Milwaukee Jewish Day School vs. Bader Hillel Academy
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School Overview
Overview
MJDS is vibrant community of innovative thinkers and passionate learners.
We prepare students to engage, lead and succeed by stoking their curiosities and helping them discover their purposes. Through a unique meld of student-owned learning, an innovation mindset and the development of critical core competencies - in both Jewish and general studies - we cultivate a lifelong love of learning and inspire students to put contemporary Jewish values into action and make a positive impact in our community. At MJDS, students blend their creativity, curiosity and determination to form their intellect and develop as people.
We inspire students to think differently, to take risks and to follow their passions. Throughout the MJDS journey, students learn how to appreciate, respect and collaborate with one another.
Our students and alumni possess self-confidence, self-awareness and pride in their academic pursuits as they endeavor to improve the world.
We provide a high quality Jewish and secular K5 through-8th grade education and strive to have each student embody the highest Jewish moral and ethical ideals and standards in every facets of their life.
We provide our children a foundation of excellence in secular education recognized by the entire spectrum of college preparatory high schools.
The education transmits to our students the rich heritage of our people as expressed in its classical sources, Chumash, Mishnah, Talmud, and codes, and develops in our children a love for, and a commitment to, the observance of Judaism as embodied in the code of Jewish law.
Grades Offered
PK-8
K-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Year Founded
1981
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Students Body
Total Students
149 students
166 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
4%
6%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
27
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Kindergarten Students
20
24
Grade 1 Students
17
17
Grade 2 Students
14
24
Grade 3 Students
11
17
Grade 4 Students
22
18
Grade 5 Students
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16
Grade 6 Students
22
20
Grade 7 Students
16
18
Grade 8 Students
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12
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
29 teachers
20 teachers
Average Class Size
15
17
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:8
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
MJDS utilizes a tuition affordability guide. Please contact us for accurate tuition information.
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Admissions Director
Michal Deskalo
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
6
1
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
4
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Coding Class, Forensics, Math Counts, Musical
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