Everything you'd like to know about Mazel - in less than 2 minutes!

  • Mazel Day School (MDS) is a coeducational, private day school for students in PreNursery through grade 8.
  • This year, MDS is celebrating 22 years of education in the South Brooklyn Jewish community!
  • MDS received the 2022 Blue Ribbon Schools Award for Exemplary Academic Performance.
  • Close to 400 students are enrolled for the 2024-25 school year. 
  • Devoted to individual education with low teacher student ratio.
  • Founded in 2002 by Russian-Jewish parents who were looking to create an alternative private school option in Brooklyn for their children that catered to their educational goals for their children: an educational experience that promoted intellectual curiosity, offered academic rigor, small class sizes, cultured enrichment classes, and Jewish education that supported children from religious to non-observant homes.
  • Program builds proficiency in 3 languages: English, Hebrew, Russian. Lower School grades participate in Hebrew and Russian immersion  programs.
  • Supports all students - so that each child achieves high performance.
  • Specializing in working with students who are gifted/talented.
  • In-school enrichment classes include: visual arts, music, physical education.
  • Strong academic results on standardized exams year over year in math, reading and science.
  • Scoring in the top 10% nationwide in the Spring Noetic Math Competition, in addition to many students making National Honor Roll.
  • Achieving high scores (top 30%) in Math Leagues.
  • Winning 1st and 2nd Place in the Middle School CIJE Robotics Competition.
  • Teachers are carefully selected; they are professional, warm, and enthusiastic about education. All actively involved in ongoing professional development to keep up with new and best teaching practices.
  • Parent Association regularly plans class and school activities.
  • From the neighborhood and beyond: 70 percent of students are from Brighton Beach/Manhattan Beach/Sheepshead Bay area, the remainder from other Brooklyn neighborhoods (including: Seagate, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Midwood, and more).
  • Our Early Childhood Center is located at 2901 Brighton 6th Street (corner of Neptune Avenue). 
  • The Lower and Middle School Divisions are located at 60 West End Avenue, in the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center.