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Best Schools in Queens

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Queens has 42 K-12 schools we currently track — a mix of 33 private and 2 charter campuses across multiple neighborhoods. Annual tuition ranges from $6.4K/yr to $32.5K/yr, with a median of $11K/yr across schools that publish a number. Astoria has the highest concentration with 7 schools, followed by Flushing (5).

Admissions processes vary by school. AdmitCompass surfaces the deadlines, test requirements, and tuition for each campus on its detail page, so families can build a balanced reach / target / safety list. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.

See also: NYC, Manhattan, Brooklyn.

Showing 10 of 42 Queens schools
How we rank

We rank by how well each school fits your family — academics, cost, distance, and values. Never by size, popularity, or payment (schools can’t pay for rank). The coarse admission-likelihood band is always free.

  1. 1
    St. Francis Preparatory School

    Fresh Meadows·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~2,500 students

    State-licensed

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$12.1K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~2,500
  2. 2
    Archbishop Molloy High School

    Briarwood·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~1,560 students

    State-licensed

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$12.6K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~1,560
  3. 3
    Yeshiva Har Torah

    Little Neck·Queens County·Grades ·~825 students

    Jewish — Modern OrthodoxCo-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$22K/yr
    TypeJewish — Modern Orthodox
    Students~825
  4. 4
    Holy Cross High School

    Flushing·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~750 students

    NCES

    CatholicAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$12.5K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~750
  5. 5
    Christ the King Regional High School

    Middle Village·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~750 students

    State-licensed

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$11.5K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~750
  6. 6
    St. John's Preparatory School

    Astoria·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~684 students

    State-licensed

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$10.7K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~684
  7. 7
    Bnos Malka Academy

    Forest Hills·Queens County·Grades PK-8·~412 students

    State-licensed

    JewishAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$11.4K/yr
    TypeJewish
    Students~412
  8. 8
    Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central)

    Holliswood·Queens County·Grades 9-12·~299 students

    NCES

    Jewish
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$25.4K/yr
    TypeJewish
    Students~299
  9. 9
    Martin Luther School

    Maspeth·Queens County·Grades 6-12·~200 students

    State-licensed

    LutheranCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$10.6K/yr
    TypeLutheran
    Students~200
  10. 10
    Garden School

    Jackson Heights·Queens County·Grades PK-12·~320 students

    NCES

    Co-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$32.5K/yr
    TypePrivate
    Students~320
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 schools in Queens?
Across the 42 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $6.4K/yr to $32.5K/yr, with a median of $11K/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 in Queens?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah is the smallest with 113 students; Forest Hills High School is the largest at 3700. 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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Data last updated June 6, 2026. Rankings reflect director interviews and public DOE/NCES data. How we verify and rank.