At a Glance
A tiny Lutheran classical school where almost every child knows every teacher by name.
Best suited for
Lutheran or broadly Christian families in eastern Queens who want a deeply personal, classical, faith-rooted elementary education and have a reliable way to get to school.
What stands out
- At fourteen students across pre-K through fifth grade, this is among the smallest private schools in NYC — every teacher knows every child.
- A genuine classical Christian curriculum with Latin, paired with STEAM and Spanish — a rare combination in eastern Queens.
- Tuition of $6,000 makes a private classical Christian elementary education accessible to a much broader range of families than typical NYC independents.
- Parent and alumni reviews consistently highlight caring staff and strong academic preparation despite the school's size.
- The Christ-centered philosophy — every child made in God's image — is woven into academic life, not added on as an afterthought.
Things to consider
- Micro-school size means a small peer group, few organized sports or extracurriculars, and limited grade-level cohorts.
- With only two full-time teachers covering pre-K through fifth grade, subject-matter specialization is necessarily limited.
- No subway within a 20-minute walk — commuting from most of NYC realistically requires a car or a long bus ride.
- A classical Lutheran Christian worldview is central to the program; families who don't share the faith should weigh fit carefully.
- The school only goes through fifth grade, so families should plan for another middle-school transition.
Identity
Christ Lutheran School is a small, coed Lutheran elementary program serving pre-K through fifth grade in a classical Christian tradition that frames every child as created in God's image. With only fourteen students and two full-time teachers, the school operates more like a close-knit learning family than a typical elementary. The curriculum centers on Christian studies and the classical tradition — including Latin — alongside STEAM and Spanish.
Community
The student body of fourteen is overwhelmingly Black (about 93%), with the remainder identifying as multiracial — a makeup that closely reflects the surrounding Rosedale community. At fourteen students, the community is small enough that every family essentially knows every other family and parents play a meaningful role in daily life. The surrounding area sits around $102,000 in median household income, a solidly middle-income pocket of Queens.
Neighborhood
Rosedale is a residential pocket of eastern Queens where median household income sits just over $102,900 and roughly three in ten adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — a solidly middle-class, family-oriented area. It's a quieter, car-oriented corner of the borough, lined largely with single-family homes rather than the denser housing found closer to the subway lines. With poverty in the single digits and a strong homeowner presence, it reads as a stable, family-anchored neighborhood.
The school is beyond walking distance of the subway, so families will need a car or other transportation to get there.
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What Parents Are Saying
Parents praise small class sizes, attentive teachers, great education and values, and caring staff. Alumni note strong academic preparation.
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Rosedale.
- What grades does CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL serve?
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL?
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL public, charter, or private?
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL is a private school.
- What neighborhood is CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL in?
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL is in Rosedale, Queens.