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Jewish Day Schools in Providence, Rhode Island
If you're researching Jewish day schools in Providence, Rhode Island, this page is a starting point. We list 6 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 Providence also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of the Providence eruv.
Nearby, nearest first: South County Hebrew School (6 mi) · Temple Sinai (8 mi) · Temple Habonim- DO NOT CALL (8 mi) · Temple Torat Yisrael - DO NOT CALL (14 mi).
3 elementary schools · 1 high schools · 1 combined k–12 schools · 5 other jewish schools
Schools in Providence, 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) · 1 school
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Combined K–12 Schools · 1 school
Schools that serve students from kindergarten (or preschool) all the way through grade 12 under one roof.
Other Jewish Schools · 5 schools
Schools in our directory where we don't yet have a structured grade range on file.
Gender mix not specified
No schools match these filters.
About Jewish education in Rhode Island
Rhode Island's Jewish day school presence is small and centered in Providence.
A year in Providence
🌸 Spring Mar–May
56° / 38°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
81° / 63°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Humid
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
64° / 46°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
39° / 25°
Winter coat
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 75°F, lows about 57°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 75°F, lows about 57°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 65°F, lows about 48°F, humidity about 81%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 42°F, lows about 29°F, humidity about 86%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 37°F, lows about 22°F, humidity about 87%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 46°F, lows about 29°F, humidity about 82%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 56°F, lows about 38°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 66°F, lows about 47°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 84°F, lows about 66°F, humidity about 77%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Providence, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Providence
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$849,900
$498 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,807 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$6,976 /yr
💵 Household income
$103,050
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 02906, 02912, 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: 02906 $849,900. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $638,600. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Rhode Island: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
State taxes income
Rhode Island
🎓 State scholarship
Program on file
Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations. Household income not more than 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
🏛️ Federal credit
Undecided
Has not decided whether to opt in to the federal credit.
Program details checked 2026-08-17.
Homeschooling in Rhode Island
Notice
Parents must get approval from the local school committee before starting home instruction.
Testing or review
No fixed state test; parent and school committee agree on how progress is evaluated.
Subjects or hours
Required subjects: reading, writing, geography, arithmetic, US and RI history, civics, health, PE.
Parent
No teaching certificate needed; parent must show instruction will be thorough and efficient.
Locally
Home instruction is approved by each local school district, not the state.
Checked 2026-10-27 against ride.ri.gov. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Providence
Congregations in and around Providence, nearest first, measured from the center of the Providence eruv. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Other cities in Rhode Island with Jewish schools
Cranston (2) · Barrington (1) · East Greenwich (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Providence, Rhode Island
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 Providence, Rhode Island.
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?