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Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital

6045 16th St., NW, Washington, DC, 20011-0209 -

School Overview:

	Jewish Primary Day School Of The Nation's Capital
School Type	Alternative School
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 6
County	District of Columbia County, DC
Student Body
Total Students	264 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(DC) School Avg.
% Students of Color	6%	69%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 18 students
	Kind - 47 students
	Grade 1 - 38 students
	Grade 2 - 38 students
	Grade 3 - 37 students
	Grade 4 - 28 students
	Grade 5 - 36 students
	Grade 6 - 22 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	45 teachers
	This School	(DC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	173 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Jan. 8
Yearly Tuition Cost	$18,390
Head of School	Naomi Reem
Admissions Director	Sindy Udell
Admissions Associate	Bonnie Prissman

In the News:

Prominent Jewish school receives largest gift to date (Washington Post)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 08:00:58 pm
A Jewish elementary school in the District has been pledged a gift of $5 million in what area private educators are calling a hopeful sign for fundraising.
Questioning authority (Jewish Ledger)
posted on May 21, 2009 at 01:53:36 pm
Ten-year old Misha Lerner of Bethesda, Md. made the pages of The Washington Post recently, when former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice visited his class at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital.
What Else Would You Ask a Secretary of State? (Forward)
posted on May 6, 2009 at 10:17:20 pm
What Else Would You Ask a Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice tells fourth-grader that the Bush administration did not torture (FOX 13 Utah)
posted on May 4, 2009 at 11:24:04 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks were in response to a question from Misha Lerner, a fourth-grader at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital, The Washington Post reported Monday.
4th Grader Grills Rice On Interrogation Methods (CBS 5 Bay Area)
posted on May 4, 2009 at 10:49:23 pm
Former Secretary of State and Stanford University professor Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks were in response to a question from Misha Lerner, a fourth-grader at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital,

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (20011)	School Zip (20011)	(DC) State Average
Population (Approximate)	57,444 people	572,059 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	25%	50%
Population Average Age	40 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.1 persons
Median Household Income	$39,757	$47,150
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	4.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	65 years old	61 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	54% / 46%	44% / 56%