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Politz Day School

720 Cooper Landing Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002-0800 -

School Notes Overview:

Politz Day School seeks to provide every Jewish child, from preschool through eighth grade, with the opportunity to learn and thrive in an environment that integrates the richness of our Jewish religion and heritage with excellence in education in both Judaic and general studies. Graduates will possess the requisite skills and knowledge base to become future leaders, while holding fast to their deep connections of their Jewish cultural, religious and historical roots. The school offers the most thorough Judaic program incorporating values-based curriculum, traditional text studies and Modern Hebrew (Safa). The secular studies incorporate the use of subject specialists in critical areas such as science, computers and the arts....

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School Overview:

	Politz Day School
School Membership(s)	Other religious school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - 8
Year Founded	1969
County	Camden County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students	150 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	32%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 12 students
	Pre-K - 17 students
	Kind - 10 students
	Grade 1 - 20 students
	Grade 2 - 16 students
	Grade 3 - 13 students
	Grade 4 - 11 students
	Grade 5 - 8 students
	Grade 6 - 18 students
	Grade 7 - 13 students
	Grade 8 - 12 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	40 teachers
Average Class Size	15
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	173 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Feb. 1 / rolling
Head of School	Rabbi Avraham Glustein
Admissions Director	Hadassa Pam
Sport
Total Sports Offered	2
	Sports
	Basketball	Soccer
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	11
	Extracurriculars
	AP Literature Course (8th grade)	Boys and Girls Basketball teams
	Choir	Drama Club
	Kiddie soccer	Mad Scientist
	Math Enrichment	Ping Pong Club
	Reading Olympics	Stock Market Club
	science enrichment

School Notes:

Politz Day School seeks to provide every Jewish child, from preschool through eighth grade, with the opportunity to learn and thrive in an environment that integrates the richness of our Jewish religion and heritage with excellence in education in both Judaic and general studies. Graduates will possess the requisite skills and knowledge base to become future leaders, while holding fast to their deep connections of their Jewish cultural, religious and historical roots. The school offers the most thorough Judaic program incorporating values-based curriculum, traditional text studies and Modern Hebrew (Safa). The secular studies incorporate the use of subject specialists in critical areas such as science, computers and the arts.
Profile last updated: 10/06/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (08002)	School Zip (08002)	(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	20,800 people	8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	39%	36%
Population Average Age	43 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	$52,121	$57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.4 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	46 years old	46 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (08002) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	74% / 26%	62% / 38%