Our schools
The Greater Boston area is home to ten elementary/middle Jewish day schools and four Jewish high schools, spanning a full spectrum of Jewish diversity. We invite you to explore what each day school offers to see if one is right for you. To learn about upcoming events for preschoolers, open houses and details about each school’s individual admission financial assistance processes, please visit their respective websites.
- PLURALISTIC/COMMUNITY
- REFORM
- CONSERVATIVE
- MODERN ORTHODOX
- ORTHODOX – CHABAD
- ORTHODOX – YESHIVA
- HIGH SCHOOLS
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JCDS, Boston’s Jewish Community Day SchoolJCDS is Boston’s pluralist Jewish K-8 day school and a joyful, remarkable learning community. Our families embrace a wide range of Jewish beliefs and practices. Our hallmark: Hebrew throughout the day in a single, integrated curriculum that connects our teaching units across disciplines and between Jewish and secular studies. JCDS fosters curiosity, cherishes varied perspectives, engages students, and welcomes every family as a collaborative partner. | Contact info: http://www.jcdsboston.org/ 57 Stanley Avenue Watertown, MA 02472 (617) 972-1733Admissions Director: Orna Siegel ornas@jcdsboston.org |
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MWJDS, MetroWest Jewish Day School Located in Framingham, MWJDS is an early K-grade 6 pluralistic community school that educates children from 20 surrounding towns. The school is expanding one grade per year through 8th grade. We have an outstanding academic program, focusing on rigor, relationships and results. MWJDS offers afterschool enrichment programs, transportation options both locally and from Central MA, and tuition assistance. | Contact info: http://www.mwjds.org/ 29 Upper Joclyn Avenue Framingham, MA 01701 (508) 620-5554Admissions Director: Risa Werblin risa.werblin@mwjds.org |
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The Rashi SchoolThe Rashi School, a K-8 Reform Jewish Independent School, offers a rich academically challenging Jewish and secular education in an environment infused with Jewish values and learning. In Rashi’s intimate learning environment, extraordinary academics begin with teachers and staff who value and engage each child as an individual, challenging them to reach beyond their grasp. Rashi’s unique, integrated curricula help students discover connections between Jewish and secular topics, between themselves and the community, and between their community and the world–at-large. By encouraging questions and open conversations, Rashi’s joyfully Jewish approach to learning helps children engage with the world and grow into the people they can become. | Contact info: http://www.rashi.org/ 8000 Great Meadow Road Dedham, MA 02026 (617) 969-4444Director of Admission: Adrienne Frechter afrechter@rashi.org |
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Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater BostonAt Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, innovation and tradition go hand-in-hand to educate tomorrow’s leaders today. For 50 years, Schechter has provided K-8 students with an outstanding education that inspires a love of learning and fosters analytical and critical thinking skills. Guided by a talented and dedicated faculty, students grow to be self- confident, compassionate and committed citizens who are prepared for the academic and social challenges of the modern world. Add the school’s vibrant after school program, and Schechter becomes a one-stop learning community. | Contact info: http://www.ssdsboston.org/ 60 Stein Circle Newton, MA 02459 (617) 964.7765 Director of Admission: Carol Rumpler carol.rumpler@ssdsboston.org |
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Kehillah Schechter Academy (KSA), formerly the South Area Solomon Schechter Day School, serves 250 K-8 students from 30+ communities in MA and RI. In its 23rd year, KSA is nationally recognized for its outstanding faculty, differentiated approach to learning, and 21st Century Science and Math Initiative. KSA offers a full day younger (4 yr-old) kindergarten program and an extensive after school program. We teach students to become educated, committed and ethical members of their Jewish and American communities within the teachings of the Conservative movement. KSA empowers its students to learn and seek knowledge with confidence and enthusiasm within an academically challenging and supportive environment. “KSA is closer than you think” with transportation available from many locations in MA and RI. | Contact info: http://www.sassds.org/ One Commerce Way Norwood, MA 02062 (781) 769-5555 Director of Admission: Sandi Morgan Dunn smorgan@sassds.org |
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Maimonides School, Elementary and Middle SchoolMaimonides School is a Modern Orthodox K-12 Jewish day school located in Brookline and serving the Greater Boston community from Providence to the North Shore and beyond. Founded in 1937 by Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, zt”l, the paramount Orthodox Jewish thinker and teacher of the 20th century, Maimonides provides both an outstanding religious education and an excellent college preparatory general education in an atmosphere that reinforces students’ commitment to the values of Torah. We are a vibrant community whose members embrace mitzvot, chesed, middot tovot, an unconditional love for the State of Israel, and a spirit of kindness and compassion for fellow Jews and all of society. | Contact info: http://www.maimonides.org/ 34 Philbrick Road Brookline, MA 02445 (617) 232-4452 Director of Admission: Ariella Brunwasser abrunwasser@maimonides.org |
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Striar Hebrew Academy of SharonStriar Hebrew Academy of Sharon (SHAS) is a coeducational, Modern Orthodox day school serving students toddler-age through Grade 6. All SHAS students benefit from caring, individualized attention, facilitated by a low student-to-faculty ratio, compassionate teachers, and a well-planned and implemented curriculum. Our guiding principle is the concept of Torah u’Mada (Torah with knowledge of the world). The value of integrating Judaic and general studies education was the vision behind our school’s founding and remains at the core of our educational philosophy. | Contact info: www.striarhebrew.org Elementary campus:100 Ames Street, Sharon, MA 02067Preschool campus: 60 Ashcroft Road, Sharon, MA 02067 (781) 784-8724 Director of Marketing and Admission: Susie Berg admissions@striarhebrew.org |
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New England Hebrew AcademyNew England Hebrew Academy was founded to provide an exemplary, well rounded Judaic and secular education, to children in the greater Boston Jewish community. Its educational policies are inclusive and individualized and they encourage students to utilize their individual potential and strive for excellence. New England Hebrew Academy was founded in 1944 by the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn zt”l. One of the school’s missions is to inspire our students to study Torah diligently and incorporate its teaching into their lives so they in turn can spread the beauty of Torah to the world. | Contact info: http://www.theneha.org/ 9 Prescott Street, Box 514 Brookline, MA 02446 (617) 731-5330 |
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Shaloh House Jewish Day SchoolShaloh House provides a comprehensive education to students in grades PreK – 6, and we also offer a preschool program for children beginning at age 2. We emphasize excellence in both secular and Judaic studies and strive to instill in our students a strong sense of Jewish values and pride in their heritage. Our academic program is structured to help every student develop a love of learning and a strong foundation for lifelong academic success. While providing a well-rounded curriculum, the school does emphasize math and science. While our objective is to teach the splendor and depth of Judaism based on Orthodox teachings, we do so in a way that welcomes families from different backgrounds and who practice different levels of observance. | Contact info: http://www.shaloh.org/ 29 Chestnut Hill Avenue Brighton, MA 02135 (617) 787-2200 |
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Torah Academy Torah Academy’s Limudei Kodesh and Limudei Chol programs encourage scholastic achievement, while also conveying the moral and ethical values that help students develop self-confidence and strength of character. We seek to inspire our students with a passion for learning, a striving for excellence, and a commitment to service. Students thrive on personal attention from caring Rabbeim and Moros who encourage them to look beyond themselves to life’s larger goals. Torah Academy’s vibrant school community, as well as our extensive curriculum in Tanach and select areas of Jewish law, teach students to live by Torah values as they develop an uncommon zest for living and learning. | Contact info: http://torahacademy.info/ 11 Williston Road Brookline, MA 02445 (617) 731-3196 |
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Gann AcademyGann Academy is a pluralistic day high school committed to providing a challenging, nurturing, and inspiring education that integrates intensive Jewish studies with the sciences and the humanities. It was founded on the conviction that Jewish day school education during the adolescent years is crucial for developing Jews who will be knowledgeable, sophisticated, and passionate about Judaism and who will make lasting contributions to the Jewish community, American society, and the world at large. | Contact info:http://www.gannacademy.org/ 333 Forest Street Waltham, MA 02472 (781) 642-6800 Director of Admission: Efraim Yudewitz eyudewitz@gannacademy.org |
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Rabbi and Rebbitzen Shlomo Margolis Mesivta High School
Mesivta High School of Greater Boston is an orthodox yeshiva high school for boys which offers excellence in both Judaic and secular studies. In a relatively small environment (50 students total) your son can strive for excellence in all areas.
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Contact info: 34 Sparhawk Street Brighton, MA 02445 (617) 779 0166 bostonmesivta@yeshivanet.com |
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BAIS Yaakov of Boston High School for GirlsBais Yaakov of Boston, a four-year women’s high school, works to exemplify the lessons, fervor, and spirit of the founder of the Bais Yaakov movement, Frau Sarah Schenirer. We impart her strong sense of Jewish ethics, her emphasis on textual skills in order to remain lifelong learners and teach the next generation, and her commitment to Jewish women’s community leadership.The dual Judaic Studies and General Studies program provides students with the opportunity to fulfill their academic potential while learning to accept the responsibilities of Jewish adulthood. |
Contact info: Ellen.Chajes@ BaisYaakovOfBoston.com P O. Box 351004 198 Strathmore Road Brighton, MA 02135 |
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Maimonides School, Upper SchoolSee description above | Contact info: http://www.maimonides.org/ 34 Philbrick Road Brookline, MA 02445 (617) 232-4452 Director of Admission: Ariella Brunwasser abrunwasser@maimonides.org |