Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union
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Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union is a private Jewish day school that offers primary and religious education for Jewish children from pre-K through 12th grade. It has campuses in West Orange, Cranford, and Somerset, and primarily serves families in Essex and Union counties, but attracts students from all over northern and central New Jersey.
The school was founded for the school year that started in September of 1965 in provisional facilities co-located with Congregation Beth Shalom in Union, New Jersey with a first grade consisting of 18 children. A class was added each year for the initial class, and there were nine remaining to graduate from high school in 1977. This was the first high school affiliated with the Solomon Schechter Day School Association.
The school moved into its own facilities in 1979 for the first time with the acquisition of the former Roosevelt School in Cranford. Classes were held in various locations in Union and Essex counties. In 1986, an additional campus was established in West Orange, and in 1995, the upper school campus in West Orange was completed.
The school now has approximately 850 students from about 500 families. It is accredited by the Solomon Schechter Day School Association and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. However, many kids did not return for the 2006-2007 school year.
