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Jewish Day Schools in Portsmouth, Virginia
Families looking at Jewish day schools in Portsmouth, Virginia will find 1 option in our directory. Each entry shows grade range and community orientation where available. The next step for most families is our short matching quiz, which narrows the list by what actually matters for your family.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Portsmouth also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the middle of Portsmouth.
Nearby, nearest first: Yeshiva Aish Kodosh Talmudical Academy (1 mi) · Bina High School (1 mi) · Strelitz International Academy (9 mi) · Hebrew Academy of Tidewater (16 mi).
3 elementary schools · 2 high schools
Schools in Portsmouth, 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) · 2 schools
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Boys
Yeshiva Aish Kodosh Talmudical Academy
About 1 mi away · Norfolk
9-12·Boys
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2024
Girls
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.
No schools match these filters.
About Jewish education in Virginia
Virginia's Jewish day schools are concentrated in Northern Virginia (around DC), with additional community schools in Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Charlottesville.
A year in Portsmouth
🌸 Spring Mar–May
65° / 51°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
85° / 73°
Shorts and short sleeves
Very humid
Sweat stays on you, so shade gives little relief.
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
71° / 58°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
51° / 38°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 80°F, lows about 69°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 80°F, lows about 69°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 72°F, lows about 59°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 53°F, lows about 40°F, humidity about 83%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 48°F, lows about 36°F, humidity about 82%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 57°F, lows about 43°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 66°F, lows about 51°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 73°F, lows about 60°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 88°F, lows about 75°F, humidity about 74%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Portsmouth, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Portsmouth
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$294,850
$198 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,374 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$3,043 /yr
💵 Household income
$58,479
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 23507, 23517, 23704, 23707, 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: 23704 $282,500 · 23707 $295,000 · 23507 $514,450 · 23517 $294,700. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $308,700. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Tuition by grade
- Preschool $10,000 · 1 school
- Elementary $8,000 · 1 school
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 →
Virginia: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
State taxes income
Virginia
🎓 State scholarship
Program on file
Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program. Family income below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL); raised to 400% FPL if the student has special needs.
🏛️ Federal credit
Opted in
Opted in to the federal credit; awards begin 2027.
Program details checked 2026-08-17.
Homeschooling in Virginia
Notice
Parent notifies the division superintendent every year by August 15 of intent to home instruct.
Testing or review
By Aug 1 after the school year: a nationally normed test score (4th stanine) or an evaluation/assessment.
Subjects or hours
No required subjects or hours; the notice lists subjects to be studied in the coming year.
Parent
Parent qualifies with a high school diploma, teacher qualification, a curriculum, or evidence of ability.
Checked 2026-10-27 against law.lis.virginia.gov. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Portsmouth
Congregations in and around Portsmouth, nearest first, measured from the middle of Portsmouth. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Other cities in Virginia with Jewish schools
Richmond (4) · Norfolk (2) · Virginia Beach (2) · Arlington (1) · Fairfax (1) · Henrico (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Portsmouth, Virginia
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 Portsmouth, Virginia.
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?