At a Glance
A small Orthodox boys' yeshiva in eastern Queens where serious Torah study and a tight-knit beis medrash culture come first.
Best suited for
Orthodox Jewish families seeking a small, personal all-boys mesivta where their son can grow into a serious learner — including those coming from outside the New York area who would use the dormitory.
What stands out
- Exceptionally small enrollment of 143 boys with a 6.4:1 student-teacher ratio, allowing for genuine individual attention from rebbeim and secular teachers alike.
- On-site dormitory facilities that open the door to students coming from outside the New York area — uncommon among New York City private schools.
- Senior-year placement at Ohr HaChaim, giving talmidim a year of beis medrash immersion at one of the Queens community's recognized settings for advanced learning.
- Annual Eretz Yisrael trip, embedding a hands-on connection to Eretz Yisrael in the school experience.
- Tuition in the $13,000–$16,000 range, notably lower than many comparably sized private secondary schools in the metro area.
Things to consider
- There is no subway within walking distance — families should expect a car, bus, or shuttle commute and factor that into daily logistics.
- The school is all-boys and Orthodox; families need to be aligned with that mission, and the question of a girls'/coed peer environment outside school is worth thinking through.
- With 143 students total, the social and extracurricular pool is small — clubs, teams, and peer groups are limited compared with larger yeshivas.
- Web reviews are mixed (about 4 across 58 parent reviews, about 3.1 in another set of reviews), so prospective families should talk to current parents and alumni about fit before committing.
- Because the demographic data shows 100% White enrollment, families seeking a more racially or culturally heterogeneous community may want to look elsewhere.
Identity
A secondary yeshiva for boys serving grades 9–12, blending rigorous Gemara and Limudei Kodesh with a full college-preparatory secular curriculum. Rooted in an Orthodox philosophy, the school was founded to provide a Torah-centered environment while preparing students for both further yeshiva learning and post-high-school pathways. Senior year is spent in a more advanced beis medrash program at Ohr HaChaim.
Community
The student body is uniformly White in the demographic data — a reflection, not of exclusion, but of the Orthodox Jewish community that anchors Kew Gardens Hills and the broader Queens frum population the school draws from. With only 143 students across four grades, the beis medrash and classroom feel intimate, and parent reviews note that peers are "serious and wanting to learn." The school actively welcomes out-of-town students through its dormitory, which broadens the geographic catchment beyond the neighborhood.
Neighborhood
Kew Gardens Hills is a solidly middle-class Queens neighborhood where median household income sits around $85,000 and nearly half of adult residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The area is widely known as a hub of Orthodox Jewish life, with shuls, kosher markets, and yeshiva-grade schools woven into the residential blocks. The 12.1% poverty rate reflects a stable, working- and middle-class family base rather than economic distress.
No subway stations are within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families should plan on driving, getting dropped off, or using local/regional buses for the commute.
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What Parents Are Saying
Mixed reviews - rated 4 out of 5 across 58 parent reviews, with 50% rating it excellent; rated 3.1 out of 5 across 8 parent reviews; students describe peers as serious and wanting to learn.
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades 9 to 12 in Kew Gardens Hills.
- What grades does MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN serve?
- MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN?
- MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN public, charter, or private?
- MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN is a private school.
- What neighborhood is MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN in?
- MESIVTA YESODEI YESHURUN is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens.