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Jewish Day Schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4 schools)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is home to 4 Jewish day schools in our directory. This page lists each one by name, along with grade range and community information where we have it — all sourced from public records. To see which of these schools fit your family's needs, take our 5-minute matching quiz.
2 early childhood · 1 elementary schools · 1 high schools
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Schools in Philadelphia, by level
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Early Childhood (Preschool & Kindergarten) · 2 schools
Programs serving preschool and kindergarten-age children, often as standalone early childhood centers or the youngest grades of a larger school.
Co-ed
Shaare Shamayim Preschool and Kindergarten
PK-K·Co-ed
NCES 2023-24
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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.
High Schools (9–12) · 1 school
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
About Jewish education in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's Jewish day schools are concentrated in the Philadelphia area (including Lower Merion, Elkins Park, and the Northeast) and in Pittsburgh, with additional schools in Allentown and Harrisburg. Pennsylvania's EITC tax-credit scholarship program can support tuition for qualifying families.
Other cities in Pennsylvania with Jewish schools
Pittsburgh (9) · Wynnewood (6) · Merion Station (3) · Scranton (3) · Bryn Mawr (2) · Allentown (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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.
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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?