Benchmarking, a practice widely used in the corporate sector, involves comparing an organization's performance metrics with those of peers or industry standards. A few communities of Jewish day schools across North America are leading their field in how collaborating on shared initiatives can foster trust and cooperation and ultimately strengthen the entire community. Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools has developed a communal, data-driven approach to achieving financial and operational excellence through benchmarking. Through their partnership with the National Association of Independent Schools, participating schools can generate custom reports to compare their performance with peer schools. These initiatives help foster a sense of community among participating schools and provide the Jewish communal leadership with a clearer understanding of the day school landscape.