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Jewish Day Schools in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
One Jewish day school currently operates in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Each entry on this page draws from NCES federal school data and IRS 990 filings. For the right fit for your family — not just a list — start with our 5-minute matching quiz.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Scotch Plains also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of the Scotch Plains eruv.
Nearby, nearest first: Jewish Educational Center Lower School (1 mi) · Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy Jec High School) (1 mi) · Bruriah H.S. Jewish Educational Center (2 mi) · Bruriah High School for Girls (2 mi) · Temple Emanu-El Early Childhood Education Program (5 mi) · Jewish Foundation School of Staten Island (6 mi) · Rabbi Jacob Joseph Girls School (6 mi) · Yeshiva Gedolah of Carteret Inc. (6 mi).
2 early childhood · 3 elementary schools · 4 high schools
Schools in Scotch Plains, 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.
Temple Emanu-El Early Childhood Education Program
About 5 mi away · Westfield
PK-K·Co-ed
NCES 2023-24
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
Boys and Girls (separate classes)
Rabbi Jacob Joseph Girls School
About 6 mi away · Staten Island
PK-8·Boys and Girls (separate classes)
NCES 2023-24
High Schools (9–12) · 4 schools
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Boys
Girls
Bruriah H.S. Jewish Educational Center
About 2 mi away · Elizabeth
Grades: 9th - 12th·Girls
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 — 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 New Jersey
New Jersey hosts more Jewish day schools than any state except New York — concentrated in Lakewood (the largest yeshivish community in the US outside Israel), Bergen County, Teaneck, Passaic, Livingston, West Orange, Englewood, and the Elizabeth-Union corridor. Every major religious stream is represented across the state.
A year in Scotch Plains
🌸 Spring Mar–May
60° / 41°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
83° / 66°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Humid
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
66° / 49°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
42° / 28°
Winter coat
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 78°F, lows about 60°F, humidity about 75%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 78°F, lows about 60°F, humidity about 75%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 67°F, lows about 50°F, humidity about 80%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 44°F, lows about 31°F, humidity about 86%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 40°F, lows about 26°F, humidity about 84%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 50°F, lows about 32°F, humidity about 81%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 60°F, lows about 41°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 69°F, lows about 50°F, humidity about 78%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 86°F, lows about 69°F, humidity about 76%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Scotch Plains, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Scotch Plains
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$657,000
$375 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,753 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$10,000+ /yr
💵 Household income
$110,670
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 07016, 07027, 07076, 07090, 07203, 07204, 07208, 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: 07203 $529,749 · 07090 $1,091,500 · 07076 $818,750 · 07208 $586,000 · 07016 $718,750 · 07204 $557,450. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $533,300. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Tuition by grade
- Elementary $17,700 · 1 school
- Middle school $21,900–$27,100 · 2 schools
- High school $27,100 · 3 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 →
New Jersey: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
~2.44% at $90k
~3.68% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly
🎓 State scholarship
None on file
No state-funded private school program for New Jersey.
🏛️ Federal credit
Undecided
Has not decided whether to opt in to the federal credit.
Homeschooling in New Jersey
Notice
Parents must tell the district only in two cases: when enrollment is refused, or when pulling an enrolled high schooler; otherwise notice is encouraged.
Testing or review
No state testing; the district is not allowed to monitor the child's outcomes.
Subjects or hours
No set subjects or hours; instruction must be academically equivalent to the local public school.
Parent
The parent or teacher does not need a New Jersey teaching certificate.
Locally
Each local board decides whether homeschooled children may join classes, clubs or sports.
Checked 2026-10-27 against nj.gov. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Scotch Plains
Congregations in and around Scotch Plains, nearest first, measured from the center of the Scotch Plains eruv. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
- JEC Elmora Avenue Shul 0.3 mi
- Congregation Bais Yitzchok Chevrah Thilim 0.4 mi
- Cong. Beth Hillel Synagogue 0.5 mi
- Adath Yeshuren Congregation 1.0 mi
- Jewish Newark Airport Under the Leadership of the Chabad Lubavitcher Rebbe 1.7 mi
- Bris Avrohom Center Nusach Chabad 1.7 mi
- Congregation Adath Israel - Jewish Educational Center 1.8 mi
- Kollel of Elizabeth 1.9 mi
See all synagogues and the Jewish community in Scotch Plains →
Other cities in New Jersey with Jewish schools
Lakewood (135) · Passaic (14) · Jackson (8) · Teaneck (8) · Paramus (7) · West Orange (5)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
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 Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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?