At a Glance
A pocket-sized all-boys yeshiva where 43 students learn Torah and secular studies side by side
Best suited for
An Orthodox Jewish family seeking an intimate all-boys secondary school where their son will receive intensive Torah study alongside secular academics in a highly personalized setting.
What stands out
- Total enrollment of just 43 students means every boy is genuinely known — there is essentially no chance of getting overlooked.
- A 3.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio is extraordinary for any American school and allows for one-on-one or very small-group Torah study.
- All-boys Orthodox Jewish secondary education with Torah studies woven into the regular school day.
- Rolling admissions give families flexibility on timing rather than forcing a single fall deadline.
Things to consider
- At 43 students across four grades, course offerings, electives, sports, and extracurriculars will be far more limited than at a larger high school.
- This is an all-boys school — an important factor for families weighing coeducational options.
- An Orthodox Jewish framework is central to the school day; families should expect religious observance, prayer, and Torah study to be integral, not optional.
- The very small size means limited capacity, so even with rolling admissions, families shouldn't assume a spot is guaranteed.
Identity
Tiferes Torah Institute is a secondary school (grades 9-12) serving boys within an Orthodox Jewish framework, with Torah studies at the center of the curriculum. With only 43 students enrolled and roughly 12 full-time teachers, the school runs at a scale where every student is known by name. It blends religious study and general academics within a single school day, in the tradition of a yeshiva high school.
Community
The student body is all-boys and exclusively secondary-aged, drawn from Orthodox Jewish families in Queens and nearby areas. The reported demographic breakdown shows 100% of students categorized as White, which almost certainly reflects how the data was recorded rather than the actual makeup of the families the school serves — a common artifact in how Jewish day schools appear in enrollment statistics.
Neighborhood
Kew Gardens is a settled middle-income Queens neighborhood where roughly half of adults hold a bachelor's degree and the poverty rate sits below 10%. The area has a long-standing Jewish community alongside many other families, and the blocks around the school feel more like a leafy residential suburb than a dense city neighborhood. It's the kind of place where families put down roots for the long haul.
The J/Z at 121 St is about a 7-minute walk, the E/F at Briarwood about 10 minutes, and the E/F at Kew Gardens-Union Tpke about 14 minutes — so getting here by subway is doable from much of Queens and Manhattan.
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What Parents Are Saying
A 3.3 rating from 7 reviews
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades 9 to 12 in Kew Gardens.
- What grades does TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE serve?
- TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE?
- TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE public, charter, or private?
- TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE is a private school.
- What neighborhood is TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE in?
- TIFERES TORAH INSTITUTE is in Kew Gardens, Queens.