Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 10:32     Subject: What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:I've had friends at WSMS who were dying for Trinity, but got blocked out by legacy, faculty kids, siblings, and maybe 1 new unconnected family (usually underrepresented minority). WSMS does well because of the amount of connected families at that school. Also they take more minority kids.


To be fair to WSMS, that’s just how Trinity operates and the same statement could apply anywhere.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 10:30     Subject: What is the most elite NYC preschool?
I've had friends at WSMS who were dying for Trinity, but got blocked out by legacy, faculty kids, siblings, and maybe 1 new unconnected family (usually underrepresented minority). WSMS does well because of the amount of connected families at that school. Also they take more minority kids.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 10:27     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


WSMS exmissions over the past five years has outpaced all of those on your list. The lower school head of Trinity is on the board of WSMS. There’s a billionaire on the board of 92NY who chose WSMS for their children over any of the others. 🤷🏻‍♀️


How did it go this year? I’ve heard it was terrible from several WSMS families.


I heard seven to Brearley


Six from PCDS (which is a much smaller school).
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 09:27     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


WSMS exmissions over the past five years has outpaced all of those on your list. The lower school head of Trinity is on the board of WSMS. There’s a billionaire on the board of 92NY who chose WSMS for their children over any of the others. 🤷🏻‍♀️


How did it go this year? I’ve heard it was terrible from several WSMS families.


I heard seven to Brearley


I heard the same, this year is terrible for unconnected family at WSMS due to old director left.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 09:11     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
All Souls posted their ex missions results to their Instagram. All the TTs represented except Horace Mann.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:57     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


WSMS exmissions over the past five years has outpaced all of those on your list. The lower school head of Trinity is on the board of WSMS. There’s a billionaire on the board of 92NY who chose WSMS for their children over any of the others. 🤷🏻‍♀️


How did it go this year? I’ve heard it was terrible from several WSMS families.


I heard seven to Brearley
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:35     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


WSMS exmissions over the past five years has outpaced all of those on your list. The lower school head of Trinity is on the board of WSMS. There’s a billionaire on the board of 92NY who chose WSMS for their children over any of the others. 🤷🏻‍♀️


How did it go this year? I’ve heard it was terrible from several WSMS families.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:29     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


WSMS exmissions over the past five years has outpaced all of those on your list. The lower school head of Trinity is on the board of WSMS. There’s a billionaire on the board of 92NY who chose WSMS for their children over any of the others. 🤷🏻‍♀️



I tend to agree that there’s been some reshuffling in the TT and that’s certainly true of WSMS, which has been on the rise of late. But listing PCDS as TT is wild.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:26     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


WSMS exmissions over the past five years has outpaced all of those on your list. The lower school head of Trinity is on the board of WSMS. There’s a billionaire on the board of 92NY who chose WSMS for their children over any of the others. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 21:24     Subject: What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:Would you know if anyone was waitlisted everywhere? I didnt know what happened to kids in the other classes and I didn't care.


From the other thread asking about feeders, someone wrote the following re Episcopal:

“I know two families there. Episcopal is more a feeder school for K-8 boys schools. One of the two families didnt get any offers, only wl...Parents are devastated. They were told this year was extremely competitive...”

Hopefully they are ok now…
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 20:52     Subject: What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Would you know if anyone was waitlisted everywhere? I didnt know what happened to kids in the other classes and I didn't care.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 20:33     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
My daughter is currently at Episcopal - going to a TT school next year. Don’t know of a single family that was waitlisted everywhere. People tend to say that when they don’t get their first choice. Generally everyone seems pretty happy.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 18:44     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


Is Episcopal really still in a tier to itself these days? Feels like it’s kind of fallen off a bit lately


If they really had multiple boys with only WL outcomes this year (I only saw this on this site) … it does feel like they could be losing their untouchable status.


Oh wow! Really?! I don’t hear that.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 17:18     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


Is Episcopal really still in a tier to itself these days? Feels like it’s kind of fallen off a bit lately


If they really had multiple boys with only WL outcomes this year (I only saw this on this site) … it does feel like they could be losing their untouchable status.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 16:34     Subject: Re:What is the most elite NYC preschool?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of these answers... no. Here is the ranking of all the TT pre-schools in Manhattan:

TT of the TT: Episcopal and 92 Street Y

Then: Temple Emanu-El, Brick Church, Park Children's Day on the UWS (huge connections at Brearley)

Then: STMPG, All Souls, West Side Montessori, Washington Market, Garden House, Christ Church

(But even the third tier of the TT are very TT).


This is correct - signed a consultant/UES parent


Is Episcopal really still in a tier to itself these days? Feels like it’s kind of fallen off a bit lately