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Yeshivah Education For Special

147-37 70th Rd, Kew Gardens Hi, NY, 11367-0113 -

School Notes Overview:

Yeshiva Education for Special Students was founded in September of 1992. It is the only full-service, professional, special education yeshiva elementary school in Queens, serving girls and boys, grades K-8, with learning disabilities, ADD and language processing disorders. In addition to full curricula in both general and Judaic studies, YESS! is unique in offering individualized integration and mainstreaming at the award-winning Yeshiva of Central Queens. YESS! is located on the premises of YCQ and our students are embraced by YCQ students, administrators, and faculty members. In the recent past, YESS! students have starred on the YCQ basketball team, sparkled in the YCQ choir, and lained and davened for the YCQ minyan. It is the philosophy of YESS! that all Jewish children, regardless of their cognitive or physical challenges, have a place in the mainstream of the Jewish community. YESS! is committed to maintaining a nurturing, creative, child-centered school environment, to implementing the latest and finest methods of individualized special education for general and Judaic studies, and to maximizing mainstreaming and integration for each child....

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School Overview:

	Yeshivah Education For Special
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Nursery/Preschool
County	Queens County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	20 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	22%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 20 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	6 teachers
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* 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

School Notes:

Yeshiva Education for Special Students was founded in September of 1992. It is the only full-service, professional, special education yeshiva elementary school in Queens, serving girls and boys, grades K-8, with learning disabilities, ADD and language processing disorders. In addition to full curricula in both general and Judaic studies, YESS! is unique in offering individualized integration and mainstreaming at the award-winning Yeshiva of Central Queens. YESS! is located on the premises of YCQ and our students are embraced by YCQ students, administrators, and faculty members. In the recent past, YESS! students have starred on the YCQ basketball team, sparkled in the YCQ choir, and lained and davened for the YCQ minyan. It is the philosophy of YESS! that all Jewish children, regardless of their cognitive or physical challenges, have a place in the mainstream of the Jewish community. YESS! is committed to maintaining a nurturing, creative, child-centered school environment, to implementing the latest and finest methods of individualized special education for general and Judaic studies, and to maximizing mainstreaming and integration for each child.
Profile last updated: 02/18/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (11367)	School Zip (11367)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	38,216 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	41%	32%
Population Average Age	36 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$45,285	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	57 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	45% / 55%	41% / 59%