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Jewish Day Schools in Huntington Beach, California
Jewish day schools in Huntington Beach, California — we track 1 school currently operating here. This page lists name, grade range, and community structure where publicly available. Our matching quiz takes about five minutes and produces a personalized list: start the quiz.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Huntington Beach also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the middle of Huntington Beach.
Nearby, nearest first: Irvine Hebrew Day School (10 mi) · Temple Beth Tikvah (12 mi) · Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School (13 mi) · Tvt Community Day School (13 mi) · Chabad of Irvine (13 mi) · Chabad of South Bay (18 mi) · Maimonides Torah Academy (18 mi) · Academy of the Arts (23 mi).
2 early childhood · 2 elementary schools · 2 combined k–12 schools · 3 other jewish schools
Schools in Huntington Beach, by level
Scroll to the level that matches your child’s age. Within each level, schools are grouped by whether they serve boys, girls, or co-ed classes.
Early Childhood (Preschool & Kindergarten) · 2 schools
Programs serving preschool and kindergarten-age children, often as standalone early childhood centers or the youngest grades of a larger school.
Elementary Schools (K–8) · 2 schools
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
Combined K–12 Schools · 2 schools
Schools that serve students from kindergarten (or preschool) all the way through grade 12 under one roof.
Co-ed
Gender mix not specified
Other Jewish Schools · 3 schools
Schools in our directory where we don't yet have a structured grade range on file.
What to consider when evaluating a Jewish day school
Choosing a Jewish day school involves more than convenience. Families typically weigh religious orientation, academic rigor, tuition affordability, and the specific grade range a school serves. Posted tuition is rarely what most families actually pay — almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and many families receive meaningful assistance through need-based aid, scholarship funds, state vouchers or education savings accounts, or staff tuition benefits if a parent works at the school. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family.
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About Jewish education in California
California is home to a large and diverse set of Jewish day schools, clustered primarily in the Los Angeles area and Silicon Valley, with additional schools in San Diego, Oakland, and Sacramento. The state spans Modern Orthodox, yeshivish, Conservative, pluralistic, and Chabad traditions. California does not currently operate a statewide school voucher or ESA program.
A year in Huntington Beach
🌸 Spring Mar–May
69° / 50°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
85° / 63°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Comfortable
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
80° / 59°
Short sleeves, a layer for evening
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
64° / 46°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 86°F, lows about 65°F, humidity about 54%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 86°F, lows about 65°F, humidity about 54%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 81°F, lows about 59°F, humidity about 50%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 64°F, lows about 48°F, humidity about 63%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 64°F, lows about 46°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 64°F, lows about 47°F, humidity about 70%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 71°F, lows about 51°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 73°F, lows about 53°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 86°F, lows about 64°F, humidity about 50%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Huntington Beach, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Huntington Beach
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$1,349,000
$688 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$2,620 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$6,170 /yr
💵 Household income
$119,247
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 92649, 92683, 92708, 92845, covering the areas around the congregations and schools. Asking price is the median of current listings across those ZIP areas (Realtor.com research data, September 2026); by ZIP: 92649 $1,577,000 · 92683 $1,199,500 · 92708 $1,498,500 · 92845 $1,190,972. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $999,250. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Tuition by grade
- Elementary $37,285 · 1 school
- Middle school $17,895–$41,085 · 2 schools
- High school $18,895–$47,385 · 2 schools
Published rates for 2025–26 and 2026–27 at the schools above, before aid. Bars run from $0 to $60,000. See what you would pay after aid →
California: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
~2.14% at $90k
~4.02% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly
🎓 State scholarship
None on file
No state-funded private school program for California.
🏛️ Federal credit
Undecided
Has not decided whether to opt in to the federal credit.
Homeschooling in California
Notice
Parent-run home private school files a Private School Affidavit every year; no report to the district.
Subjects or hours
Instruction in the branches of study required in public schools; tutor route is 3 hrs/day, 175 days.
Parent
Home private school keeps a record of faculty educational qualifications; no minimum stated.
Locally
Each local district decides whether a homeschooled child is in a private school.
Checked 2026-10-27 against cde.ca.gov (archived copy). Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Huntington Beach
Congregations in and around Huntington Beach, nearest first, measured from the middle of Huntington Beach. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
- Temple Beth David-Orange County 1.9 mi
- Chabad of West Orange County 2.2 mi
- Congregation B'nai Tzedek 3 mi
See all synagogues and the Jewish community in Huntington Beach →
Other cities in California with Jewish schools
Los Angeles (54) · San Diego (9) · La Jolla (4) · Palo Alto (4) · San Francisco (4) · Valley Village (4)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Huntington Beach, California
What's the difference between a Jewish day school and a yeshiva?
Both teach a dual curriculum combining Judaic studies with general academic subjects, but "yeshiva" typically refers to schools in the yeshivish or Orthodox tradition with a heavier Torah-study focus. "Jewish day school" is the broader umbrella. See our guide to how Jewish schools differ.
Do we need to be religious to send our children?
No. Many Jewish day schools — particularly community and pluralistic schools, Conservative-movement schools, and Modern Orthodox schools that accept all affiliations — serve families across the full observance spectrum. Some schools require synagogue membership or minimum observance; most don't.
Is the posted tuition what we'll actually pay?
Usually not. Almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and the "collected average" tuition across the cohort is typically 30–40% below the posted rate. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family, and each school can tell you what it offers.
How do families afford Jewish day school tuition?
Public school is free; Jewish day schools copied its format and have to be paid for. Most schools set tuition family by family, through a committee that reviews tax returns and financial documents, so what a family pays depends on what the school judges it can afford. Schools generally do not publish how those amounts are calculated or what other families pay. Donations cover a large share of revenue, much of it from a small number of families, and working families in the middle tend to carry the most, since the cost multiplies with every child. Where staff children attend the school their parent works for, tuition is often part of the compensation package, and it is worth more with each child. Details vary by school. Our article How Yeshiva Day School Tuition Really Works shows the numbers.
How do we pick the right school for our family?
The practical fit factors are grade range, religious orientation (hashkafa), community character, distance from home, and what the tuition actually comes to after aid. Our matching quiz asks about each of these in about five minutes and produces a shortlist of schools that fit your family specifically.
Not sure which school fits?
Answer five questions about your child's grade, your location, and your community preferences — we'll show you the schools that match in Huntington Beach, California.
Start the matching quiz →Related reading
- →Jewish School Tuition Assistance: Every Way to Pay LessState vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, Federation funds and school aid.
- →What Is a Jewish Day School?A plain-language guide for families new to Jewish education.
- →Types of Jewish SchoolsHow to tell the main types apart — Modern Orthodox, yeshivish, Chabad, pluralistic.
Data sourced from the federal NCES Private School Survey and IRS Form 990 filings where available. We do not publish street addresses, phone numbers, enrollment counts, or our internal classification data. Research methodology · Missing a school?