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Abraham Joshua Heschel School

270 W 89th Street, New York, NY, 10024-0100 -

School Notes Overview:

The Abraham Joshua Heschel School is an independent school named in memory of one of the great Jewish leaders, teachers, and activists of the 20th century. Unaffiliated with any single movement or synagogue, The Heschel School sees as essential the creation of a community with families from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds, practices and beliefs. The School is devoted to equal participation—boys and girls, men and women—in all aspects of the School's religious, intellectual and communal life. The Heschel School is dedicated to the values and principles that characterized Rabbi Heschel's life: integrity, intellectual exploration, traditional Jewish study, justice, righteousness, human dignity, and holiness. The Heschel School is dedicated to fostering a lifelong love of learning. It seeks to engender the understanding that the discovery of personal meaning and the growth of individual identity can emerge from the rigors of study. The Heschel School seeks to create an ethical learning community that encompasses the children, staff, parents and all those who join in the work of the School. The School values both the uniqueness of each individual member and the relationships they form with one another. The Heschel School is dedicated to cultivating the spiritual lives of its students along with teaching them the skills to enable them to participate fully in contemporary Jewish life....

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School Overview:

	Abraham Joshua Heschel School
School Membership(s)	Other religious school association(s) National Association of Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery School - 12
Year Founded	1983
County	New York County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	790 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	22%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 26 students
	Pre-K - 43 students
	Kind - 51 students
	Grade 1 - 49 students
	Grade 2 - 51 students
	Grade 3 - 48 students
	Grade 4 - 51 students
	Grade 5 - 47 students
	Grade 6 - 47 students
	Grade 7 - 44 students
	Grade 8 - 39 students
	Grade 9 - 77 students
	Grade 10 - 73 students
	Grade 11 - 77 students
	Grade 12 - 67 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	98 teachers
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	170 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Roanna Shorofsky
Admissions Director	Marsha Feris

School Notes:

The Abraham Joshua Heschel School is an independent school named in memory of one of the great Jewish leaders, teachers, and activists of the 20th century. Unaffiliated with any single movement or synagogue, The Heschel School sees as essential the creation of a community with families from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds, practices and beliefs. The School is devoted to equal participation—boys and girls, men and women—in all aspects of the School's religious, intellectual and communal life. The Heschel School is dedicated to the values and principles that characterized Rabbi Heschel's life: integrity, intellectual exploration, traditional Jewish study, justice, righteousness, human dignity, and holiness. The Heschel School is dedicated to fostering a lifelong love of learning. It seeks to engender the understanding that the discovery of personal meaning and the growth of individual identity can emerge from the rigors of study. The Heschel School seeks to create an ethical learning community that encompasses the children, staff, parents and all those who join in the work of the School. The School values both the uniqueness of each individual member and the relationships they form with one another. The Heschel School is dedicated to cultivating the spiritual lives of its students along with teaching them the skills to enable them to participate fully in contemporary Jewish life.
Profile last updated: 07/27/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (10024)	School Zip (10024)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	61,414 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	77%	32%
Population Average Age	39 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	1.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$78,066	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.2 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	30% / 70%	41% / 59%