Bruriah High School for Girls

The Bruriah High School for Girls is a seven-year yeshiva school for girls located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in sixth through twelfth grades. Throughout the day the student curriculum consists of Judaic and secular studies. The school is part of the Jewish Educational Center, which is run by its dean, Rabbi Elazar Mayer Teitz. The current principal is Esther Eisenman, who joined the administrative team in 2020. Bruriah, also known as BHS, offers a variety of athletic and academic teams, clubs, committees, APs, and other extracurricular activities. The Jewish Educational Center has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2008.[3]

Bruriah High School for Girls
Address
330 Elmora Avenue

Elizabeth
,
New Jersey

United States
Coordinates40.682113°N 74.216423°W / 40.682113; -74.216423
Information
TypePrivate high school, yeshiva
MottoAt Bruriah I can
Established1963
NCES School IDA0902120[1]
PrincipalEsther Eisenman
Asst. principalsShlomis Peikes
Faculty42.0 FTEs[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment379 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.0:1[1]
Colour(s)Maroon
AthleticsSoftball, Soccer, Volleyball, Hockey, and Basketball.
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookAliyah
Tuition$15,950 (grades 7-8)
$19,995 (9-12) for 2019-20[2]
AffiliationModern Orthodox Judaism
Websitebruriah.org

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 379 students and 42.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1. The school's student body was 99.2% (376) White and 0.8% (3) Black.[1]

The school is named after the Talmudic figure Bruriah.

References
  1. School data for Bruriah High School For Girls, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. Tuition, Bruriah. Accessed August 21, 2017.
  3. Jewish Educational Center, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed September 25, 2020.
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