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Jewish Day Schools in New Rochelle, New York
We confirm 1 Jewish day school operating in New Rochelle, New York as of our most recent data refresh. Grade ranges and community labels come from school websites and federal records where they're publicly available. Start our matching quiz to narrow the list.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in New Rochelle also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of the New Rochelle eruv.
Nearby, nearest first: Stein Yeshiva of Lincoln Park (3 mi) · SAR High School (4 mi) · SAR High School (4 mi) · Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy (5 mi) · SAR Academy (5 mi) · Yeshiva Ohavei Torah of Riverdale (5 mi) · Yeshiva of Telshe (5 mi) · Riverdale Temple (5 mi).
3 elementary schools · 4 high schools · 2 combined k–12 schools
Schools in New Rochelle, 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) · 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
Gender mix not specified
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
Boys
Gender mix not specified
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
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 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 New Rochelle
🌸 Spring Mar–May
58° / 40°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
82° / 65°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Humid
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
65° / 48°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
40° / 26°
Winter coat
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 77°F, lows about 59°F, humidity about 75%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 77°F, lows about 59°F, humidity about 75%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 66°F, lows about 49°F, humidity about 80%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 43°F, lows about 29°F, humidity about 88%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 38°F, lows about 24°F, humidity about 86%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 48°F, lows about 31°F, humidity about 82%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 58°F, lows about 40°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 68°F, lows about 49°F, humidity about 78%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 85°F, lows about 68°F, humidity about 76%.
Monthly averages for the middle of New Rochelle, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near New Rochelle
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$686,750
$440 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$2,152 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$10,000+ /yr
💵 Household income
$210,209
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 10552, 10583, 10709, 10804, 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: 10552 $199,000 · 10583 $897,000 · 10804 $1,197,500 · 10709 $476,500. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $887,450. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Tuition by grade
- Elementary $15,335–$28,370 · 2 schools
- Middle school $17,190–$28,650 · 2 schools
- High school $38,650 · 2 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 York: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
~4.15% at $90k
~4.69% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly
🎓 State scholarship
None on file
No state-funded private school program for New York.
🏛️ 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 New Rochelle
Congregations in and around New Rochelle, nearest first, measured from the center of the New Rochelle eruv. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
- Sinai Free Synagogue 0.3 mi
- Fleetwood Synagogue 0.5 mi
- Pelham Jewish Center 1.9 mi
- Young Israel of New Rochelle 2.0 mi
- Chabad Lubavitch of Westchester County 2.1 mi
- Mikvah of New Rochelle 2.1 mi
- Beth El Synagogue Center 2.2 mi
- Northeast Lincoln Park Shaarei Simcha 2.4 mi
See all synagogues and the Jewish community in New Rochelle →
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 New Rochelle, 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 — 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 New Rochelle, New York.
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?