarvard-WestlakeHeschelHorace MannNightingale-BamfordPacker CollegiatePoly PrepRegis High SchoolRiverdaleRye Country DaySaint Ann'sTrinityXavier High School

Boarding high schools

17 schools
Cate SchoolCheshire AcademyChoate Rosemary HallChurch Farm SchoolHotchkiss SchoolMasters SchoolMcCallie SchoolMiss Porter's SchoolNewark AcademyNorthwood SchoolPhillips Academy (Andover)Phillips Exeter AcademyPrinceton Day SchoolPutney SchoolSaddle River Day SchoolWestminster SchoolWhite Mountain School

Public high schools

15 schools
Bard High School Early CollegeBard High School Early College QueensBeacon High SchoolBronx High School of ScienceBrooklyn Latin SchoolBrooklyn Technical High SchoolEleanor Roosevelt High SchoolHigh School for Math, Science and Engineering at City CollegeHigh School of American Studies at LehmanHunter College High SchoolLaGuardia High SchoolNYC Lab School for Collaborative StudiesSpecial Music High SchoolStuyvesant High SchoolWest End Secondary School

See the full list of schools graduates go on to — with counts and sources.

Culture & Community

Educational approach
Traditional / Academic

"Gifted education. Reimagined." Speyer is an independent K-8 school for gifted learners, describing itself as the only K-8 independent school in NYC dedicated to gifted education. It pairs an intense, accelerated, enriched curriculum with energetic, inquiry- and project-based learning, and emphasizes character development grounded in justice, sensitivity, and empathy. Core courses include debate and chess in the Lower School; Middle School electives span robotics, film studies, ethics, and game theory.

GenderCo-ed
Cultural programs
MusicArt
Enrichment
Debate, chess, robotics, social justice, rock band, film studies, literary magazine, ethics, game theory
After-school programs
INspeyerED Afterschool (Lower School, additional fee)Middle School afterschool clubs and teams included in tuition

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