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Jewish Day Schools in Hempstead, New York

There is 1 Jewish day school operating in Hempstead, New York — one of 593 Jewish day schools across New York. Below is what we know about each, sourced from public filings. To find the right fit for your grade and community preference, take our quiz.

Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Hempstead also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of the Hempstead eruv.

Nearby, nearest first: Hebrew Academy of Nassau County (1 mi) · HANC Elementary School West Hempstead (1 mi) · HANC Early Childhood Center and Administrative Offices (1 mi) · Cheder at the Ohel (2 mi) · HANC High School (4 mi) · Hebrew Academy of Nassau (4 mi) · HANC Middle School (4 mi) · Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls (4 mi).

🏫 1 in Hempstead · 8 nearby🕍 8 congregationsEruv🏠 $862,000 asking🌡️ 41° Jan · 80° Jul💸 State income tax

1 early childhood · 1 elementary schools · 7 other jewish schools

Schools in Hempstead, 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.

Grades
Who
Where

Early Childhood (Preschool & Kindergarten) · 1 school

Programs serving preschool and kindergarten-age children, often as standalone early childhood centers or the youngest grades of a larger school.

HANC Early Childhood Center and Administrative Offices

About 1 mi away · West Hempstead

Nursery

Public record

Elementary Schools (K–8) · 1 school

Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.

Cheder at the Ohel

About 2 mi away · Valley Stream

K-8·Boys

NCES 2023-24

Other Jewish Schools · 7 schools

Schools in our directory where we don't yet have a structured grade range on file.

Girls

Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls

About 4 mi away · Hewlett

Girls

Public record

Gender mix not specified

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

About 1 mi away · West Hempstead

Public record

HANC Elementary School West Hempstead

About 1 mi away · West Hempstead

Public record

HANC High School

About 4 mi away · Uniondale

Public record

Hebrew Academy of Nassau

About 4 mi away · Uniondale

nysed_nonpublic_2017

HANC Middle School

About 4 mi away · Uniondale

Public record

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.

About Jewish education in New York

New York is the center of Jewish education in North America, hosting more Jewish day schools than any other state by a large margin. Brooklyn alone contains dozens of yeshivas and Bais Yaakov schools. Queens, Manhattan, the Five Towns, Great Neck, Monsey, Rockland County, and Westchester each have their own established school networks.

A year in Hempstead

🌸 Spring Mar–May

54° / 44°

Jacket and layers

Dry

🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos

☀️ Summer Jun–Aug

77° / 69°

Short sleeves, light clothes

Humid

🕯️ Tisha B'Av

🍂 Fall Sep–Nov

64° / 55°

Long sleeves or a light jacket

Comfortable

🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos

❄️ Winter Dec–Feb

43° / 34°

Winter coat

Dry

🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat

Monthly averages for the middle of Hempstead, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.

Cost of living and learning near Hempstead

Housing in the community area

🏠 Asking price

$862,000

$519 per sq ft

🔑 Rent

$2,813 /mo

🧾 Property tax

$10,000+ /yr

💵 Household income

$142,321

How we measured this

ZIP areas: 11010, 11552, 11554, 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: 11554 $919,500 · 11552 $825,000 · 11010 $862,000. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $638,200. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.

Tuition by grade

  • Preschool $8,900 · 4 schools
  • Elementary $12,900–$13,600 · 5 schools
  • Middle school $15,875–$16,800 · 5 schools
  • High school $5,000–$27,785 · 5 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 →

New York: taxes and help with tuition

💸 Income tax

~4.15% at $90k

~4.69% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly

🎓 State scholarship

None on file

No state-funded private school program for New York.

🏛️ Federal credit

Says it will opt in

The governor has publicly committed to opting in but had not formally filed as of 2026-05-08.

Homeschooling in New York

  • Notice

    Send the district superintendent written notice by July 1 each year (or within 14 days of starting or moving in).

  • Testing or review

    Annual assessment goes in with the 4th quarterly report: a standardized test or, in some grades, a written narrative.

  • Subjects or hours

    Instruct the substantial equivalent of 180 days and 900 hours a year (grades 1-6) or 990 hours (grades 7-12).

  • Parent

    State law says instruction may be given only by a 'competent teacher'; no parent credential is listed.

  • Locally

    The local school district sends the parent the IHIP form and reviews it, so the paperwork runs through each district.

Checked 2026-10-27 against mohonasen.org. Summarized from a school district packet and state law; the state's own copy was not read. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.

Jewish communities near Hempstead

Congregations in and around Hempstead, nearest first, measured from the center of the Hempstead eruv. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.

See all synagogues and the Jewish community in Hempstead →

Other cities in New York with Jewish schools

Brooklyn (278) · Monsey (42) · New York (31) · Spring Valley (24) · Far Rockaway (19) · Suffern (13)

Common questions about Jewish day schools in Hempstead, New York

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 Hempstead, New York.

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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?