What Brandeis Marin does

Brandeis Marin is an independent, co-educational Jewish day school serving K-8 students and their families from a single campus at 180 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael, California. The school traces its lineage to the Brandeis Hillel Day School founded in 1963 in San Francisco; the Marin campus opened in 1978 and became an independent entity under the Brandeis Marin name in 2015. Its core academic offering is divided into three programs: Kindergarten (foundational early childhood education), Lower School (Grades 1-5 with grade-level themes), and Middle School (Grades 6-8 with thematic arcs and an Israel trip plus Civil Rights journey). Supporting add-on programs include the Maker's Design Lab, Arts (visual art, music, drama), Athletics (cross-country, basketball, flag football, volleyball, track), After School enrichment, Student Support, CASEL-aligned SEL via the Stanford d.school Wayfinder curriculum, High School Placement Counseling, and optional Bay Area transportation.

Brandeis Marin operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) (legal entity Brandeis Hillel Day School-Marin, EIN 47-1253063) governed by a Board of Trustees and funded through tuition, the annual Brandeis Fund, charitable giving, and special events (Simcha gala raised over $500,000 in 2025). Tuition is published annually: $46,000 for K-5 and $48,900 for Grades 6-8 for 2026-27, with payment in one, two, or nine installments managed through FACTS Tuition Management, A.W.G. Dewar tuition refund insurance, and a flexible tuition program determined via the Clarity Application. Rolling admissions run through the Finalsite enrollment portal.

The technology stack is administrative rather than pedagogical: Finalsite for enrollment and web, FACTS for tuition collection, Clarity for financial assessment, and a myschoolapp portal for families. The school is co-located on the Lonee C. Hoytt Jewish Campus with Osher Marin JCC and Congregation Rodef Sholom, leveraging shared facilities such as a lap pool, full-size gym, and athletic field. Average teacher tenure is approximately 20 years per the school's own disclosures, signaling an unusually stable instructional workforce for an institution of its size. No AI/ML capabilities, new campuses, M&A activity, or external funding rounds are disclosed in the input data.

Name

Brandeis Marin

Legal name

Brandeis Hillel Day School-Marin

Website

https://brandeismarin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Rafael

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue from tuition payments for K-8 education. Families can pay in one, two, or nine installments. Financial assistance available through flexible tuition program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brandeis Marin is a co-educational K-8 Jewish day school offering a rigorous, project-based academic curriculum integrated with Jewish studies, Hebrew language immersion, arts, athletics, and experiential learning trips. The school sells annual tuition-based enrollment for Kindergarten through 8th grade, with supplementary programs in arts, maker-space design, social-emotional learning, student support services, and high school placement counseling. Target customers are families in the San Francisco Bay Area seeking values-based education combining academic excellence with Jewish identity formation.

Product overview

Brandeis Marin is an independent, co-educational K-8 Jewish day school offering a single unified educational program grounded in academic excellence and universal Jewish values. The core academic programs include Kindergarten (ages 5-6), Lower School (Grades 1-5), and Middle School (Grades 6-8). Supporting programs that enhance the core educational experience include the Maker's Design Lab, Arts Program (Art, Music, Drama), Athletics, After School enrichment and childcare, Student Support Services, Experiential Trips, Social Emotional Learning curriculum, High School Placement Counseling, Transportation Services, and Flexible Tuition. The school operates on a project-based, child-centered learning model with Jewish studies integrated throughout.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kindergarten Program Foundational early childhood education program for children ages 5-6, emphasizing project-based, child-directed learning with strong academic foundations in literacy, mathematics, and Hebrew language, grounded in Jewish values and social-emotional development.
• Lower School (Grades 1-5) Elementary education program serving Grades 1-5, featuring grade-level themes (Relationships, Exploration, Communities, Perspective, Leadership), integrated project-based curriculum, and instruction in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Jewish Studies, Hebrew, and Social Studies.
• Middle School (Grades 6-8) Secondary education program for Grades 6-8 with thematic focus on Freedom and Responsibility (6th), Identity and Community (7th), and Self and Society (8th). Includes advisory program, high school placement counseling, and experiential trips including an 8th grade Israel trip.
• Athletics Program Athletic teams including cross-country (grades 3-8), basketball (grades 5-8), flag football, volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, and track and field (grades 6-8), with access to Osher Marin JCC fitness and aquatic facilities.
• The Arts Program (Art, Music, Drama)
• After School Program
• Transportation Services
• Flexible Tuition Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates routinely accepted into Bay Area's most distinguished independent high schools

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Osher Marin JCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located on the Lonee C. Hoytt Jewish Campus. Students have access to JCC facilities including lap pool, full-size gym, and athletic field.
• Congregation Rodef SholomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located partner on the Lonee C. Hoytt Jewish Campus. Sacred space used for weekly all-school gatherings, Tefillah services, and community events.
• California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)minorOthersAccreditation and membership organization for independent schools in California.
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)minorOthersMembership organization for independent schools providing resources and advocacy.
• Prizmah - Center for Jewish Day SchoolsminorOthersNetwork and resource center for Jewish day schools.
• Independent Schools of the San Francisco Bay Area (ISSFBA)minorOthersRegional association of independent schools in the Bay Area.
• Stanford d.school (Wayfinder Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial-emotional learning curriculum developed by Stanford's d.school, implemented school-wide from Kindergarten through 8th grade, aligned with CASEL standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School: Jewish day school serving K-8 in Palo Alto, CA, with similar project-based learning, Hebrew immersion, and Bay Area independent-school positioning. The most direct comparable in terms of grade span, faith-based identity, and regional market.
• Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School: Jewish day school in Foster City, CA, serving K-8 with a similar values-driven, academically rigorous, pluralistic Jewish identity. Directly competes for Bay Area Jewish families seeking K-8 day school education.
• South Peninsula Hebrew Day School: Jewish day school in Sunnyvale, CA, serving K-8. Another Bay Area pluralistic Jewish day school with overlapping feeder demographics and a comparable tuition / financial-aid model.
• Jewish Community High School of the Bay: San Francisco-based Jewish high school that was originally co-located with Brandeis Marin as part of Brandeis Hillel Day School before the 2015 split. Closely related institution and common high school destination for Brandeis Marin graduates.
• Marin Primary & Middle School: Independent K-8 school in Mill Valley, CA, serving Marin County families. Direct secular competitor for the same affluent Bay Area families seeking a values-driven, project-based K-8 education.
• The Heschel School: Independent K-12 Jewish day school in New York City with a comparable progressive, pluralistic, project-based learning model. Comparable in mission, curriculum philosophy, and family demographic.
• Maimonides School: Independent Jewish day school in Brookline, MA, serving grades K-12. Comparable mission and model of combining rigorous Jewish and general studies education; broader grade span but same category.
• Akiva School: Independent K-6 pluralistic Jewish day school in Nashville, TN. Comparable in faith-based K-8 educational model with project-based and values-driven pedagogy.

Regional players

• Marin Academy: Independent high school located in San Rafael — Brandeis Marin's high school placement partner of choice for many graduates. Regional peer in the same Marin market but at a different grade level.

Broad incumbents

• Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School: Largest Jewish day school in North America, serving K-12 in the Washington, DC area. Comparable in Jewish day school mission and curricular breadth, but operates at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/BrandeisMarin
• Facebookfacebook.com/brandeismarin
• Instagraminstagram.com/brandeismarin
• Xx.com/brandeismarin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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