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Jewish Day Schools in Redondo Beach, California

Families looking at Jewish day schools in Redondo Beach, California will find 1 option in our directory. Each entry shows grade range and community orientation where available. The next step for most families is our short matching quiz, which narrows the list by what actually matters for your family.

Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Redondo Beach also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the middle of Redondo Beach.

Nearby, nearest first: Chabad of South Bay (6 mi) · Maimonides Torah Academy (6 mi) · Ohel Chana High School (11 mi) · Yeshivas Ner Aryeh (11 mi) · YULA Boys High School (11 mi) · Gan Israel Preschool S. Monica (12 mi) · Cheder Menachem (12 mi) · Temple Isaiah (13 mi).

๐Ÿซ 1 in Redondo Beach · 8 nearby๐Ÿ• 5 congregations๐Ÿ  $1,829,738 asking๐ŸŒก๏ธ 64° Jan · 86° Jul๐Ÿ’ธ State income tax

1 early childhood · 3 elementary schools · 5 other jewish schools

Schools in Redondo 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.

Grades
Who
Where

Early Childhood (Preschool & Kindergarten) · 1 school

Programs serving preschool and kindergarten-age children, often as standalone early childhood centers or the youngest grades of a larger school.

Gan Israel Preschool S. Monica

About 12 mi away · Santa Monica

Preschool

Public record

Elementary Schools (K–8) · 3 schools

Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.

Co-ed

Academy of the Arts

K-6·Co-ed

NCES 2023-24 ยท IRS 990 FY2020

Boys

Cheder Menachem

About 12 mi away · Los Angeles

K-8·Boys

NCES 2023-24

Gender mix not specified

Temple Isaiah

About 13 mi away · Los Angeles

Grades: K - 6th

Public record

Other Jewish Schools · 5 schools

Schools in our directory where we don't yet have a structured grade range on file.

Boys and Girls (separate classes)

YULA Boys High School

About 11 mi away · Los Angeles

Boys and Girls (separate classes)

Public record

Gender mix not specified

Chabad of South Bay

About 6 mi away · Lomita

Public record

Maimonides Torah Academy

About 6 mi away · Lomita

Public record

Ohel Chana High School

About 11 mi away · Los Angeles

Public record

Yeshivas Ner Aryeh

About 11 mi away · Los Angeles

Public record

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 โ€” 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.

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 Redondo Beach

๐ŸŒธ Spring Mar–May

69° / 50°

Long sleeves or a light jacket

Comfortable

๐ŸŽญ Purim๐Ÿซ“ Pesach๐ŸŒพ Shavuos

โ˜€๏ธ Summer Jun–Aug

85° / 63°

Short sleeves, light clothes

Comfortable

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Tisha B'Av

๐Ÿ‚ Fall Sep–Nov

80° / 59°

Short sleeves, a layer for evening

Comfortable

๐ŸŽ Rosh Hashanah๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Yom Kippur๐ŸŒฟ Sukkos

โ„๏ธ Winter Dec–Feb

64° / 46°

Long sleeves or a light jacket

Dry

๐Ÿ•Ž Chanukah๐ŸŒณ Tu BiShvat

Monthly averages for the middle of Redondo Beach, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.

Cost of living and learning near Redondo Beach

Housing in the community area

๐Ÿ  Asking price

$1,829,738

$1,059 per sq ft

๐Ÿ”‘ Rent

$2,814 /mo

๐Ÿงพ Property tax

$9,464 /yr

๐Ÿ’ต Household income

$163,339

How we measured this

ZIP areas: 90254, 90266, 90277, 90278, 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: 90277 $1,597,000 · 90266 $5,082,000 · 90278 $1,436,250 · 90254 $2,062,475. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $1,738,000. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.

Tuition by grade

  • Preschool $27,850 · 1 school
  • Elementary $50,000 · 1 school

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

๐Ÿ’ธ Income tax

~2.14% at $90k

~4.02% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly

๐ŸŽ“ State scholarship

None on file

No state-funded private school program for California.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ 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 Redondo Beach

Congregations in and around Redondo Beach, nearest first, measured from the middle of Redondo Beach. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.

See all synagogues and the Jewish community in Redondo 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 Redondo 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 โ€” particularly community and pluralistic schools, Conservative-movement schools, and Modern Orthodox schools that accept all affiliations โ€” 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 30โ€“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 โ€” we'll show you the schools that match in Redondo Beach, California.

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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 ยท Missing a school?