At a Glance
A small Seventh-day Adventist elementary school weaving faith, academics, and the arts into daily life in eastern Queens.
Best suited for
Seventh-day Adventist families — or any Queens family seeking a small, faith-centered elementary education with strong arts and a low student-teacher ratio — will find Linden SDA a thoughtful fit.
What stands out
- Triple-accredited through the Adventist Accreditation Association, Middle States, and the National Council for Private School Accreditation — an unusually thorough credentialing combination for a school this size.
- French instruction is woven into the elementary curriculum, giving students exposure to a world language earlier than most public or parochial schools offer.
- The fine arts program is unusually broad for a small school — students can explore choir, orchestra, hand chimes, group music lessons, and visual art.
- At 11:1, the student-teacher ratio is well below the citywide private school average, allowing for genuinely individualized attention.
Things to consider
- The student body is 100% Black, so families specifically seeking a racially diverse environment should factor this in.
- The school's Seventh-day Adventist identity and required Bible curriculum will only fit families comfortable with Christian faith-based education.
- Parent reviews are mixed — rated 3.0 out of 5 and 5.7 out of 10 — so visiting in person is especially important.
- There is no subway within a 20-minute walk, which rules out the school for families without a car or reliable bus access.
- With only 155 students total, extracurricular offerings, sports teams, and social circles are necessarily limited compared to larger schools.
Identity
Linden SDA is a coeducational Seventh-day Adventist elementary school serving pre-K through 5th grade, grounded in a Christian philosophy that emphasizes a child's spiritual, mental, and physical development. The school is small by design, with 155 students total and a low student-teacher ratio that allows for close relationships between staff and families. Its mission centers on helping students build meaningful relationships with God, family, community, and government.
Community
The student body is entirely Black, making Linden SDA a culturally consistent environment rather than a demographically mixed one. With only 155 students across six grade levels, the community feels more like a family than a school, with multi-year relationships between families and staff. The school draws primarily from Laurelton and surrounding eastern Queens neighborhoods.
Neighborhood
Laurelton is a middle-class residential pocket in eastern Queens where the median household income sits around $106,000 and the poverty rate is low at under 5%. About a third of neighborhood adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the area is known for its single-family homes and strong civic identity. The school's location on 228th Street sits firmly within this established residential community.
There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families will need a car, school bus, or local bus service to get here — this is not a commute-friendly location for subway-dependent families.
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What Parents Are Saying
Mixed reviews - rated 3.0/5 across 9 reviews and 5.7/10 composite rating
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Laurelton.
- What grades does LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
- LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
- LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public, charter, or private?
- LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a private school.
- What neighborhood is LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
- LINDEN SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in Laurelton, Queens.