Directory listing — not editorial research
Jewish Day Schools in Bellevue, Washington
Jewish schools in Bellevue, Washington: 1 in our directory, part of 12 across Washington. This is a directory listing, not editorial research — we publish what public records show, nothing more. Our matching quiz handles the harder question of which school fits your family.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Bellevue also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the middle of Bellevue.
Nearby, nearest first: Northwest Yeshiva High School (4 mi) · Torah Academy of the Pacific Northwest (7 mi) · Derech Emunah (7 mi) · Torah Day School of Seattle (7 mi) · Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day School (7 mi) · Seattle Hebrew Academy (8 mi) · Derech Emunah Jewish Girls High School (9 mi) · Seattle Jewish Community School (10 mi).
4 elementary schools · 3 high schools · 1 combined k–12 schools · 1 other jewish schools
Schools in Bellevue, 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) · 4 schools
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
Co-ed
Boys and Girls (separate classes)
Seattle Hebrew Academy
About 8 mi away · Seattle
PK-8·Boys and Girls (separate classes)
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
Gender mix not specified
High Schools (9–12) · 3 schools
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Co-ed
Northwest Yeshiva High School
About 4 mi away · Mercer Island
9-12·Co-ed
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
Boys
Girls
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 · 1 school
Schools in our directory where we don't yet have a structured grade range on file.
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 Washington
Washington State's Jewish day schools are centered in the Seattle area.
A year in Bellevue
🌸 Spring Mar–May
53° / 38°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
71° / 53°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
58° / 43°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
40° / 30°
Winter coat
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 69°F, lows about 51°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 69°F, lows about 51°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 58°F, lows about 43°F, humidity about 81%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 40°F, lows about 31°F, humidity about 94%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 41°F, lows about 32°F, humidity about 91%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 46°F, lows about 33°F, humidity about 85%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 52°F, lows about 37°F, humidity about 82%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 61°F, lows about 44°F, humidity about 81%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 72°F, lows about 54°F, humidity about 78%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Bellevue, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Bellevue
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$1,682,000
$587 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$2,502 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$9,724 /yr
💵 Household income
$198,150
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 98006, 98007, 98040, 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: 98006 $1,682,000 · 98040 $2,746,500 · 98007 $728,250. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $1,388,500. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Tuition by grade
- Preschool $25,855 · 1 school
- Elementary $19,000–$24,250 · 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 →
Washington: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
None on wages
Capital gains are taxed.
🎓 State scholarship
None on file
No state-funded private school program for Washington.
🏛️ Federal credit
Undecided
Has not decided whether to opt in to the federal credit.
Homeschooling in Washington
Notice
Parent files a signed declaration of intent with the school district every year by September 15.
Testing or review
Each year: a state-board-approved standardized test, or a written progress assessment by a certificated teacher.
Subjects or hours
Instruction must cover listed basic subjects for the same annual hours as approved private schools.
Parent
Parent needs 45 college quarter credits, a home-instruction course, certificated supervision, or district OK.
Locally
Local district superintendent can deem a parent qualified to teach at home.
Checked 2026-10-27 against app.leg.wa.gov. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Bellevue
Congregations in and around Bellevue, nearest first, measured from the middle of Bellevue. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Other cities in Washington with Jewish schools
Seattle (9) · Mercer Island (1) · Vancouver (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Bellevue, Washington
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 Bellevue, Washington.
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?