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Jewish Day Schools in Lakewood, New Jersey (105 schools)
Families looking at Jewish day schools in Lakewood, New Jersey will find 105 options 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.
42 elementary schools · 50 high schools · 12 combined k–12 schools · 1 other jewish schools
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Schools in Lakewood, by level
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Elementary Schools (K–8) · 42 schools
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
Boys
Talmud Torah Bais Avrohom
PK-8·Boys
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Girls
Bais Yaakov Bnos Chayil
K-2·Girls
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Bet Yaakov Oz Vehadar
PK-4·Girls
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Gender mix not specified
Talmud Torah Yesodei Hatorah Inc.
PK-6
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Bezalel Hebrew Day School-Frances Opatut Jr. High School
Grades: PK - 8th
Public record
See if this school fits your family →United Talmudical Academy of Lakewood
Grades: K - 8th
Public record
See if this school fits your family →High Schools (9–12) · 50 schools
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Boys
Mesivata Nezer Hatorah
9-12·Boys
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Mesivta Ahavas Hatorah D'lakewood
9-12·Boys
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2022
See if this school fits your family →Yeshiva Gedola of Woodlake
9-11·Boys
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Yeshiva Gedola of Woodlake Village
9-12·Boys
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Yeshiva Shaar Hatalmud
9-12·Boys
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2022
See if this school fits your family →Mesivta High School of Bradley Beach/Mesivta Machzikei Torah
Grades: 9th - 12th·Boys
Public record
See if this school fits your family →Girls
Bais Kaila Torah Preparatory High School for Girls
9-12·Girls
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Bais Yaakov High School of Lakewood
9-12·Girls
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Chedvas Bais Yaakov High School
9-12·Girls
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Gender mix not specified
Bais Kaila Torah Preparatory High School
Grades: 9th - 12th
Public record
See if this school fits your family →Combined K–12 Schools · 12 schools
Schools that serve students from kindergarten (or preschool) all the way through grade 12 under one roof.
Boys
Yeshiva Ketana of Lakewood
Grades: K - 12th·Boys
Public record
See if this school fits your family →Girls
Bnos Melech of Lakewood Inc
K-12·Girls
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Toras IMECHA/BNOS Bina-Ateres Nechama
PK-12·Girls
NCES 2023-24
See if this school fits your family →Gender mix not specified
S.c.s.c INC./MEKAR Hachinuch
2-11
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
See if this school fits your family →Lakewood Cheder School / Bais Faiga
Grades: K - 12th
Public record
See if this school fits your family →Other Jewish Schools · 1 school
Schools in our directory where we don't yet have a structured grade range on file.
About Jewish education in New Jersey
New Jersey hosts more Jewish day schools than any state except New York — concentrated in Lakewood (the largest yeshivish community in the US outside Israel), Bergen County, Teaneck, Passaic, Livingston, West Orange, Englewood, and the Elizabeth-Union corridor. Every major religious stream is represented across the state.
Other cities in New Jersey with Jewish schools
Passaic (8) · Paramus (7) · Teaneck (7) · West Orange (5) · Clifton (4) · Cherry Hill (4)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Lakewood, New Jersey
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 analysis of how yeshiva tuition really works walks through the three funding engines — staff benefits, tuition committee assessments, and donor underwriting — using IRS 990 data from 98 schools.
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 Lakewood, New Jersey.
Start the matching quiz →Related reading
- →How Yeshiva Day School Tuition Really WorksThe funding model behind posted tuition — IRS 990 data from 98 schools.
- →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?