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Jewish Day Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Looking for a Jewish day school in Tulsa, Oklahoma? We confirm one school currently operating in Tulsa. Each entry below is drawn from public records — IRS Form 990 filings, the federal NCES Private School Survey, and the schools' own published information. For a personalized shortlist, start with our matching quiz.
1 elementary schools
Schools in Tulsa, 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) · 1 school
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
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.
About Jewish education in Oklahoma
Oklahoma's Jewish day school presence is modest and centered in Tulsa.
A year in Tulsa
🌸 Spring Mar–May
70° / 49°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
92° / 71°
Shorts and short sleeves
Very humid
Sweat stays on you, so shade gives little relief.
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
75° / 52°
Short sleeves, a layer for evening
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
50° / 30°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 90°F, lows about 67°F, humidity about 61%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 90°F, lows about 67°F, humidity about 61%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 74°F, lows about 50°F, humidity about 64%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 54°F, lows about 33°F, humidity about 75%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 48°F, lows about 29°F, humidity about 77%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 62°F, lows about 40°F, humidity about 73%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 70°F, lows about 48°F, humidity about 71%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 77°F, lows about 59°F, humidity about 80%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 94°F, lows about 73°F, humidity about 68%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Tulsa, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Tulsa
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$457,000
$222 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,314 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$2,950 /yr
💵 Household income
$98,222
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 74114, 74171, 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: 74114 $457,000. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $308,700. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Oklahoma: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
State taxes income
Oklahoma
🎓 State scholarship
Up to $7,500
Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit +1 more. No hard income cutoff — the credit is tiered by federal AGI (second preceding tax year) and never falls below $5,000 per student.
🏛️ Federal credit
Opted in
Opted in to the federal credit; awards begin 2027.
Program details checked 2026-08-16.
Homeschooling in Oklahoma
Notice
No registration or approval is required by state or local officials.
Testing or review
No state testing is required of home-schooled students.
Subjects or hours
The 180 days, 6 hours a day and subject list are state suggestions, not required by law.
Parent
No certified teacher is required; instruction must be in good faith and equivalent to state education.
Locally
Some school districts have the parent sign a form releasing the school from responsibility for the child.
Checked 2026-10-27 against oklahoma.gov. Hours and subjects are state guidelines, not required by law. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Tulsa
Congregations in and around Tulsa, nearest first, measured from the middle of Tulsa. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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 Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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?