At a Glance
Raising confident Bnos Yisrael through Torah, chesed, and the Borough Park community.
Best suited for
Orthodox and Hasidic families in or near Borough Park looking for an all-girls elementary education rooted in Torah, chesed, and a close-knit community.
What stands out
- Prizmah accreditation signals the school meets national standards for Jewish day schools.
- Shabbatons — overnight Shabbat retreats — bring the school's values to life outside the regular classroom week.
- Chessed is woven into the daily program rather than treated as an extracurricular add-on.
- Musical and drama productions alongside a school newspaper and literary magazine give girls creative outlets beyond academics.
- A 10.4:1 student-teacher ratio at nearly 700 students — meaningful individual attention at unusual scale.
Things to consider
- This is an all-girls Orthodox school — families should be comfortable with single-sex education and a Torah-centered daily environment.
- The school is built around and primarily serves the Borough Park Orthodox community, so community fit matters as much as academic fit.
- Application is rolling with no fixed deadline, which offers flexibility but less predictability around enrollment timing.
- Tuition is not listed in available data — worth asking the school directly.
- The 100% White demographic reflects the community the school serves, not a selective admissions policy.
Identity
Bnos Yakov of Boro Park is a Prizmah-accredited, all-girls elementary school serving PK through fifth grade in the heart of Brooklyn's Orthodox community. The school frames its philosophy as raising confident Bnos Yisrael through Torah values, Limudei Kodesh (Torah studies), and character refinement rooted in self-confidence, maturity, and chesed. At 682 students, it is one of the larger Jewish elementary schools in the area, blending rigorous Judaic and general studies with intentional character work.
Community
The student body is drawn entirely from Borough Park's Orthodox and Hasidic community, and the school reflects the rhythm of that community — large families, Yiddish and Hebrew spoken at home, and siblings commonly moving together through the grades. With 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supporting 682 students, the school maintains a 10.4:1 ratio that keeps classwork personal despite the overall size.
Neighborhood
Borough Park is one of the largest Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish neighborhoods in the country, and the school sits squarely in the middle of it — the community effectively is the neighborhood. Local census figures show a population where median household income is $52,529 and 32.8% of residents live below the poverty line, reflecting a community of large families where yeshiva education is the norm.
The F at Ditmas Avenue is about an 8-minute walk, with the F and G at Church Avenue roughly 10 minutes away and the D at Fort Hamilton Parkway about 11 minutes on foot.
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What Parents Are Saying
Positive testimonials from parents praising the inclusive community where school, students and parents work together; daughters come home inspired and happy; strong academic and character development
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Borough Park.
- What grades does BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK serve?
- BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK?
- BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK public, charter, or private?
- BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK is a private school.
- What neighborhood is BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK in?
- BNOS YAKOV OF BORO PARK is in Borough Park, Brooklyn.