At a Glance
An Islamic elementary school pairing Quran-centered learning with hands-on STEM at an unusually accessible price.
Best suited for
Muslim families in eastern Queens looking for a small, affordable, faith-centered elementary education that also takes seriously STEM, creativity, and parental partnership.
What stands out
- Tuition sits between $6,000 and $7,999 — exceptionally affordable for a private elementary school in NYC, even one with a faith-based mission.
- The student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1 means genuinely small classes and direct teacher relationships.
- Combines a full Hifdh (Quran memorization) program with elementary-level robotics and web design — a stack you rarely see together.
- Lists AP courses in history, computer science, and the sciences, hinting at stretch programming that goes beyond the typical elementary curriculum.
- Rolling admissions year-round removes the high-stakes application deadline pressure common at competitive NYC privates.
Things to consider
- Parent reviews are mixed (3.3/5), with some families flagging a perceived drop in quality under recent administrative changes — worth probing directly on a tour.
- The school only goes through 5th grade, so families will need a separate middle and high school plan in a few years.
- Enrollment is concentrated demographically, so families prioritizing racial and cultural diversity at school may want to weigh that.
- The 16-minute walk to the nearest subway makes this a car-commute school for anyone outside eastern Queens.
- Faith-fit matters here — the daily rhythm and identity of the school is built around Islamic practice, and that has to align with what your family wants.
Identity
An Islamic school serving pre-K through 5th grade, accredited by the Islamic School League of America and built around the Wellspring Model — personalized learning that integrates creativity, critical thinking, technology, and parental involvement within a framework grounded in the Quran and Prophetic traditions. At 256 students with a 9.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio, it is small and intentionally close-knit.
Community
The student body is heavily Asian (about 85%), with smaller groups of Black and White students, and a diversity index of 0.38 — fairly concentrated by NYC private school standards. The community is most likely anchored in the South Asian Muslim families who have long populated eastern Queens, and the small total enrollment means most families know each other well.
Neighborhood
Hollis is a quietly residential eastern Queens neighborhood with a median household income around $86,660 and a bachelor's-or-higher rate of 26.5% — squarely middle-class by city standards, with a stable family base. The area feels more suburban than urban, and most families will arrive by car rather than transit.
Getting here without a car is tough: the Jamaica-179 St station on the F line is about a 16-minute walk, so most families will drive or arrange drop-off.
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What Parents Are Saying
Mixed reviews - rated 3.3/5 from 32 parent reviews; some parents express satisfaction while others mention decline in quality under new administration.
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is WELLSPRING SCHOOLS a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for WELLSPRING SCHOOLS yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Hollis.
- What grades does WELLSPRING SCHOOLS serve?
- WELLSPRING SCHOOLS serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into WELLSPRING SCHOOLS?
- WELLSPRING SCHOOLS runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is WELLSPRING SCHOOLS public, charter, or private?
- WELLSPRING SCHOOLS is a private school.
- What neighborhood is WELLSPRING SCHOOLS in?
- WELLSPRING SCHOOLS is in Hollis, Queens.