Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School
School Notes Overview:
Our Mission: To promote academic excellence, community responsibiliy and vibrant jewish living. We are a community day school, providing an exceptional education in science, math, history, literature, Jewish studies, Hebrew language, music, art, sports, and technology to nearly 400 students. The academic excellence of our program is built on rigorous standards, exceptional faculty, and small student to teacher ratios. ...
School Overview:
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School |
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| Religious Affiliation | Jewish | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades Kindergarten - 8 | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | ||
| County | Santa Clara County, CA | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | 375 students | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(CA) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | n/a | 37% | |
| Students by Grade | |||
| Kind - 49 students | |||
| Grade 1 - 50 students | |||
| Grade 2 - 41 students | |||
| Grade 3 - 49 students | |||
| Grade 4 - 48 students | |||
| Grade 5 - 40 students | |||
| Grade 6 - 37 students | |||
| Grade 7 - 17 students | |||
| Grade 8 - 44 students | |||
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 60 teachers | ||
This School |
(CA) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:6 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 175 days | 180 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | ||
| Head of School | Julie Smith | ||
| Admissions Director | Aileen Mitchner | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 6 | ||
Sports |
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| Basketball | Bowling | ||
| Cross Country | Flag Football | ||
| Soccer | Volley Ball | ||
School Notes:
- Our Mission: To promote academic excellence, community responsibiliy and vibrant jewish living. We are a community day school, providing an exceptional education in science, math, history, literature, Jewish studies, Hebrew language, music, art, sports, and technology to nearly 400 students. The academic excellence of our program is built on rigorous standards, exceptional faculty, and small student to teacher ratios.
- Profile last updated: 02/07/2009
In the News:
- New school campus rises on motel row (Palo Alto Weekly)
posted on September 21, 2009 at 04:19:31 pm
A surprising new enterprise has blossomed this month along El Camino Real's "motel row." Tucked in near the Glass Slipper and the Comfort Inn is a gleaming new middle school campus for Keys School, a private K-8 school that has operated on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto since 1973. by Chris Kenrick - Los Altos swimmer returns from Israel with seven medals (J Weekly)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 06:11:53 pm
Six weeks before swimmer Jacqui Levere was scheduled to fly to Israel for the Maccabiah Games, she was doubled over in pain, throwing up in the bathroom at 11 o’clock at night.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (94306) | School Zip (94306) |
(CA) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 24,484 people | 33,864,644 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 77% | 32% |
| Population Average Age | 39 years old | 33 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.3 persons | 2.8 persons |
| Median Household Income | $82,314 | $51,306 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 4.7 rooms | 4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 51 years old | 41 years old |
| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (94306) |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 54% / 46% | 55% / 45% |
School Map:
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