Directory listing — not editorial research
Jewish Day Schools in Chesterfield, Missouri
If you're researching Jewish day schools in Chesterfield, Missouri, this page is a starting point. We list 1 school that public records confirm is active. For a matched shortlist based on your grade, location, and community preferences, use our matching quiz.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Chesterfield also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the middle of Chesterfield.
Nearby, nearest first: Missouri Torah Institute (2 mi) · The Saul Mirowitz Day School - Reform Jewish Academy (3 mi) · Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School (3 mi) · Epstein Hebrew Academy (8 mi) · H.f. Epstein Hebrew Academy (9 mi) · Torah Prep Girls School (10 mi) · Torah Prep School of St Louis (10 mi) · Torah Prep School (10 mi).
5 elementary schools · 1 high schools · 2 combined k–12 schools · 1 other jewish schools
Schools in Chesterfield, 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.
Elementary Schools (K–8) · 5 schools
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
Co-ed
Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School
About 3 mi away · Saint Louis
K-8·Co-ed
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
Boys and Girls (separate classes)
Torah Prep School of St Louis
About 10 mi away · Saint Louis
PK-8·Boys and Girls (separate classes)
NCES 2023-24
Torah Prep School
About 10 mi away · Saint Louis
PK-8·Boys and Girls (separate classes)
NCES 2023-24
Gender mix not specified
The Saul Mirowitz Day School - Reform Jewish Academy
About 3 mi away · St. Louis
Grades: K - 8th
Public record
High Schools (9–12) · 1 school
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
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
Boys and Girls (separate classes)
Torah Prep Girls School
About 10 mi away · St. Louis
Grades: K - 9th·Boys and Girls (separate classes)
Public record
Other Jewish Schools · 1 school
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.
No schools match these filters.
About Jewish education in Missouri
Missouri's Jewish day schools are split between St. Louis and the Kansas City area, serving predominantly Conservative and Modern Orthodox families.
A year in Chesterfield
🌸 Spring Mar–May
66° / 44°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
87° / 67°
Shorts and short sleeves
Very humid
Sweat stays on you, so shade gives little relief.
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
71° / 47°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
44° / 26°
Winter coat
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 85°F, lows about 60°F, humidity about 69%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 85°F, lows about 60°F, humidity about 69%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 70°F, lows about 47°F, humidity about 69%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 49°F, lows about 30°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 40°F, lows about 24°F, humidity about 83%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 57°F, lows about 35°F, humidity about 78%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 66°F, lows about 42°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 75°F, lows about 55°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 89°F, lows about 69°F, humidity about 75%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Chesterfield, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Chesterfield
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$590,850
$196 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,709 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$5,234 /yr
💵 Household income
$127,095
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 63017, 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: 63017 $590,850. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $466,100. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Missouri: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
State taxes income
Missouri
🎓 State scholarship
Program on file
MOScholars. Household income up to 300% of the federal free-and-reduced-price-lunch (FRL) eligibility threshold for the income-qualifying pathway; students can alternatively qualify….
🏛️ Federal credit
Opted in
Opted in to the federal credit; awards begin 2027.
Program details checked 2026-08-17.
Homeschooling in Missouri
Notice
No state registration; a written notice goes to the public school only if the parent asks to drop the child from its rolls.
Subjects or hours
Offer 1,000 hours a year, 600 in core academic subjects (400 at the home location); keep a plan book, work samples and evaluations.
Checked 2026-10-27 against dese.mo.gov. Missouri changed these sections in 2025; confirm the current rule. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Chesterfield
Congregations in and around Chesterfield, nearest first, measured from the middle of Chesterfield. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
- Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha 0.9 mi
- Chabad of Chesterfield Inc 1.0 mi
- United Hebrew Congregation 1.3 mi
- Aish HaTorah 1.7 mi
- Congregation B'nai Amoona 3 mi
- Traditional Congregation 4 mi
- Temple Emanuel 5 mi
- Congregation Shaare Emeth 5 mi
See all synagogues and the Jewish community in Chesterfield →
Other cities in Missouri with Jewish schools
Saint Louis (6) · St. Louis (6)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Chesterfield, Missouri
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 Chesterfield, Missouri.
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?