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Bnos Malka Academy
Forest Hills·Queens County·Grades PK-8·~412 students
JewishAffordable
Tuition$11.4K/yr
TypeJewish
Students~412
QUEENS
Best Private Pre-K Schools in Queens
Independent rankings of Private Pre-K schools in Queens, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.
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AdmitCompass tracks 18 private pre-k-level schools in Queens. Annual tuition ranges from $7.8K/yr to $32.5K/yr, with a median of $11.4K/yr across schools that publish a number. Forest Hills has the highest concentration with 3 schools, followed by Flushing (3).
Private schools on this page set their own admissions criteria. Most ask for a school visit, prior records, and a family interview; competitive K and 6th-grade entry points often fill 6-9 months before the start of school. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
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Showing 10 of 18 Queens schools
- 2Garden School
Jackson Heights·Queens County·Grades PK-12·~320 students
Co-edTuition$32.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~320 - 3Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy
Forest Hills·Queens County·Grades PK-8·~380 students
CatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$7.8K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~380 - 4Yeshiva of Central Queens
Flushing·Queens County·Grades PK-8·~933 students
JewishCo-edTuitionFreeTypeJewishStudents~933 - 5The Kew-Forest School
Forest Hills·Queens County·Grades PK-12
Co-edTuition$31.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents— - 6Saint Demetrios Greek-American School
Astoria·Queens County·Grades PK-12
Greek OrthodoxCo-edAffordableTuition$8.5K/yrTypeGreek OrthodoxStudents— - 7St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Academy
Bayside·Queens County·Grades PK-8
CatholicCo-edTuitionFreeTypeCatholicStudents— - 8St. Kevin Catholic Academy
Flushing·Queens County·Grades PK-8
CatholicCo-edTuitionFreeTypeCatholicStudents— - 9Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Bayside·Queens County·Grades PK-8
CatholicCo-edTuitionFreeTypeCatholicStudents— - 10St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy
Bellerose·Queens County·Grades PK-8
CatholicCo-edTuitionFreeTypeCatholicStudents—
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the average tuition for pre-k schools in Queens?
Across the 18 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $7.8K/yr to $32.5K/yr, with a median of $11.4K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission to private schools in Queens?
Selective private schools review transcripts, teacher recommendations, an admissions test (ISEE or SSAT for grades 5-12), and an in-person visit. Acceptance rates vary widely — some schools accept nearly every qualified applicant, while top-tier programs admit fewer than 25%. Apply 9-12 months ahead of the start date.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Garden School is the smallest with 320 students; Yeshiva of Central Queens is the largest at 933. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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