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THE SCHOOLS OF FOREST HILLS
Elementary and Middle Schools
Forest Hills is, as all New York neighborhoods are, served by the New York City Department of Education. There are multiple public schools to attend in Forest Hills including elementary schools:
1. P.S. 101 School in the Garden
2. P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen School
3. P.S. 196 Grand Central Parkway School
4. P.S. 220 Edward Mandel School
The schools are diverse
The Forest Hills Elementary Schools are highly-ranked and offer quality education[1].
There are also several private schools for grades K-12[2]:
1. Bnos Malkah Academy
2. Forest Hills Montessori School
3. Cheder Yesod Hadas
4. Hebrew Academy of West Queens
5. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School
6. Sha'Arei Zion Ohel Bracha
7. The Kew-Forest School
8. Yeshiva Tifereth Moshe Dov Rev
The only public middle school is Junior High School 190 Russell Sage
High Schools
Forest Hills High School serves Forest Hills as well as Rego Park, although students from all over Queens attend this exemplary high school. The high school offers a variety of activities and classes[3]. For its foreign students, it has an English as a Second Language Program (ESL). The percentage of white students in the student body has decresed recently from 41.2% (2005) to 37.4% (2008)[4]. Meanwhile, the Hispanic and Asian populations are increasing.
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References
- ↑ "Forest Hills Private Middle Schools." GreatSchools - Public and Private School Ratings, Reviews and Parent Community. 27 Apr. 2009 <http://www.greatschools.net/new-york/forest-hills/private/middle-schools/>.
- ↑ "Forest Hills Private Middle Schools." GreatSchools - Public and Private School Ratings, Reviews and Parent Community. 27 Apr. 2009 <http://www.greatschools.net/new-york/forest-hills/private/middle-schools/>.
- ↑ "Forest Hills Public High Schools." GreatSchools - Public and Private School Ratings, Reviews and Parent Community. 27 Apr. 2009 <http://www.greatschools.net/new-york/forest-hills/public/high-schools/?pageSize=25&sortColumn=schoolResultsHeader&sortDirection=asc&p=1>.
- ↑ "Welcome - Forest Hills High School - Q440 - New York City Department of Education." Forest Hills High School. 27 Apr. 2009 <http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/28/Q440/default.htm>.