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Tefillah: regular subject
Chumash: taught from grade 3
Reading (nikud): fluent use of primary texts
Spoken Ivrit: fluent use of primary texts
Reading / ELA: regular subject
Math: regular subject
Science: regular subject
Critical thinking: independent / unassisted
Drawn from a combination of the school's published materials and third-party reporting.
Weekly schedule
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A day here — electives & specials
We don't have this school's electives or specials rotation on file yet.
Values & outlook
Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools
Portland Jewish Academy is an independent school located on the Schnitzer Family Campus. PJA encompasses a pre-school through eighth (8th) grade Jewish Community School as well as an infant-toddler and after-school programs. As a Jewish Day School, we strive to ensure an academically rich environment which honors the whole child. Portland Jewish Academy nurtures and inspires positive Jewish engagement, respect for human and religious difference, and responsibility for the world in which we live.
Limmud (Study)
Kavod (Respect)
Akharayut (Responsibility)
Klal Yisrael (Community)
Hoda’ah (Appreciation)
Zehut (Jewish Identity)
Proximity to Jewish community
★ School🕍 Synagogue🍽 Kosher
0.23 mi
Nearest Chabad
Chabad
0.05 mi
Nearest Orthodox shul
Congregation Kesser Israel
3.65 mi
Nearest Conservative
Congregation Shaarie Torah
3.47 mi
Nearest Reform
Congregation Beth Israel
0.2 mi
Nearest Jewish school
Maimonides Jewish Day School
One of 6 Jewish schools within 20 miles of PORTLAND, OR.
Tuition & money
990 · FY2023
All grades$60,000
Locked
Where the money goes
Revenue, spending per student, donor reliance, and a full expense breakdown — drawn from public 990 filings.
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