At a Glance
An affordable parish-Catholic elementary with a rare 6-8 enrichment track in South Ozone Park
Best suited for
Catholic families in or near South Ozone Park who want an affordable parish-school formation with a clear faith-centered culture and don't prioritize demographic diversity.
What stands out
- Tuition capped below $8,000 makes it one of the most affordable private school options in the city.
- The Aquinas Enrichment Program offers a 6-8 grade track, an unusual extension for a school coded as elementary.
- Rolling admissions give families flexibility to apply year-round rather than fighting a single deadline.
- Faith-life elements like altar serving are integrated into the school day, not treated as extracurricular.
- NCEA accreditation signals alignment with national Catholic education standards.
Things to consider
- The student body is very homogeneous — families prioritizing a diverse peer group should weigh this carefully against the school's faith and price advantages.
- The 15.5:1 student-teacher ratio is solid but not unusually small for a Catholic elementary.
- Parent review data is thin, so the lived day-to-day experience is harder to gauge from outside.
- The grade listing reads PK-5, meaning the 6-8 experience is a program rather than the full school day for those ages.
- Subway access requires a real walk — plan for roughly 10-11 minutes on foot each way.
Identity
A parish-affiliated Catholic elementary serving PK through 5th grade, with an optional Aquinas Enrichment Program that carries students into grades 6-8. The school's mission centers on Gospel values and nurturing the whole child — spiritually, academically, physically, and emotionally — in a child-centered, supportive setting. It is coeducational and accredited by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).
Community
The student body is overwhelmingly White at roughly 92%, with small shares across other groups, yielding a diversity index of just 0.23 — a very homogeneous population that does not mirror the broader South Ozone Park area. The community appears to draw from a specific Catholic demographic rather than the immediate neighborhood.
Neighborhood
South Ozone Park is a middle-income Queens neighborhood where median household income sits around $98,000 and the poverty rate is roughly 10%. The area is largely residential and car-oriented, with the A line providing the main transit connection toward Manhattan and out toward the Rockaways.
Your commute runs through the A train — Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd is about a 10-minute walk and 111 St about 11 minutes, with Aqueduct Racetrack roughly 16 minutes on foot.
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What Parents Are Saying
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Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in South Ozone Park.
- What grades does OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC serve?
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC?
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC public, charter, or private?
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC is a private school.
- What neighborhood is OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC in?
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC is in South Ozone Park, Queens.