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Hebrew Academy Five Towns Rockaway High School

635 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY, 11516-0115 -

School Notes Overview:

The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway is an orthodox Jewish Yeshiva with the Torah as the foundation of its philosophy. Education consists of developing intelligence, acquiring knowledge, mastering skills, and forming character. According to the Torah, the parent is the primary teacher, and by extension the teacher, while in school, is in loco parentis. It is the role of both the teacher and parent to cooperate, to guide, and assist in the development of the whole child, academically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. The student will be expected to respect, to make proper appraisals of, and to contribute towards the improvement of society. As a faculty, it is our mandate to provide the proper environment, in both general and Judaic studies, for total growth of the child as a responsible Jewish American....

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School Overview:

	Hebrew Academy Five Towns Rockaway High School
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	Nassau County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	483 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	19%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 111 students
	Grade 10 - 156 students
	Grade 11 - 96 students
	Grade 12 - 120 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	54 teachers
	This School	(NY) 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	9 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway is an orthodox Jewish Yeshiva with the Torah as the foundation of its philosophy. Education consists of developing intelligence, acquiring knowledge, mastering skills, and forming character. According to the Torah, the parent is the primary teacher, and by extension the teacher, while in school, is in loco parentis. It is the role of both the teacher and parent to cooperate, to guide, and assist in the development of the whole child, academically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. The student will be expected to respect, to make proper appraisals of, and to contribute towards the improvement of society. As a faculty, it is our mandate to provide the proper environment, in both general and Judaic studies, for total growth of the child as a responsible Jewish American.
Profile last updated: 02/18/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (11516)	School Zip (11516)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	7,068 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	52%	32%
Population Average Age	39 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.7 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$57,136	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.4 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	61 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	68% / 32%	41% / 59%