Bruriah High School for Girls

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Bruriah High School for Girls
Location
Bruriah High School for Girls
330 Elmora Avenue

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United States
Coordinates 40°40′56″N74°12′59″W / 40.682113°N 74.216423°W / 40.682113; -74.216423
Information
Type Private high school, yeshiva
MottoAt Bruriah I can
Established1963
NCES School IDA0902120 [1]
PrincipalBethany Strulowitz
Faculty51.3 FTEs [1]
Grades 712
Enrollment213 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio4.2:1 [1]
Colour(s)Maroon
AthleticsSoftball, Soccer, Volleyball, Hockey, and Basketball.
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
YearbookAliyah
Tuition$22,000 (grades 9-12 for 2021-22) [3]
Affiliation Modern Orthodox Judaism
Website bruriah.org

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]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 213 students and 51.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.2:1. The school's student body was 100% White. [1]

The school is named after the Talmudic figure Bruriah.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Bruriah High School For Girls, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2025.
  2. 1 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.