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 Dean Elazar Mayer Teitz. The current principal is Dr. Bethany Strulowitz, who joined the administrative team in 2021 and was promoted to principal at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. 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.[2]

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 IDA9903022[1]
PrincipalDr. Bethany Strulowitz
Faculty76.3 FTEs[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment311 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio4.1:1[1]
Colour(s)Maroon
AthleticsSoftball, Soccer, Volleyball, Hockey, and Basketball.
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
YearbookAliyah
Tuition$22,000 (grades 9-12 for 2021-22)[3]
AffiliationModern Orthodox Judaism
Websitebruriah.org

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 311 students and 76.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.1:1. The school's student body was 99.4% (309) White, 0.3% (1) Black and 0.3% (1) Asian.[1]

The school is named after the Talmudic figure Bruriah.

References
  1. School data for Bruriah H.S. of the Jewish Educational Center, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
  2. Jewish Educational Center, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed January 26, 2022.
  3. Schedule of Tuition and Fees, Bruriah High School. Accessed January 26, 2022.


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