At a Glance
A tiny Jewish-communal elementary tucked steps from the Flushing Avenue subway
Best suited for
Families from the local Orthodox or Hasidic Jewish community seeking a small, culturally familiar elementary experience where their child will be known by name from day one.
What stands out
- With only 53 students total across six grades, this is smaller than many preschool classrooms — every child is genuinely known.
- A 7.6:1 student-teacher ratio is exceptionally low, even by private-school standards.
- The Flushing Avenue subway (M, J) is practically at the front door, an unusual commuting convenience.
- The school clearly functions as a community anchor for a specific religious/cultural population.
Things to consider
- At 53 students, the social pool is small — some children benefit from more peer variety.
- The program stops at fifth grade, so families will need to navigate a middle-school transition.
- Public information about curriculum, accreditation, and tuition is limited in the PSS data, so parents should ask directly.
- The school's community focus means it's primarily designed for and drawn from a specific Orthodox/Hasidic population.
Identity
Despite an official "nonsectarian" classification, the school's Hebrew name and demographic data strongly suggest it serves the local Orthodox or Hasidic Jewish community. It is coed and combines pre-K through fifth grade in one small program. Founded to serve a specific cultural community, it operates less like a typical private school and more like a community institution.
Community
All 53 students are reported as White, a figure that almost certainly reflects the school's Orthodox/Hasidic community rather than a lack of ethnic diversity in the conventional sense. With only 53 families, the parent community is extraordinarily tight-knit, and word-of-mouth within the neighborhood likely drives admissions.
Neighborhood
The school sits on the western edge of Bushwick, where Orthodox Jewish households have a long-established presence alongside the area's broader working-class and Latino communities. Census figures show a median household income around $86,760 and a poverty rate near 20%, painting a picture of a mixed-income neighborhood rather than an affluent one.
Getting here is about as easy as it gets — Flushing Av (M, J) is essentially at the doorstep, about a 1-minute walk, with Myrtle Av (M, J, Z) 8 minutes away and Montrose Av (L) about 10 minutes on foot.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is OHEL CHAYA a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for OHEL CHAYA yet on Motley. It's a private school serving grades Pre-K to 5 in Bushwick (West).
- What grades does OHEL CHAYA serve?
- OHEL CHAYA serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into OHEL CHAYA?
- OHEL CHAYA runs its own private admissions process — typically an application, a visit, and sometimes testing.
- Is OHEL CHAYA public, charter, or private?
- OHEL CHAYA is a private school.
- What neighborhood is OHEL CHAYA in?
- OHEL CHAYA is in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn.