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List of schools in Jackson Heights
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Jackson Heights has a wide array of school choices within walking distance ( one of the largest in the country). Students attend or or several other primary schools. Middle schools in the neighborhood include and . There is also a well-regarded public Charter School (The Renaissance Charter School) as well as various private schools such as the well-known preparatory The Garden School and parochial schools such as St Joan of Arc, Our Lady of Fatima, and Blessed Sacrament School. Hebrew School is also offered at The Jewish Center of Jackson Heights.
Even though most of the children from Kindergarten to Grade 8 stay in the wide array of schools in the neighborhood for elementary school , The majority of older students in Jackson Heights go to high schools through out the five boroughs primarily in Manhattan & Queens via subway. From public high schools — such as Stuyvesant High School , Academy of American Studies, Townsend Harris High School,Brooklyn Technical High School & Bronx High School of Science — to private high schools, such as Archbishop Molloy High School, Holy Cross High School, Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, Xavier High School,and St. Francis Preparatory School. Students wishing continue in Higher Education in Jackson Heights have the opportunity to attend Plaza College, located on 37th Avenue and 75th Street. Plaza College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of schools and colleges, and offers a wide variety of programs to students who want to pursue careers in the Business or Medical fields.
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