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Jewish Day Schools in Henderson, Nevada
If you're researching Jewish day schools in Henderson, Nevada, 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 Henderson also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of the Henderson eruv.
Nearby, nearest first: Yeshiva Day School of Las Vegas (11 mi) · Desert Torah Academy Ohel Menachem (12 mi) · Mesivta of Las Vegas (15 mi) · Temple Beth Sholom- Kindergarten (17 mi) · Bnos Ateres Ita (18 mi) · Shenker Academy (18 mi) · Zucker Jewish Academy — Las Vegas (18 mi) · The Adelson Educational Campus (19 mi).
2 early childhood · 2 elementary schools · 2 high schools · 2 combined k–12 schools · 1 other jewish schools
Schools in Henderson, 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.
Yeshiva Day School of Las Vegas
About 11 mi away · Spring Valley
PK, K-8
NCES 2024-25 · IRS 990 FY2024
High Schools (9–12) · 2 schools
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Boys
Girls
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 · 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 Nevada
Nevada's Jewish day school community is centered in Las Vegas and has grown meaningfully in recent years. Nevada's school-choice landscape is limited compared to neighboring states.
A year in Henderson
🌸 Spring Mar–May
79° / 52°
Short sleeves, a layer for evening
Dry
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
104° / 76°
Light loose clothes, hat, shade
Dry
Sweat dries at once, so shade and evenings feel cool.
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
83° / 58°
Short sleeves, a layer for evening
Dry
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
59° / 37°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 97°F, lows about 71°F, humidity about 24%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 97°F, lows about 71°F, humidity about 24%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 83°F, lows about 57°F, humidity about 22%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 59°F, lows about 38°F, humidity about 44%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 58°F, lows about 36°F, humidity about 47%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 68°F, lows about 43°F, humidity about 41%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 81°F, lows about 53°F, humidity about 28%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 89°F, lows about 60°F, humidity about 23%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 107°F, lows about 79°F, humidity about 19%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Henderson, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Henderson
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$650,000
$307 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,941 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$2,573 /yr
💵 Household income
$97,999
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 89012, 89052, 89074, covering the eruv on file, plus the areas around its congregations and schools. Asking price is the median of current listings across those ZIP areas (Realtor.com research data, September 2026); by ZIP: 89052 $676,198 · 89012 $650,000 · 89074 $499,925. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $494,700. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Tuition by grade
- Preschool $13,350–$23,630 · 3 schools
- Elementary $18,000–$28,815 · 3 schools
- Middle school $28,815 · 1 school
- High school $32,370 · 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 →
Nevada: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
None on wages
No state tax on wages
🎓 State scholarship
Up to $10,367
Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program. Household income at or below 300% of federal poverty guidelines.
🏛️ Federal credit
Opted in
Opted in to the federal credit; awards begin 2027.
Program details checked 2026-08-16.
Homeschooling in Nevada
Notice
File a written notice of intent with your district superintendent before you start, or within 10 days of withdrawing from public school or 30 days of moving to Nevada. The district may not ask for more than the form requires.
Checked 2026-10-27 against Nevada Revised Statutes 388D.020. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Henderson
Congregations in and around Henderson, nearest first, measured from the center of the Henderson eruv. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Other cities in Nevada with Jewish schools
Las Vegas (7) · Reno (1) · Spring Valley (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Henderson, Nevada
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 Henderson, Nevada.
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?