At a Glance
A Tiny, Intimate School Where Every Child Gets Real Attention
Families prioritizing intimate scale and individualized attention over broad extracurricular programming. Particularly well-suited for parents in the Financial District/Battery Park City area who want a walkable neighborhood school with a progressive, nurturing feel — and who are comfortable with a very small community (roughly 15-20 students per grade). Good fit if you value knowing every family in your child's grade and want teachers who genuinely have bandwidth for your child.
- 5:1 student-teacher ratio — genuinely small, not just "small-ish"
- Total enrollment of 103 students across all grades — intimate scale
- Located in a family-heavy waterfront neighborhood
- Moderate diversity for a small private school
- PK through 5th grade under one roof
- Very small total enrollment means limited peer pool and potentially less extracurricular depth
- The Church of God affiliation may matter to some families seeking explicitly religious education — or not matter at all if you're looking for secular progressive education
- At only 103 students total across 6 grade levels, class sizes are tiny but social options more limited
- As a combined-level school with no middle or high school, families need a plan for transitions
- Tuition not provided — parents should contact directly
A tiny combined-level private school (PK-5) with an exceptionally low 5:1 student-teacher ratio and Church of God roots that today reads more as mission-driven progressive education than religious instruction.
A relatively diverse student body for a small private school, with strong Asian (42%) and White (44%) representation plus multiracial students (8%). The diversity index of 0.66 is solid — not tokenistic diversity, but real mix.
The Financial District and Battery Park City area is one of Manhattan's youngest-family neighborhoods — all those glass towers along the waterfront filled with dual-income couples who became parents. The family density score of 93/100 reflects this: tons of strollers, playgrounds, and young kids everywhere. It's a neighborhood built for families, with proximity to parks and the river.
Highly walkable — this is a compact downtown neighborhood where most daily needs are within blocks, and several elementary schools cluster nearby. Families in the FiDi/Battery Park City area can often walk or take the subway.
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What Parents Are Saying
Very positive. Parents describe the school as transformative, a refuge for 2e children, with excellent and supportive teachers. Reviews highlight small class sizes, strong teacher engagement, and the school helping children who previously hated school to now look forward to attending.
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is LANG SCHOOL a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for LANG SCHOOL yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Financial District-Battery Park City.
- What grades does LANG SCHOOL serve?
- LANG SCHOOL serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into LANG SCHOOL?
- LANG SCHOOL runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is LANG SCHOOL public, charter, or private?
- LANG SCHOOL is a private school.
- What neighborhood is LANG SCHOOL in?
- LANG SCHOOL is in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan.
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