The Kew-Forest School

Forest Hills · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

At a glance

Academic signals
  • SAT 25-75: 1190–1480

Worth knowing: Published partway through the year for the Class of 2026.

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How The Kew-Forest School compares for families

What families should know about The Kew-Forest School.

  • LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Tiegerman High School, The Windsor School, Tiegerman School At Woodside and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%
admit rate
$10,931
in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state
1320–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in New York

New York's public scholarships

New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.

Promise Excelsior Scholarship
Free SUNY/CUNY tuition (last-dollar, up to $5,500/yr)
Income: Household AGI ≤ $125,000

Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances, Class of 2025

The Kew-Forest School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 46 colleges, in the document's own order.

Adelphi University Binghamton University, SUNY Boston University Brandeis University Clark University City University of New York (CUNY) Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Hofstra University Lesley University Long Island University Mount Holyoke College New York Institute of Technology New York University Northeastern University Pace University Parsons School of Design Pratt Institute Purchase College, SUNY Purdue University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University St. John's University St. Francis College Stony Brook University, SUNY SUNY New Paltz SUNY Oneonta SUNY Oswego
and 16 more
Temple University The New School UMass Amherst Union College University at Albany University at Buffalo, SUNY University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Santa Barbara University of Connecticut University of Maine University of Minnesota University of New Haven University of Rochester University of Wisconsin-Madison Worcester Polytechnic Institute

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Kew-Forest School — The Kew-Forest School Profile 2025-26 ↗. Found at: p.3, 'College Acceptances – Class of 2025' list.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 245 in 2020 to 208 in 2022 — over 2 years.
-15.1%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see The Kew-Forest School's own published school profile (as of 2026-27): bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/250/misc/mi… ↗

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Tiegerman High School
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Private 3.3 70 -6.7%
Tiegerman School At Woodside
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Private 3.6 64
Lexington School For The Deaf
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Private 4.6 238 -8.5%
Ohel Chayz Dba Tiferes Mordechei Center For Interg
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St Demetrios School
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Private 5.9 476 +71.2%
Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson
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Private 6.7 786
The Child School - Legacy High School
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Private 7.0 289

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