Top Ranked Jackson Heights Private Schools (2026)

Garden School

Gr: NS-12 | 259 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 25

3316 79th St

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 335-6363

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82nd Street Academics

Gr: PK-10 | 575 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

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81-10 35th Avenue

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 457-0429

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St. Joan Of Arc Elementary School

Gr: PK-8 | 336 students

Avg. class size: 30 students

Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 2

Catholic

3527 82nd Street

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

(718) 639-9020

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Jackson Heights, NY Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-25.0% (-1 school) 10-yr

1,170

Students

-33.3% (-585 students) 10-yr

$16,513

Avg. Tuition

+62.3% (+$6,338) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-12.0% (-3 students) 10-yr

69%

Students of Color

-16.9% (-14.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+22.2% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Jackson Heights)

This State (NY)

# Schools

3 Schools

1,796 Schools

# Students

1,170 Students

424,309 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	390	246	179
2024	390	238	172
2023	393	238	174
2022	436	250	185
2021	436	245	180
2020	436	242	171
2019	463	247	175
2018	463	245	172
2017	460	242	180
2016	438	241	178
2015	439	230	167

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% Students of Color

69%

39%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	69%	40%	34%
2024	69%	40%	34%
2023	85%	40%	33%
2022	78%	40%	33%
2021	78%	41%	32%
2020	78%	41%	32%
2019	63%	40%	31%
2018	63%	39%	31%
2017	77%	40%	32%
2016	83%	40%	32%
2015	83%	41%	32%

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0.68

0.59

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	0.68	0.60	0.65
2024	0.68	0.60	0.65
2023	0.65	0.62	0.65
2022	0.74	0.62	0.64
2021	0.74	0.62	0.64
2020	0.74	0.62	0.64
2019	0.74	0.61	0.63
2018	0.74	0.61	0.63
2017	0.74	0.61	0.61
2016	0.78	0.62	0.61
2015	0.78	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

949 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

9 Students

18,397 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	3%	4%	5%
2024	3%	4%	5%
2023	8%	4%	5%
2022	17%	5%	4%
2021	17%	5%	4%
2020	17%	4%	4%
2019	17%	5%	4%
2018	17%	5%	4%
2017	17%	4%	4%
2016	16%	4%	4%
2015	16%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

107 Students

33,759 Students

% Hispanic Students

32%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	32%	8%	9%
2024	32%	8%	9%
2023	41%	9%	9%
2022	43%	9%	8%
2021	43%	9%	9%
2020	43%	9%	9%
2019	43%	10%	8%
2018	43%	10%	8%
2017	43%	9%	8%
2016	38%	9%	8%
2015	38%	9%	8%

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# Black Students

3 Students

33,696 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	1%	8%	7%
2024	1%	8%	7%
2023	1%	9%	8%
2022	2%	9%	7%
2021	2%	9%	7%
2020	2%	9%	8%
2019	2%	9%	7%
2018	2%	9%	7%
2017	2%	11%	7%
2016	8%	11%	7%
2015	8%	11%	8%

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# White Students

77 Students

252,994 Students

% White Students

23%

60%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	23%	59%	52%
2024	23%	59%	52%
2023	9%	57%	52%
2022	15%	57%	54%
2021	15%	57%	54%
2020	15%	58%	54%
2019	15%	58%	56%
2018	15%	58%	56%
2017	15%	58%	58%
2016	13%	58%	58%
2015	13%	58%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

538 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

140 Students

81,467 Students

% of Others Students

41%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	41%	20%	26%
2024	41%	20%	26%
2023	41%	20%	25%
2022	7%	18%	25%
2021	7%	19%	25%
2020	7%	19%	24%
2019	7%	18%	24%
2018	7%	18%	23%
2017	8%	18%	22%
2016	16%	18%	22%
2015	16%	18%	21%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

104 Teachers

41,517 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	11:1	10:1	11:1
2024	11:1	10:1	11:1
2023	11:1	11:1	11:1
2022	11:1	11:1	11:1
2021	11:1	11:1	11:1
2020	11:1	11:1	12:1
2019	11:1	11:1	12:1
2018	11:1	11:1	12:1
2017	10:1	11:1	12:1
2016	9:1	11:1	12:1
2015	9:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

51%

76%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	51%	76%	55%
2024	51%	75%	54%
2023	44%	75%	54%
2022	44%	76%	54%
2021	44%	74%	54%
2020	44%	74%	54%
2019	42%	73%	53%
2018	42%	73%	53%
2017	42%	72%	53%
2016	33%	73%	52%
2015	33%	72%	52%

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Average Class Size

22 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	22	15	15
2024	22	15	15
2023	22	15	15
2022	22	15	15
2021	22	15	15
2020	22	15	15
2019	22	16	15
2018	22	16	15
2017	22	16	15
2016	25	16	15
2015	25	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

7 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	7	11	13
2024	7	10	12
2023	7	10	11
2022	7	10	11
2021	7	10	11
2020	7	10	11
2019	7	10	11
2018	7	9	11
2017	7	9	10
2016	7	9	10
2015	7	9	10

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$16,513

$22,435

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$16,513	$22,300	$15,012
2024	$16,513	$21,636	$13,254
2023	$13,200	$21,117	$12,626
2022	$13,200	$19,707	$12,187
2021	$13,200	$19,162	$11,800
2020	$13,200	$18,832	$11,512
2019	$11,955	$18,073	$11,293
2018	$11,905	$17,784	$11,017
2017	$11,458	$16,583	$10,708
2016	$15,800	$14,881	$10,356
2015	$10,175	$14,120	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$250

$2,359

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$250	$2,213	$1,152
2024	$250	$2,240	$1,128
2023	$250	$2,493	$1,156
2022	$250	$2,022	$1,102
2021	$250	$2,090	$1,125
2020	$250	$2,178	$1,217
2019	$250	$1,781	$1,305
2018	$250	$2,681	$1,108

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Average % on Financial Aid

26%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	26%	34%	34%
2024	26%	33%	34%
2023	26%	34%	34%
2022	26%	34%	33%
2021	26%	33%	33%
2020	26%	33%	32%
2019	26%	32%	31%
2018	26%	32%	30%
2017	21%	31%	30%
2016	18%	31%	29%
2015	18%	30%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,750

$9,892

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$3,750	$9,504	$7,073
2024	$3,750	$9,775	$6,930
2023	$3,750	$10,192	$6,469
2022	$3,750	$9,153	$6,289
2021	$3,750	$8,840	$6,055
2020	$3,750	$8,813	$5,921
2019	$3,750	$8,764	$5,795
2018	$3,750	$7,563	$5,456
2017	$3,750	$6,602	$5,319
2016	$500	$6,842	$5,105
2015	$500	$6,353	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$1.1 million

$48.84 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$1 M	$48 M	$60 M
2024	$1 M	$29 M	$59 M
2023	$1 M	$28 M	$71 M
2022	$1 M	$24 M	$76 M
2021	$1 M	$24 M	$71 M
2020	$1 M	$22 M	$74 M
2019	$1 M	$21 M	$78 M
2018	$1 M	$16 M	$67 M
2017	$1 M	$15 M	$83 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

92%

76%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Jackson Heights, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	92%	74%	81%
2024	92%	79%	85%
2023	92%	79%	85%
2022	92%	78%	85%
2021	92%	78%	85%
2020	92%	78%	85%
2019	92%	77%	85%
2018	92%	77%	85%
2017	100%	79%	85%
2016	100%	80%	85%
2015	100%	81%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Jackson Heights, NY?

The private schools in Jackson Heights, NY is 82nd Street Academics.

How many private schools are located in Jackson Heights?

3 private schools are located in Jackson Heights.

What percentage of students in Jackson Heights go to private school?

17% of all K-12 students in Jackson Heights are educated in private schools (compared to the NY state average of 15%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Jackson Heights?

33% of private schools in Jackson Heights are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

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