Bnos Bais Yaakov-Far Rockaway
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 1,331 students 6.3 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 88% to 4-year college
Private schools in Far Rockaway, NY
10 schools in Far Rockaway itself and 30 more within 6 miles.
Far Rockaway private schools at a glance
Far Rockaway has 10 private schools of its own, and 30 more are within 6 miles. In Far Rockaway itself: 1 other Christian and 9 of other faiths; 6 teach elementary grades and 9 teach high school. Counting the 30 nearby, there are 40 in all: 4 Catholic, 4 other Christian, 4 nonsectarian and 28 of other faiths; 20 teach elementary grades and 21 teach high school. 7 are all-girls and 16 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 18 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 88% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 163 students and 7.4 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
7.4 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Far Rockaway (10)
Schools that give Far Rockaway as their address come first, then the 30 more within 6 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Far Rockaway matches all of those.
Bnos Bais Yaakov / Tichon Meir Moshe
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 393 students 17.6 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 88% to 4-year college
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 108 students 8.1 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 75% to 4-year college
Tag High School
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 448 students 6.2 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 79% to 4-year college
Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam
under 1 mi Grades PreK-10 276 students 10.8 students per teacher Jewish All-girls
Torah Academy for Girls
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 1,695 students 8.2 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Darchei Torah
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 2,165 students 7.3 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 99% to 4-year college
Yeshiva Darchei Torah
under 1 mi Grades K-12 2,092 students 5 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 10% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 Under 10 K-12 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Mesivta Toras Moshe
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 49 students 4.5 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (30)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Far Rockaway.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Mesivta Shaarei Pruzdor
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 26 students 3.5 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 17% to 4-year college
Congregation Ymh
1 mi Grades 9-11 87 students 5.8 students per teacher Jewish All-boys
Grades 9-11 49 students 5.2 students per teacher Jewish All-boys
Grades PreK-8 464 students 22.2 students per teacher Jewish All-boys
Yeshivath Gesher
1 mi Grades PreK-2 70 students 8.6 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-1 33 students 13.2 students per teacher Jewish All-girls
The Brandeis School
1 mi Grades K Jewish Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 9-12 180 students 7.4 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 100% to 4-year college
Haftr Middle School
2 mi Grades 6-8 262 students 7.1 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 1,119 students 5.7 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 194 students 8.6 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 70% to 4-year college
Kulanu Academy
2 mi Grades Ungraded 48 students 5.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades 9-12 387 students 7.1 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Far Rockaway?
10 private schools give Far Rockaway as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 40: 10 in Far Rockaway and 30 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 14,071 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Far Rockaway is Darchei Torah with 2,165 students.
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No state program pays private school tuition. No New York program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. School districts provide busing to nonpublic school students who ask for it by April 1 and live within the distance limits, and lend textbooks on request.