These five elite schools are truly at the forefront of private education. See which ones are the best of the best.

1. Orchard Place Academy

This top-flight prep school boasts a 600-to-1 faculty-to-student ratio, meaning that students are never not in the center of a teeming horde of award-winning instructors.

2. Marbley School For Boys

Upon matriculation, each boy is given a houseplant that he must keep alive for the next 20 years if he hopes to graduate, and 21 years if he expects to graduate with honors.

3. The Harford School

Harford is widely renowned for its excellent faculty, priding itself on having the tallest teachers and instructors in the entire country. School officials ensure an unparalleled 2-to-1 student-to-colossus ratio.

4. Edelman School For The Mayor’s Son

You’re going to have to grease a few palms to get your kid admitted to the same place as the mayor’s son.

5. Uncle Chowder’s Culinary Academy

The only prep school in the country that offers students one-on-one instruction with experienced Uncle Chowder’s employees from its 12,500 franchises across the nation. Graduates go on to lucrative careers working at the fastest-growing casual dining chowder restaurant in the United States, Uncle Chowder’s.