San Diego Jewish Academy
32°56′04.04″N 117°13′33.71″W / 32.9344556°N 117.2260306°W
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| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Jewish |
| Established | 1979 |
| Color(s) | Blue/Gold |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Website | www.sdja.com |
San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) is a private, independent Jewish day school currently located in the Carmel Valley community of San Diego, California. The school is composed of three schools: SDJA Preschool, Golda Meir Lower School for grades K-5 and Maimonides Upper School for grades 6-12.
As a pluralistic Jewish day school, SDJA is not affiliated with any one synagogue or movement of Judaism. SDJA is a pluralistic school and has "compacts" with a number of San Diego synagogues.
SDJA began as a small neighborhood school in rented facilities on the property of Congregation Tifereth Israel in 1979. In 1999, San Diego Jewish Academy built a 40-acre campus in Carmel Valley. The campus has expanded to 47 acres after a donation by Irving and Eleanor Jaffe of Boca Raton, Fla., 3 acres of which were turned into athletic fields. The campus also includes a newly built gym that opened in 1996. As of 2013, SDJA is a 56-acre campus.
Football
The San Diego Jewish Academy Lions were the first ever, and now one of few Jewish football teams in the USA. They were an 11-man competitive team that has taken 25th place in their league and made an appearance in the CIF playoffs. They now play 8-man football.