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Torah Academy

11 Williston Road, Brookline, MA, 02445-0244 -

School Notes Overview:

Torah Academy, located in the heart of Brooline (MA), offers a warm Jewish Orthodox environment for boys and girls pre-k through middle school....

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School Overview:

	Torah Academy
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Norfolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	198 students
Student Body Type	All-girls
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	1%	21%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 16 students
	Kind - 30 students
	Grade 1 - 15 students
	Grade 2 - 15 students
	Grade 3 - 22 students
	Grade 4 - 20 students
	Grade 5 - 18 students
	Grade 6 - 24 students
	Grade 7 - 15 students
	Grade 8 - 23 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	22 teachers
Average Class Size	10
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:8	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

Our philosophy is:
to educate observant Jewish children from pre-school through eight grade by providing a strong academic program of Torah and General Studies;
to instill a love for Jewish learning and tradition through Jewish textual study;
to teach young people to live by Jewish law and by the moral and ethical values of Torah;
to prepare observant Jews for success in the secular world;
to inspire academic achievement, self-confidence and strength of character

In the News:

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Religious Accommodation Dispute Over Mock Trial Schedule Resolved (Law.com)
posted on May 8, 2009 at 03:32:25 am
Fulton County Chief Judge Doris L. Downs stepped in Wednesday and unilaterally resolved an increasingly bitter dispute over the national high school mock trial competition that has prompted a resignation from the Georgia State Bar Board of Governors, caused a Georgia state judge to withdraw her participation in the event and drawn the attention of the U.S. Justice Department, while tainting the ...
Religious Discrimination Question Turns Mock Trial Into True Legal Issue (Law.com)
posted on May 7, 2009 at 03:08:40 am
The refusal of the National High School Mock Trial Championship to accommodate Sabbath observances by Massachusetts' winning team in Atlanta this week has attracted the attention of the DOJ, which has formally notified Georgia authorities that they risk a federal investigation if the team is unable to compete. The dispute has caused a "minor earthquake" among members of the State Bar of Georgia, ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02445)	School Zip (02445)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	26,262 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	79%	43%
Population Average Age	37 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$73,197	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.50009536743164 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	59% / 41%	58% / 42%