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We start at 3 months old and transition through 5th grade.
LIFE SKILLS
Our children learn every important skill they need as adults HERE.
STUDENT CENTERED
What’s best for children drives the curricula—not tests.
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Community

We learn, pray and play together. We celebrate and support each other. We love and care about our children - because they are ours.

Identity

Our students develop a strong, positive Jewish identity, and it prepares them to live as committed, knowledgeable citizens of the world.

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See why our families choose to "Start Here." Jack Segal Academy offers small classroom sizes, excellent teachers, and so much more.

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Alumni

STUDENTS TESTIMONIALS
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Keith Wolf CLASS OF '86
MANAGING DIRECTOR

To this day, many of my closest friends are from my years at BYDS.

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Shay
Kuperman CLASS OF '88
LAW FIRM PARTNER

BYDS fosters a love of learning in a wide variety of both Jewish and secular areas.

Why choose us

OUR VALUE-INTEGRATE PROGRAM

Well-prepared graduates

Student Achievement Team

Community / Kehillah

Experiential Learning

Three age-appropriate playgrounds

CDO - 5th Outdoor Education Center

Integrated Judaic education

Whole-child education

Competitive basketball – Go Rams!

Dual Language Education

Individual Achievement

A Play-based Early Learning Program

FOUNDED 1949

Founded in 1949 when Rabbi William Malev convinced the Congregation of the necessity to have a Day School.

SMALL CLASS SIZES

In the elementary school, our classes have between 12-17 students.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STATS

• 12-17 students per class
• 100% individualized instruction
• Student achievement team

LOCATION: HOUSTON, TX

BYDS is the oldest Jewish Day School in Texas, the first in Houston, and still one of the largest.

TEACHER-STUDENT: START AT 4:1

4:1 INFANT | 4:1 CDO
6:1 Twos | 8:1 Threes
9:1 Pre-K

REPRESENTING 17 COUNTRIES

Our students forge social skills through cross-cultural collaboration.

School hours

  • Mon-Thur 7:00 - 6:00
  • Fri 7:00 - 5:00
  • Sat-Sun CLOSED

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