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Jewish Day Schools in Kew Gardens, New York

If you're researching Jewish day schools in Kew Gardens, New York, this page is a starting point. We list 3 schools that public records confirm are 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 Kew Gardens also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of the Kew Gardens eruv.

Nearby, nearest first: Machon Academy for Girls (1 mi) · Yeshivat Ohr Haiim (1 mi) · Yeshivat Ohr Haiim (1 mi) · Yeshiva BeRachel David (1 mi) · Yeshiva Ketana of Queens (1 mi) · Mesivta Chofetz Chaim (1 mi) · Ezra Academy (1 mi) · Shevach High School (1 mi).

🏫 3 in Kew Gardens · 8 nearbyπŸ• 8 congregationsEruv🏠 $378,375 asking🌑️ 41° Jan · 80° JulπŸ’Έ State income tax

4 elementary schools · 4 high schools · 3 other jewish schools

Schools in Kew Gardens, 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

Elementary Schools (K–8) · 4 schools

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

Boys

Yeshiva Ketana of Queens

About 1 mi away · Flushing

K-8·Boys

NCES 2023-24 Β· IRS 990 FY2023

Girls

Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens

Grades: PK - 8th·Girls

Public record

Gender mix not specified

Yeshivat Ohr Haiim

About 1 mi away · Queens

Grades: PK - 8th

Public record

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.

Co-ed

Ezra Academy

About 1 mi away · Forest Hills

9-12·Co-ed

NCES 2023-24 Β· IRS 990 FY2023

Boys

Mesivta Chofetz Chaim

About 1 mi away · Flushing

9-12·Boys

NCES 2023-24

Girls

Machon Academy for Girls

About 1 mi away · Briarwood

Grades 9th-12th·Girls

Public record

Shevach High School

About 1 mi away · Flushing

9-12·Girls

NCES 2023-24

Other Jewish Schools · 3 schools

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

Girls

Yeshivat Ohr Haiim

About 1 mi away · Richmond Hill

Girls

NCES 2023-24

Gender mix not specified

About Jewish education in New York

New York is the center of Jewish education in North America, hosting more Jewish day schools than any other state by a large margin. Brooklyn alone contains dozens of yeshivas and Bais Yaakov schools. Queens, Manhattan, the Five Towns, Great Neck, Monsey, Rockland County, and Westchester each have their own established school networks.

A year in Kew Gardens

🌸 Spring Mar–May

54° / 44°

Jacket and layers

Dry

🎭 PurimπŸ«“ Pesach🌾 Shavuos

β˜€οΈ Summer Jun–Aug

77° / 69°

Short sleeves, light clothes

Humid

πŸ•―οΈ Tisha B'Av

πŸ‚ Fall Sep–Nov

64° / 55°

Long sleeves or a light jacket

Comfortable

🍎 Rosh HashanahπŸ•ŠοΈ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos

❄️ Winter Dec–Feb

43° / 34°

Winter coat

Dry

πŸ•Ž Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat

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

Cost of living and learning near Kew Gardens

Housing in the community area

🏠 Asking price

$378,375

$446 per sq ft

πŸ”‘ Rent

$1,922 /mo

🧾 Property tax

$6,305 /yr

πŸ’΅ Household income

$88,275

How we measured this

ZIP areas: 11375, 11415, 11418, 11435, 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: 11375 $396,750 · 11435 $360,000 · 11415 $335,250 · 11418 $613,500. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $549,800. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.

New York: taxes and help with tuition

πŸ’Έ Income tax

~4.15% at $90k

~4.69% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly

πŸŽ“ State scholarship

None on file

No state-funded private school program for New York.

πŸ›οΈ Federal credit

Says it will opt in

The governor has publicly committed to opting in but had not formally filed as of 2026-05-08.

Homeschooling in New York

  • Notice

    Send the district superintendent written notice by July 1 each year (or within 14 days of starting or moving in).

  • Testing or review

    Annual assessment goes in with the 4th quarterly report: a standardized test or, in some grades, a written narrative.

  • Subjects or hours

    Instruct the substantial equivalent of 180 days and 900 hours a year (grades 1-6) or 990 hours (grades 7-12).

  • Parent

    State law says instruction may be given only by a 'competent teacher'; no parent credential is listed.

  • Locally

    The local school district sends the parent the IHIP form and reviews it, so the paperwork runs through each district.

Checked 2026-10-27 against mohonasen.org. Summarized from a school district packet and state law; the state's own copy was not read. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.

Jewish communities near Kew Gardens

Congregations in and around Kew Gardens, nearest first, measured from the center of the Kew Gardens eruv. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.

See all synagogues and the Jewish community in Kew Gardens →

Other cities in New York with Jewish schools

Brooklyn (278) · Monsey (42) · New York (31) · Spring Valley (24) · Far Rockaway (19) · Suffern (13)

Common questions about Jewish day schools in Kew Gardens, New York

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 β€” particularly community and pluralistic schools, Conservative-movement schools, and Modern Orthodox schools that accept all affiliations β€” 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 β€” we'll show you the schools that match in Kew Gardens, New York.

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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 Β· Missing a school?