Saint Ann's School

Saint Ann's School, founded in 1965, is an independent day school in Brooklyn, New York, serving more than 1,000 students from preschool through high school. It holds no religious affiliation despite its name. The school occupies a distinct corner of New York City's independent school landscape, drawing students and faculty who take ideas seriously.

What sets teaching at Saint Ann's apart is the school's deliberate rejection of grades, rankings, and prizes. Instead, teachers write detailed narrative reports and engage in ongoing dialogue with students about their progress. That structure shifts the classroom dynamic: teachers are freed to pursue depth rather than teach to a metric. For educators who find conventional grading reductive, this is a meaningful difference.

The curriculum is rigorous and arts-integrated. Language offerings span Mandarin, French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, and additional programs — a range that reflects the school's intellectual ambition. The arts are not electives bolted onto a core curriculum; they are woven throughout it. Faculty who join Saint Ann's School tend to bring genuine expertise in a discipline alongside a desire to teach across boundaries.

The school's finances support that ambition. With net assets exceeding $103 million and annual revenue above $70 million as of 2023, Saint Ann's carries the institutional stability to invest in faculty and programs. Fundraising grew more than 35 percent in the most recent reporting period, signaling strong community support.

Openings span teaching, arts, language, and administrative roles across all divisions, from early childhood through the upper school.