Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and School was founded in the early 1950s and has witnessed decades of change in Plainview. The church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The school is chartered by the New York State Department of Education and is licensed by the New York State Department of Children and Family Services.
The Montessori School in Pelham Manor is a preschool and Kindergarten. Its activities and lesson plans encourage social development, physical coordination and problem solving.